Hotplugging laser printer

ramly · 02-07-2010, 06:04 AM

Hi,

I installed HP laserprinter 1020 [USB] on pclinux gnome with the help of Printerdrake and it works fine. But, when the system is restarted, printer will not work. This might be due to not hotplugging the printer. How to load the firmware automatically each time when the printer is switched on ?

Thanks in advance.

business_kid · 02-08-2010, 03:57 AM

I don't know what driver you are using. I have fooxjs, and that put a script in /etc/hotplug/usb which downloads the firmware. If I replug the device, I have to open the lid and that triggers the script again. I'd suggest that route

ramly · 02-08-2010, 10:45 AM

Hi,

I use foo2zjs printer.

After googling a lot, I came across a solution that is to execute the following command after switchin on the printer.

cat /usr/share/foo2zjs/firmware/sihp1020.dl > /dev/usb/lp0

This will work for that session only.

When the printer is restarted we have to execute the command again.

Is there any way to automatically execute this command when the printer is powered on ?

Thanks

David the H. · 02-08-2010, 11:43 AM

You probably need to write a udev rule for it. Just set it to execute the command when it runs.

http://www.reactivated.net/writing_udev_rules.html

Another possibility is to use halevt to execute it, assuming the device is detected by hal.

http://www.nongnu.org/halevt/