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So I got all working on 2.6.2 and I decide to print a page.. Nothing happens..
So I kill off cupsd and look under http://localhost:631
Wierd it says it can't find my printer. I try
modprobe printer
But it isn't there, even though it is in /etc/rc.d/rc.modules
as the module to load when wanting a usb printer on the system
So do I _have_ to find this option and recompile the entire kernel for this ? If yes then I don't see the big advantage of linux. Comeon, I am almost certain I should be able to compile the module and insert it like that, providing I have the sources for the kernel which I do.
on the screen where it gives you the Name, Location, blah.
put (assuming you only have one printer) :
/dev/usblp0
that should do it. I did that and then followed the rest of the setup and it prints fine.
I should say though I have been running Slackware for 3-4 months and only got printing working yesterday. The only difference that I made is that I compiled support built in not as a module.
How can I edit this though ? It doesn't show up on that list where you usually point out where the printer is hiding....
UPDATE:
"Unable to open USB device "usb:/dev/usb/lp0": No such device"
Device URI: usb:/dev/usb/lp0
This comes from the webinterface. Did you misstype what you meant or were you really saying /dev/usblp0 ?As opposed to /dev/usb/lp0 as it is trying to here...
Last edited by Dark Carnival; 02-06-2004 at 04:08 PM.
No that is what i typed in. After you enter that you should have been taken to a dropdown menu where you pick which printer to use. You must pick the "USB Printer #1" I'm pretty sure. Mine had the name of my printer next to it.
I don't know if you can just edit the info you might need to delete your printer in cups and readd it for it to work.
EDIT: I should have mentioned the /dev/usblp0 needs to be in the location box.
I know I loaded the printer module, I know I had my printer working on USB Printer #1 last time. But somehow it just won't work
Please surely some of you all had printer trouble after this kernel upgrade to 2.6.x ? (mine's 2.6.2 )
When I run dmesg before unplugging the printer, I see alot of wierd messages, not printer related. Then i plug it back in and run dmesg once more. Still the same lines. It doesn't do anything..
Are you sure you don't have more modules than me ? Anyone with a working USB printer please post the results of a lsmod...
Last edited by Dark Carnival; 02-07-2004 at 05:14 AM.
I have mine working...but it's built-in not "all" as a module, CONFIG_USB_ACM is the only one compiled as module.
I compile 2.6.1 with 2.4.22 config and maybe it looks bit different than yours, here :
#
# USB support
#
CONFIG_USB=y
# CONFIG_USB_DEBUG is not set
#
# Miscellaneous USB options
#
CONFIG_USB_DEVICEFS=y
# CONFIG_USB_BANDWIDTH is not set
# CONFIG_USB_DYNAMIC_MINORS is not set
#
# USB Host Controller Drivers
#
CONFIG_USB_EHCI_HCD=y
CONFIG_USB_OHCI_HCD=y
CONFIG_USB_UHCI_HCD=y
#
# USB Device Class drivers
#
# CONFIG_USB_AUDIO is not set
# CONFIG_USB_BLUETOOTH_TTY is not set
# CONFIG_USB_MIDI is not set
CONFIG_USB_ACM=m
CONFIG_USB_PRINTER=y
# CONFIG_USB_STORAGE is not set
#
# USB Human Interface Devices (HID)
#
CONFIG_USB_HID=y
CONFIG_USB_HIDINPUT=y
# CONFIG_HID_FF is not set
CONFIG_USB_HIDDEV=y
# CONFIG_USB_AIPTEK is not set
# CONFIG_USB_WACOM is not set
# CONFIG_USB_KBTAB is not set
# CONFIG_USB_POWERMATE is not set
# CONFIG_USB_XPAD is not set
#
# USB Imaging devices
#
# CONFIG_USB_MDC800 is not set
# CONFIG_USB_SCANNER is not set
# CONFIG_USB_MICROTEK is not set
# CONFIG_USB_HPUSBSCSI is not set
#
# USB Multimedia devices
#
# CONFIG_USB_DABUSB is not set
#
# Video4Linux support is needed for USB Multimedia device support
#
#
# USB Network adaptors
#
# CONFIG_USB_CATC is not set
# CONFIG_USB_KAWETH is not set
# CONFIG_USB_PEGASUS is not set
# CONFIG_USB_RTL8150 is not set
# CONFIG_USB_USBNET is not set
#
# USB port drivers
#
# CONFIG_USB_USS720 is not set
#
# USB Serial Converter support
#
# CONFIG_USB_SERIAL is not set
#
# USB Miscellaneous drivers
#
# CONFIG_USB_TIGL is not set
# CONFIG_USB_AUERSWALD is not set
# CONFIG_USB_RIO500 is not set
# CONFIG_USB_LEGOTOWER is not set
# CONFIG_USB_BRLVGER is not set
# CONFIG_USB_LCD is not set
# CONFIG_USB_TEST is not set
# CONFIG_USB_GADGET is not set
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