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port problems?
After months of printing problems - new cables, drivers
etc, I finally worked out that I needed a new printer port. So installed it and everything worked fine....until I moved house. Now after reconnecting the computer, I am getting the same error messages I was getting previously despite the newly installed printer port. The error messages I get a 1st...cartridge detection warning...(no problem) 2nd...error writing to LPT2 for canon BJC4400. Printer not ready - make sure its turned on and online...to continue click retry. This is what happened previously, only it was saying "error writing to LPT1". After installing the new printer port, I installed the printer & driver to connect to LPT2. Should I have deleted LPT1 altogether? Would it be best to physically remove/uninstall the LPT2 port and start again? Would appreciate any advice/suggestions thanks. |
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HOW TO: Troubleshoot Printing Problems in Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows
Millennium Edition http://support.microsoft.com/default...45&Product=w98 The driver on the Canon site is old, but you could check to make sure your driver is 3.97, there are manuals here too. http://consumer.usa.canon.com/ir/con...m odelid=6747 This from Canon I receive the error message "Error writing to LPT1" and the printer won't print. Problem Description Error writing to LPT1 Solution If you receive an error writing to LPT1, try the following: 1.. Reboot your computer and reset the printer. You can reset the printer by unplugging the printer for 30 seconds while it is still powered on, then plug the unit back into the power source and press the POWER button. Make sure there are no error lights or beeps. 2.. Make sure the printer is connected directly to the back of the computer and not going through another device such as a scanner, tape drive or an external switch box. 3.. Make sure to disable any other programs that may be attempting to access the parallel port, such as parallel port scanners, tape backup drives, or other printers. 4.. Check the status of the printer port by doing the following: 1.. Right click the My Computer icon and click Properties. 2.. Click the Device Manager tab. 3.. Double-click Ports (COM & LPT). 4.. Double click Canon BJ ECP Printer Port or Canon BJ Printer Port (Note: drivers for older models may just state the port as: Printer Port or ECP printer port). The device status should read "This device is working properly". If it does not, please contact your computer manufacturer. 5.. Test the connection to the computer by printing from DOS. To perform this test, follow these steps: 1.. Click the Windows Start button. 2.. Click Shutdown. 3.. Select Restart in MS-DOS mode and click OK. 4.. Click Yes to confirm you wish to restart. 5.. From the C:/Windows prompt, type CD. 6.. Press the ENTER key on your keyboard. 7.. Type DIR PRN and then press the ENTER key. 8.. Note how the printer reacts/responds. You may stop the test at any time by turning the printer off. 9.. To return to windows type EXIT and press the ENTER key. If nothing happens or you receive an error, the issue is with the physical connection between the printer and the computer. The problem would involve either the printer cable, the port on the computer or the port on the printer. 6.. Reconnect or replace the printer cable. Make sure the parallel cable is securely fastened to the computer and printer. Also, make sure you are using an IEEE 1284-compliant parallel interface cable no longer than 6 feet in length. 7.. If the printer prints from DOS, uninstall and reinstall the printer driver. -- Mary Sauer MS MVP http://office.microsoft.com/ http://www.mvps.org/msauer/ news://msnews.microsoft.com "solo_senorita" wrote in message ... After months of printing problems - new cables, drivers etc, I finally worked out that I needed a new printer port. So installed it and everything worked fine....until I moved house. Now after reconnecting the computer, I am getting the same error messages I was getting previously despite the newly installed printer port. The error messages I get a 1st...cartridge detection warning...(no problem) 2nd...error writing to LPT2 for canon BJC4400. Printer not ready - make sure its turned on and online...to continue click retry. This is what happened previously, only it was saying "error writing to LPT1". After installing the new printer port, I installed the printer & driver to connect to LPT2. Should I have deleted LPT1 altogether? Would it be best to physically remove/uninstall the LPT2 port and start again? Would appreciate any advice/suggestions thanks. |
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Check the procedure used to set the mode of the installed port - the printer
requires a bidirectional mode. For your motherboard port this will be a setting in the BIOS setup, but for the installed port it will be a different procedure, presumably a setting in the port's properties in device manager, or perhaps a separate utility that was part of the software supplied with the port. -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (DTS) "solo_senorita" wrote in message ... After months of printing problems - new cables, drivers etc, I finally worked out that I needed a new printer port. So installed it and everything worked fine....until I moved house. Now after reconnecting the computer, I am getting the same error messages I was getting previously despite the newly installed printer port. The error messages I get a 1st...cartridge detection warning...(no problem) 2nd...error writing to LPT2 for canon BJC4400. Printer not ready - make sure its turned on and online...to continue click retry. This is what happened previously, only it was saying "error writing to LPT1". After installing the new printer port, I installed the printer & driver to connect to LPT2. Should I have deleted LPT1 altogether? Would it be best to physically remove/uninstall the LPT2 port and start again? Would appreciate any advice/suggestions thanks. |
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Geoff and Mary,
Many thanks for your quick reply...will take some time to go thru your suggestions - they're quite challenging for me. Yes, have the latest printer drivers. Am still puzzled that all was working fine until I disasembled/reasembled the system when moving. The new card (PCI 1P EPP Printer Card) is listed in BIOS setup as EPP enabled, and was a plug n play model. Can't remeber having a CDRom for it, but booklet instructions were followed to a T. In device manager, LPT1 still listed as being a "printer port", and my new printer card "Netmos PCI Parallel Port" listed as LPT2 (which I had directed printer to). There are no conflicts showing. Printer is connected directly to tower - have unhooked scanner. Also have correct cables. Will get back to you in a few days, and thanks again for your help with this. Regards -----Original Message----- HOW TO: Troubleshoot Printing Problems in Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows Millennium Edition http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en- us;128345&Product=w98 The driver on the Canon site is old, but you could check to make sure your driver is 3.97, there are manuals here too. http://consumer.usa.canon.com/ir/controller? act=DownloadDetailAct&fcategoryid=329&modelid=6747 This from Canon I receive the error message "Error writing to LPT1" and the printer won't print. Problem Description Error writing to LPT1 Solution If you receive an error writing to LPT1, try the following: 1.. Reboot your computer and reset the printer. You can reset the printer by unplugging the printer for 30 seconds while it is still powered on, then plug the unit back into the power source and press the POWER button. Make sure there are no error lights or beeps. 2.. Make sure the printer is connected directly to the back of the computer and not going through another device such as a scanner, tape drive or an external switch box. 3.. Make sure to disable any other programs that may be attempting to access the parallel port, such as parallel port scanners, tape backup drives, or other printers. 4.. Check the status of the printer port by doing the following: 1.. Right click the My Computer icon and click Properties. 2.. Click the Device Manager tab. 3.. Double-click Ports (COM & LPT). 4.. Double click Canon BJ ECP Printer Port or Canon BJ Printer Port (Note: drivers for older models may just state the port as: Printer Port or ECP printer port). The device status should read "This device is working properly". If it does not, please contact your computer manufacturer. 5.. Test the connection to the computer by printing from DOS. To perform this test, follow these steps: 1.. Click the Windows Start button. 2.. Click Shutdown. 3.. Select Restart in MS-DOS mode and click OK. 4.. Click Yes to confirm you wish to restart. 5.. From the C:/Windows prompt, type CD. 6.. Press the ENTER key on your keyboard. 7.. Type DIR PRN and then press the ENTER key. 8.. Note how the printer reacts/responds. You may stop the test at any time by turning the printer off. 9.. To return to windows type EXIT and press the ENTER key. If nothing happens or you receive an error, the issue is with the physical connection between the printer and the computer. The problem would involve either the printer cable, the port on the computer or the port on the printer. 6.. Reconnect or replace the printer cable. Make sure the parallel cable is securely fastened to the computer and printer. Also, make sure you are using an IEEE 1284-compliant parallel interface cable no longer than 6 feet in length. 7.. If the printer prints from DOS, uninstall and reinstall the printer driver. -- Mary Sauer MS MVP http://office.microsoft.com/ http://www.mvps.org/msauer/ news://msnews.microsoft.com "solo_senorita" wrote in message ... After months of printing problems - new cables, drivers etc, I finally worked out that I needed a new printer port. So installed it and everything worked fine....until I moved house. Now after reconnecting the computer, I am getting the same error messages I was getting previously despite the newly installed printer port. The error messages I get a 1st...cartridge detection warning...(no problem) 2nd...error writing to LPT2 for canon BJC4400. Printer not ready - make sure its turned on and online...to continue click retry. This is what happened previously, only it was saying "error writing to LPT1". After installing the new printer port, I installed the printer & driver to connect to LPT2. Should I have deleted LPT1 altogether? Would it be best to physically remove/uninstall the LPT2 port and start again? Would appreciate any advice/suggestions thanks. . |
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