Did you try a different cable? On Tue, 1 Aug 2006, Wafa Hakim Orman wrote:
> Hi all, > > I'm new to this list, & here because I just bought a brand-new HP > Deskjet 5440 after checking & making sure that it is indeed > Linux-compatible. However, I seem to have an insane amount of trouble > making it work. Basically the USB device (I just want to set it up as a > local printer) is not detected. > > The option to select a local printer in the Add Printer wizard is greyed > out. If I manually put in a port, like usb:/dev/bus/usb/lp it lets me > add a printer, but does nothing when I try & print a test page. > > I got the following output from dmesg: > hub 1-0:1.0: Cannot enable port 1. Maybe the USB cable is bad? > > And the following from tail /var/log/messages: > > Aug 1 17:31:13 localhost kernel: [17180325.788000] sd 0:0:0:0: Attached > scsi removable disk sda > Aug 1 17:31:13 localhost kernel: [17180325.832000] sd 0:0:0:0: Attached > scsi generic sg0 type 0 > Aug 1 17:31:43 localhost kernel: [17180355.748000] usb 3-3: USB > disconnect, address 9 > Aug 1 17:45:37 localhost -- MARK -- > > /proc/bus/usb/devices also shows no sign of the printer. Here is the > file while the printer is plugged in: > T: Bus=03 Lev=00 Prnt=00 Port=00 Cnt=00 Dev#= 1 Spd=480 MxCh= 6 > B: Alloc= 0/800 us ( 0%), #Int= 0, #Iso= 0 > D: Ver= 2.00 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=01 MxPS=64 #Cfgs= 1 > P: Vendor=0000 ProdID=0000 Rev= 2.06 > S: Manufacturer=Linux 2.6.15-26-386 ehci_hcd > S: Product=EHCI Host Controller > S: SerialNumber=0000:00:1d.7 > C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=c0 MxPwr= 0mA > I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=hub > E: Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 2 Ivl=256ms > > T: Bus=02 Lev=00 Prnt=00 Port=00 Cnt=00 Dev#= 1 Spd=12 MxCh= 2 > B: Alloc= 0/900 us ( 0%), #Int= 0, #Iso= 0 > D: Ver= 1.10 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS=64 #Cfgs= 1 > P: Vendor=0000 ProdID=0000 Rev= 2.06 > S: Manufacturer=Linux 2.6.15-26-386 uhci_hcd > S: Product=UHCI Host Controller > S: SerialNumber=0000:00:1d.1 > C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=c0 MxPwr= 0mA > I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=hub > E: Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 2 Ivl=255ms > > T: Bus=01 Lev=00 Prnt=00 Port=00 Cnt=00 Dev#= 1 Spd=12 MxCh= 2 > B: Alloc= 0/900 us ( 0%), #Int= 0, #Iso= 0 > D: Ver= 1.10 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS=64 #Cfgs= 1 > P: Vendor=0000 ProdID=0000 Rev= 2.06 > S: Manufacturer=Linux 2.6.15-26-386 uhci_hcd > S: Product=UHCI Host Controller > S: SerialNumber=0000:00:1d.0 > C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=c0 MxPwr= 0mA > I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=hub > E: Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 2 Ivl=255ms > > > So my USB ports are working, & hotplug is working (I checked with my > flash drive). I checked the list of hotplug-supported devices, though, > on www.linux-usb.org, & this particular printer is not there. > > My kernel is 2.6.15-26-386, & I am using Kubuntu Dapper (6.06). > > So how do I manually get this printer to work? Any ideas or suggestions? > > Thanks a ton, > Wafa. > -- /------------------------------------+-------------------------\ |Stephen J. Gowdy, SLAC | CERN Office: 32-2-A22| |http://www.slac.stanford.edu/~gowdy/ | CH-1211 Geneva 23 | |http://calendar.yahoo.com/gowdy | Switzerland | |EMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Tel: +41 22 767 5840 | \------------------------------------+-------------------------/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ [email protected] To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-users
