On Fri, 13 Jun 2003, ynon wrote: > I saw no problem in /proc/bus/usb/devices - but I will put here its contents > just in case.
Where is it? > I don't think my problem is in the driver, because the problem is that the > printer's not responding at all. (I think if it was a driver problem, I would > still hear some action from the printer). > The light is on, and the printer is detected in the /proc/bus/usb/devices, and > when I plug it in and out I see a message in dmesg regarding it, but that's > about it ... > In any case, as I mentioned, I have already tried installing the driver for > both cups and lpd - with no success (both couldn't print). > > P.S. > Should the echo "hello" > /dev/usb/lp0 work ? or does the hp 3420 has special > codes that should be sent to it before it prints ? Could be. Some printers are like that. What happens when you do that? > > Ynon > > > On Friday 13 June 2003 17:40, you wrote: > > The 2.0 vrs 1.1 shouldn't cause a problem. Has the printer driver bound to > > the device (you can tell from /proc/bus/usb/devices)? Also, what happens > > when try to print? If you've not read; > > > > http://www.linuxprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=HP-DeskJet_3420 > > > > you probably should. > > > > On Fri, 13 Jun 2003, ynon wrote: > > > Dear List > > > I have purchased an Hp Deskjet 3420 printer, and tried to configure it > > > for working with linux. > > > The problem is I am not able to print anything (I have tried cups, lpd, > > > and even echo "hello" > /dev/usb/lp0). > > > > > > The configurations steps I took were to recompile the kernel to support > > > usb (now I can see the printer in usbview) and installed hpijs (the hp > > > server for ghostscript). > > > I also noticed that usbview reports this printer as a USB 2.00 printer, > > > and my motherboard supports only USB version 1.1. Is there a way to load > > > the printer as a USB 1.1 printer ? will it help ? > > > Looking forward for helpful ideas > > > ynon > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > > This SF.NET email is sponsored by: eBay > > > Great deals on office technology -- on eBay now! Click here: > > > http://adfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/711-11697-6916-5 > > > _______________________________________________ > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-users > > > > -- > > /------------------------------------+-------------------------\ > > > > |Stephen J. Gowdy | SLAC, MailStop 34, | > > |http://www.slac.stanford.edu/~gowdy/ | 2575 Sand Hill Road, | > > |http://calendar.yahoo.com/gowdy | Menlo Park CA 94025, USA | > > |EMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Tel: +1 650 926 3144 | > > > > \------------------------------------+-------------------------/ > -- /------------------------------------+-------------------------\ |Stephen J. Gowdy | SLAC, MailStop 34, | |http://www.slac.stanford.edu/~gowdy/ | 2575 Sand Hill Road, | |http://calendar.yahoo.com/gowdy | Menlo Park CA 94025, USA | |EMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Tel: +1 650 926 3144 | \------------------------------------+-------------------------/ ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.NET email is sponsored by: eBay Great deals on office technology -- on eBay now! Click here: http://adfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/711-11697-6916-5 _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-users
