Re: USB Printing, kernel 2.4.17
On Mon, Jan 14, 2002 at 08:56:49PM -0600, earvin wrote:
> On Tue, 15 Jan 2002 21:10:02 -0500
> Jerome Acks Jr <jracksjr@bellatlantic.net> wrote:
>
> > On Mon, Jan 14, 2002 at 03:50:28PM -0600, earvin wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I have a problem trying to use my printer under Debian, i compile
> > > the kernel 2.4.17, and USB support as modules.
> > >
> > > Im loaded this modules, uhci.o hid.o input.o mousedev.o printer.o
> >
> > Unless you are positive uhci.o is correct module for your hardware, try
> > usb-uhci.o instead of uhci.o.
> >
> > > usbcore.o lp.o. I mount the usb bus (/proc/bus/usb) and usb detects
> > > my printer, but when i try redirect a file to the printer device,
> > > didnt work. (/dev/usb/lp0).
> > >
> > >
> > > Note: im using a usb mouse without problem.
> > >
> > > Any tip help are wellcome, thanks.
> >
> > Anything odd reported in /var/log/messages or /var/log/syslog?
>
> Here its the messages about module printer.o, nothin in syslog
>
> usb.c: registered new driver usblp
> printer.c: usblp0: USB Bidirectional printer dev 3 if 0 alt 0
> printer.c: v0.8:USB Printer Device Class driver
Any success?
A couple of other thoughts:
/dev/usb/lp0 needs to be owned by root.lp with mode 0660.
If you had a printer hooked to /dev/lp0 previously, you need to edit
/etc/printcap to change the device to /dev/usb/lp0.
--
Jerome
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