Haines Brown wrote:
I've returned to this problem after struggling with other matters. I'm running kernel 2.6.8-2-686 with sarge. I've installed lprng. I plug in the usb cable into a hub I know is working, and find: [..]
It seems you have an usb printer, but printcap assumes you have a parallel one. You could try changing in /etc/printcap :lp=/dev/lp0:\ to :lp=/dev/usb/lp0:\ This might help, perhaps. Regards, Jan