I can confirm this: no init strings. It should "just work". Are you sure you have everything configured properly in the config menu, regarding ports, etc.? sorry if you already answered that; I haven't been following the entire thread. On Thu, 20 Mar 2003, Gregory Nowak wrote: > No, the blazer needs no init string as far as I know. > I've used mine with a bns, braillenote, dos, and windows, and no init strings were needed. > > If you go to ftp://blazie.com, you'll find 1 or 2 blazer manuals there. > Although if memory serves, I think they have some older versions there, and not the newer ones. > > Hth. > Greg > > > On Thu, Mar 20, 2003 at 12:16:17PM +0000, igueths at attbi.com wrote: > > Hi Adam. I have tried connecting the blazer to the parallel port directly, and > > that still doesn't wok. And just to make sure I tried a second cable which I > > knew worked and still no go. In fact, I tried the cable that went to the print > > printer which I knew worked and that didn't even work. I also checked the > > Blazer's options and it claims to be listening on the parallell port. I also > > tried resetting it and that doesn't seem to work either. But again, I don't > > have the manual to it anymore so I am not really sure why it is not working. > > Perhaps it needs to be sent an init string which isn't being sent by the cat > > command bc I am trying to send the raw file to the embosser? And in terms of > > that msg, you menioned you seee it all the time. What is the port compatting > > with? In other words, why does it go into "compatibility" mode every time a job > > is sent to a printer? > > > That message is quite normal. In fact, I have never *not* seen it. I > > > have also never used a Blazer. Can you print at all from any computer > > > with it? Does it work in Windows? DOS? Have you tried to reset it, > > > making sure it's listening to the parallel port? How about connecting it > > > directly to the computer bypassing the switch. I once saw a laser printer > > > that would work with a switch fine in Windows 98, but would only work if > > > directly connected to the computer in Linux. I ended up making a Linux > > > machine into a Samba server to share the printer, obviating the need for > > > the switch. > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakup mailing list > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >
