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On 06/07/2011 08:38, Neil Winchurst wrote:
I'm guessing Kevin means the BIOS may support uni-directional or bi-directional data for the parallel port. It would need to be Bi-directional for the printer to feed back information about ink levels. I don't see why that would have changed from a simple software update[1] but it's something to cross off the list.Kevin Lucas wrote:On Tue, 2011-07-05 at 17:59 +0100, Neil Winchurst wrote:Neil Stone wrote:-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 05/07/11 17:21, Neil Winchurst wrote:I have a rather ancient printer (parallel) and normally use escputil to check the ink levels. Recently the program starts but then hangs until I lose patience. Is there a better program to use for this please anyone? Thanks NeilDid you "upgrade" it ??I have checked and I appear to have the latest version which is 5.2.6-0ubuntu8. I am running Mint 10 KDE based on Maverick. When I run it to check levels there is always a pause before the results appear. Then the results *sometimes* arrive. It is difficult to know in this situation whether it is just taking its time or if it has indeed stalled. I do wait for a while but eventually I give up if the results don't arrive after quite some time. Thanks Neil Winchurstif you use the s switch does it give the status?Haven't looked at that. I will have a look at the man file about it.do you need sudo to run it?Yes, but I have always had to use sudo.one last stab is it the bios causing trouble ie set to Bi DirectionalYou have lost me there. Neil
Julian [1] Although with computers who knows?? :) -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq