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Conference 7.286::atarist

Title:	Atari ST, TT, & Falcon
Notice:	Please read note 1.0 and its replies before posting!
Moderator:	FUNYET::ANDERSON

Created:	Mon Apr 04 1988
Last Modified:	Tue May 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1433
Total number of notes:	10312

927.0. "Hardware printing problem?" by SUOSW4::SURAUF () Wed Jul 25 1990 07:47

    Hi there,
    
    my ATARI 1040 ST have following problem:
    
    If i want to print something on my parallel printer, the 
    Atari prints in the "NIRWANNA".
    
    All SETUP's are correct!!!
    The Printer works with another ATARI's.
    
    What ist the problem or were shall i look at?
    Is it a hardware problem?
    
    Thanks in advance for informations
    
    
    			...Rolf

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927.1 PRNSYS::LOMICKAJ Jeffrey A. Lomicka Wed Jul 25 1990 15:20 17

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927.1		PRNSYS::LOMICKAJ	Jeffrey A. Lomicka	`Wed Jul 25 1990 15:20`	17
	There are a lot of things that can go wrong here, both hardware and software. I remember trying to solve this weird problem where Chris's printer would work on his computer in my house, but not his computer in his house. At first we suspected power, but then realised that we booted the systems differently. I finally convinced myself the problem was software, and Chris figured out that it is was something that ran at boot time, and changing the power sequencing to turn the computer on first, let it boot, and then turn on the printer, made the problem go away. Try two different computers in the SAME PLACE with EXACTLY the same boot disk, etc. If one works and the other doesn't, its hardware. In this case, if you think you blew the printer port, replacing the sound chip, which is a cheap part found (here anyway) in any Radio Shack store, would be the first step. The printer port is attached to a spare port on the sound chip. Of course, it still might be software. What type of printer is it?

There are a lot of things that can go wrong here, both hardware and
software.  I remember trying to solve this weird problem where Chris's
printer would work on his computer in my house, but not his computer in
his house.  At first we suspected power, but then realised that we
booted the systems differently.  I finally convinced myself the problem
was software, and Chris figured out that it is was something that ran at
boot time, and changing the power sequencing to turn the computer on
first, let it boot, and then turn on the printer, made the problem go away.

Try two different computers in the SAME PLACE with EXACTLY the same boot
disk, etc.  If one works and the other doesn't, its hardware.  In this
case, if you think you blew the printer port, replacing the sound chip,
which is a cheap part found (here anyway) in any Radio Shack store,
would be the first step.  The printer port is attached to a spare port
on the sound chip.

Of course, it still might be software.  What type of printer is it?