Windows XP, i875 chipset and Deskjet 895 Cxi USB fun !?!

[Chris]

Hi,

Don't know if this will be useful to anyone or if it has ben posted before.

Just installed XP on new Intel Canterwood (i875) motherboard and tried to
set up my trust old Deskjet 895Cxi printer.

It was recognised correctly and the drivers installed ok, but then problems
at the final step - it wouldn't print! Out came a message "This document
failed to print" on the System Tray. Well sometimes it would print for just
an inch at the top of the paper and stop.

Eventually plugged the printer into a slow USB1.? hub and it printed fine.
Now when I plug it into a fast USB2.0 port - it works (haven't rebooted yet
mind!)

Hummm... sounds like something to do with timings - btw the O/S had the USB
driver patched (came on the Gigabyte GA-8KNXP install disk).

Just what I found...

Taliska

[Roy Smith]

Hi,

I'm willing to bet that you started out connecting the printer to the
parallel port, right? Because it's known that Win XP sucks at
bi-directional communications over the parallel port.


"Taliska" <x@x.com> wrote in message
news:bdd4s7$7ob$1@newsg4.svr.pol.co.uk...
| Hi,
|
| Don't know if this will be useful to anyone or if it has ben posted
before.
|
| Just installed XP on new Intel Canterwood (i875) motherboard and tried to
| set up my trust old Deskjet 895Cxi printer.
|
| It was recognised correctly and the drivers installed ok, but then
problems
| at the final step - it wouldn't print! Out came a message "This document
| failed to print" on the System Tray. Well sometimes it would print for
just
| an inch at the top of the paper and stop.
|
| Eventually plugged the printer into a slow USB1.? hub and it printed fine.
| Now when I plug it into a fast USB2.0 port - it works (haven't rebooted
yet
| mind!)
|
| Hummm... sounds like something to do with timings - btw the O/S had the
USB
| driver patched (came on the Gigabyte GA-8KNXP install disk).
|
| Just what I found...
|
| Taliska
|
|

[Ben Myers]

" Win XP sucks at bi-directional communications over the parallel port." This
is all part of an industry-wide conspiracy to eliminate "legacy" devices
including parallel port, serial ports, 1.44MB floppy diskettes, PS/2-style
keyboard and mouse. That way, they'll get you to believe that your perfectly
good but older computer and printer are obsolete, and you'll then go out and buy
replacements, thereby making Billy Gates even wealthier. This is a new form of
the planned obsolesence that plagues other consumer goods and the auto
industry.... Ben Myers

On Thu, 26 Jun 2003 10:58:43 -0500, "Roy Smith" <rasmith1959@charter.net> wrote:
Hi,I'm willing to bet that you started out connecting the printer to theparallel port, right? Because it's known that Win XP sucks atbi-directional communications over the parallel port."Taliska" <x@x.com> wrote in messagenews:bdd4s7$7ob$1@newsg4.svr.pol.co.uk...| Hi,|| Don't know if this will be useful to anyone or if it has ben postedbefore.|| Just installed XP on new Intel Canterwood (i875) motherboard and tried to| set up my trust old Deskjet 895Cxi printer.|| It was recognised correctly and the drivers installed ok, but thenproblems| at the final step - it wouldn't print! Out came a message "This document| failed to print" on the System Tray. Well sometimes it would print forjust| an inch at the top of the paper and stop.|| Eventually plugged the printer into a slow USB1.? hub and it printed fine.| Now when I plug it into a fast USB2.0 port - it works (haven't rebootedyet| mind!)|| Hummm... sounds like something to do with timings - btw the O/S had theUSB| driver patched (came on the Gigabyte GA-8KNXP install disk).|| Just what I found...|| Taliska||

[Ben Myers]

This is also a good reason not to upgrade to Windows XP, but to Windows 2000
instead, following the lead of IT departments in many large corporations and
government agencies... Ben Myers

On Thu, 26 Jun 2003 18:56:11 GMT, ben_myers_spam_me_not@charter.net (Ben Myers)
wrote:
" Win XP sucks at bi-directional communications over the parallel port." Thisis all part of an industry-wide conspiracy to eliminate "legacy" devicesincluding parallel port, serial ports, 1.44MB floppy diskettes, PS/2-stylekeyboard and mouse. That way, they'll get you to believe that your perfectlygood but older computer and printer are obsolete, and you'll then go out and buyreplacements, thereby making Billy Gates even wealthier. This is a new form ofthe planned obsolesence that plagues other consumer goods and the autoindustry.... Ben MyersOn Thu, 26 Jun 2003 10:58:43 -0500, "Roy Smith" <rasmith1959@charter.net> wrote:Hi,I'm willing to bet that you started out connecting the printer to theparallel port, right? Because it's known that Win XP sucks atbi-directional communications over the parallel port."Taliska" <x@x.com> wrote in messagenews:bdd4s7$7ob$1@newsg4.svr.pol.co.uk...| Hi,|| Don't know if this will be useful to anyone or if it has ben postedbefore.|| Just installed XP on new Intel Canterwood (i875) motherboard and tried to| set up my trust old Deskjet 895Cxi printer.|| It was recognised correctly and the drivers installed ok, but thenproblems| at the final step - it wouldn't print! Out came a message "This document| failed to print" on the System Tray. Well sometimes it would print forjust| an inch at the top of the paper and stop.|| Eventually plugged the printer into a slow USB1.? hub and it printed fine.| Now when I plug it into a fast USB2.0 port - it works (haven't rebootedyet| mind!)|| Hummm... sounds like something to do with timings - btw the O/S had theUSB| driver patched (came on the Gigabyte GA-8KNXP install disk).|| Just what I found...|| Taliska||