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Re: USB printer installation(How to do)



Telmo Filipe Tavares da Silva wrote:

> I have an HP / DeskJet 3650 printer and wish to install it on my Debian
> Sarge OS. I have read documentation over linuxprinting and installed
> cups, but whenever I install my printer throw "printconf", which
> supposely should be on /dev/usb/lp0, it istalls it over
> "usb://3650?serial=TH39J1800Z6B".

I've never used 'printconf' - the web-based CUPS interface at
'http://127.0.0.1:631' has always worked fine for me.

> When I try to print the printer doesn't respond. It doesn't move an inch.
> Should it default to that port? In the web interface of cups, /dev/usb/lp0
> isn't present. How should I do it?

When I use the CUPS web-based interface, I see a large listing of USB ports
(USB Printer #1, #2, etc). Just choose the first USB Printer number.

Adam



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