RetroPrinter Support

I'm trying to use retro-printer v4 with my BBC Model B

(currently on software v4.5 as when I try on the latest version CUPS fails to print even a CUPS test page with filter failure error)

I can seemingly print ok using inter-word (so centronics cable seems ok, I say seemingly as I've only tried with a single line file so far but it's ok) but when I Ctl+B/List it hangs after a few lines until I ESC

Have tried *FX5,1 (and *FX5,2) and removed the 5v jumpers - got this from a thread on stardot forum - to no avail

I was wondering if anyone had any thoughts please?

Many thanks

EDIT: am not sure v4.5 is an actual version number but in ssh I get "Linux Retro-Printer 5.10.103-v7+ #1529 SMP Tue Mar 8 12:21:37 GMT 2022 armv7l"

EDIT 2: have also tried issuing a *FX6,1 after CTL+B

EDIT 3: inter-word is hanging now too, must of been a fluke before

Odd that cups fails to print a test page on the latest version you might need to update cups with apt-get update.

It sounds like a cups issue there with the specific printer you use.

Not sure why the BBC list command hangs though as I don't know enough about the beeb

RWAP wrote: Wed Jan 01, 2025 6:46 pm Odd that cups fails to print a test page on the latest version you might need to update cups with apt-get update.

It sounds like a cups issue there with the specific printer you use.

Not sure why the BBC list command hangs though as I don't know enough about the beeb

I tried updating CUPS but it said it was up to date. I’ll try again if there’s a future release

Have solved the Beeb hanging by changing auto line feed from No to Yes

Many thanks

Ok what printer are you using?

RWAP wrote: Wed Jan 01, 2025 7:55 pm Ok what printer are you using?

Hp officejet 3835 (cups =3830)

I just realised, according to the manual, that “yes” isn’t a valid auto line feed option! (It was set to “no” when not working). Any idea what it’s actually doing with it set to Yes please?

Many thanks

Where are you setting this auto line feed option?

RWAP wrote: Thu Jan 02, 2025 6:59 am Where are you setting this auto line feed option?

I ssh to the pi and edited /root/config/auto_linefeed

Thanks

OK - setting it to Yes is the same as the CR option, so every time a Carriage Return (character code 13) is received, we automatically treat that as a line feed and advance the print line.

I assume the issue you found here, is that the Beeb does not issue a line feed at the end of each line, just a carriage return.

RWAP wrote: Thu Jan 02, 2025 7:36 am OK - setting it to Yes is the same as the CR option, so every time a Carriage Return (character code 13) is received, we automatically treat that as a line feed and advance the print line.

I assume the issue you found here, is that the Beeb does not issue a line feed at the end of each line, just a carriage return.

Thanks, it does sound like it

Not 100% sure why the beeb hung printing without the change though

Will change the setting to CR and try some more printing tests

Many thanks

t0nyt wrote: Wed Jan 01, 2025 2:48 pm latest version CUPS fails to print even a CUPS test page with filter failure error

As you are using a Hp officejet 3835 printer, you may need to install / update the HP utils:

sudo apt-get install hpijs-ppds printer-driver-hpijs

Unfortunately, I don't have an OfficeJet to try it with