From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from rwcrmhc53.attbi.com ([204.127.198.39]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 191DSX-0001yZ-00 for ; Thu, 03 Apr 2003 17:45:25 -0500 Received: from [192.168.1.100] (h00062578627a.ne.client2.attbi.com[24.62.33.26]) by rwcrmhc53.attbi.com (rwcrmhc53) with SMTP id <20030403224416053002o7pee>; Thu, 3 Apr 2003 22:44:16 +0000 Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2003 17:44:09 -0500 (EST) From: Igor Gueths X-X-Sender: igueths@igueths To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: blazer still doesn't work In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Its just the laptop that has win on it. And when I try catting the file on Linux, I return to a prompt and the blazer just sits there as if nothing had happened. And that is what I have in my kernel i.e., parport and printer support. The ink printer appears to be working, but I don't know why the blazer is not? Greg, didn't you say you had a blazer? Have you had any luck? May you code in the power of the source, may the kernel, libraries, and utilities be with you, throughout all distributions until the end of the epoch. On Thu, 3 Apr 2003, Adam Myrow wrote: > When you try to cat a file to /dev/lp0, does the prompt return, or does it > sit there until you hit control-C? Why the Blazer works in DOS/Windows > and not Linux is a complete mystery. As for the kernel, I would think > that parallel port support and printing support would be all that is > required. I usually add EEE1284 status support, but I don't think that's > strictly necessary. Is the computer you have the Blazer on dual boot? Or > does it just have Linux? From what you've posted, I get the idea that > it's just the laptop that has Windows on it. > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >