USB Printer setup
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Jack Pistachio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes >I'm having some trouble setting up an Epson Stylus Color >880 USB printer on my linux system. I've compiled a new >2.4.17 kernel since the 'older' 2.2.x kernels do not have >much in the way of USB support without a patch (or so I've >heard). Seems to be working fine and my OHCI USB port can >detect and talk primitively with the printer (i.e. it shows >up in /proc/bus/usb/devices). >However I can't print. Tried using LPD and LPRng with >magicfilter and apsfilter but I'm not sure which filter >specifically is best with the printer. I doubt that is even >the problem since I can only get anything printed by using >'cat file.txt > /dev/lp0' when the printer is on the >parallel port instead of the USB. I tried a similiar >command with the USB and I get nothing. Has anybody >installed an Epson USB printer that can give me some >suggestions or pointers on what they had to do? Thanks. > Hi Jack, I had similar problems. I now use 2.4.17 with the USB bits compiled as modules. I have also changed to using CUPS from Woody. Although it is not a dependency I found that usbutils helped as well. CUPS and the latest gs seems to send the correct string that wakes up the 880 on the USB port. If I can help further give me a shout. Roland -- ___ 1 cent a minute calls anywhere in the U.S.! http://www.getpennytalk.com/cgi-bin/adforward.cgi?p_key=RG9853KJ&url=http://www.getpennytalk.com
USB Printer setup
I'm having some trouble setting up an Epson Stylus Color 880 USB printer on my linux system. I've compiled a new 2.4.17 kernel since the 'older' 2.2.x kernels do not have much in the way of USB support without a patch (or so I've heard). Seems to be working fine and my OHCI USB port can detect and talk primitively with the printer (i.e. it shows up in /proc/bus/usb/devices). However I can't print. Tried using LPD and LPRng with magicfilter and apsfilter but I'm not sure which filter specifically is best with the printer. I doubt that is even the problem since I can only get anything printed by using 'cat file.txt > /dev/lp0' when the printer is on the parallel port instead of the USB. I tried a similiar command with the USB and I get nothing. Has anybody installed an Epson USB printer that can give me some suggestions or pointers on what they had to do? Thanks. __ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/
Re: USB Printer Setup Problem
On Fri, Jan 18, 2002 at 02:14:29PM -0500, Thomas H. George wrote: My fault. I mistakenly built the kernel with UHCI when I should have used OHCI. Tom George > On Fri, Jan 18, 2002 at 10:43:14AM -0500, Jerome Acks Jr wrote: > > On Thu, Jan 17, 2002 at 04:23:00PM -0500, Thomas H. George,,, wrote: > > > I have an Epson StylusColor 860 which I wish to use on a usb port. I > > > compiled my 2.2.19 kernel with usb support, usb file support and usb > > > printer. cat /proc/bus/usb/devices is emplty, cat /proc/bus/usb/drivers > > > > I would expect /proc/bus/usb/devices to at least list your USB root hub. > > On boot or when you first load usbcore.o and usb-uhci.o/uhci.o/ohci.o > > modules, what is logged in /var/log/messages? > > The following lines are in /var/log/messages: > > usb.c: registered new driver usblp > usb.c: registered new driver usbdevfs > usb.c: registered new driver hub > > but still /proc/bus/usb/devices is an empty file. > > > > > > shows: > > > > > > hub > > > usbdevfs > > > 0- 15: usblp > > > > > > I have checked BIOS (and that other operating? system accesses the > > > printer with no difficulty). One reference lists a long series of codes > > > to be sent by uniprint to wake up the printer in usb mode but apt-get > > > doesn't know about uniprint. > > > > > > Is there a good stable solution to this problem? > > > > > > > > > -- > > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > -- > > Jerome > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
Re: USB Printer Setup Problem
On Fri, Jan 18, 2002 at 10:43:14AM -0500, Jerome Acks Jr wrote: > On Thu, Jan 17, 2002 at 04:23:00PM -0500, Thomas H. George,,, wrote: > > I have an Epson StylusColor 860 which I wish to use on a usb port. I > > compiled my 2.2.19 kernel with usb support, usb file support and usb > > printer. cat /proc/bus/usb/devices is emplty, cat /proc/bus/usb/drivers > > I would expect /proc/bus/usb/devices to at least list your USB root hub. > On boot or when you first load usbcore.o and usb-uhci.o/uhci.o/ohci.o > modules, what is logged in /var/log/messages? The following lines are in /var/log/messages: usb.c: registered new driver usblp usb.c: registered new driver usbdevfs usb.c: registered new driver hub but still /proc/bus/usb/devices is an empty file. > > > shows: > > > > hub > > usbdevfs > > 0- 15: usblp > > > > I have checked BIOS (and that other operating? system accesses the > > printer with no difficulty). One reference lists a long series of codes > > to be sent by uniprint to wake up the printer in usb mode but apt-get > > doesn't know about uniprint. > > > > Is there a good stable solution to this problem? > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -- > Jerome > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
Re: USB Printer Setup Problem
On Thu, Jan 17, 2002 at 04:23:00PM -0500, Thomas H. George,,, wrote: > I have an Epson StylusColor 860 which I wish to use on a usb port. I > compiled my 2.2.19 kernel with usb support, usb file support and usb > printer. cat /proc/bus/usb/devices is emplty, cat /proc/bus/usb/drivers I would expect /proc/bus/usb/devices to at least list your USB root hub. On boot or when you first load usbcore.o and usb-uhci.o/uhci.o/ohci.o modules, what is logged in /var/log/messages? > shows: > > hub > usbdevfs > 0- 15: usblp > > I have checked BIOS (and that other operating? system accesses the > printer with no difficulty). One reference lists a long series of codes > to be sent by uniprint to wake up the printer in usb mode but apt-get > doesn't know about uniprint. > > Is there a good stable solution to this problem? > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- Jerome
USB Printer Setup Problem
I have an Epson StylusColor 860 which I wish to use on a usb port. I compiled my 2.2.19 kernel with usb support, usb file support and usb printer. cat /proc/bus/usb/devices is emplty, cat /proc/bus/usb/drivers shows: hub usbdevfs 0- 15: usblp I have checked BIOS (and that other operating? system accesses the printer with no difficulty). One reference lists a long series of codes to be sent by uniprint to wake up the printer in usb mode but apt-get doesn't know about uniprint. Is there a good stable solution to this problem?
Re: USB Printer Setup
Bastian Bowe wrote: Hello, what happens if you send some peace of text directly (as root) to the device? eg. $ echo "This is a test" > /dev/usb/lp0 Bye Interesting. I get a message "No such device."
Re: USB Printer Setup
Hello, what happens if you send some peace of text directly (as root) to the device? eg. $ echo "This is a test" > /dev/usb/lp0 Bye -- Bastian Bowe
USB Printer Setup
I am runing 2.2.18pre21 with modules and usb printer module configured. I have an Epson Stylus Color 860 connected to the USB port and it works with that other system. I have run mknod /dev/usb/lp0 c 180 0 and modified printcap to lp=/dev/usb/lp0 When I try to print a test file with the command lp testfile I get an acknowledgement that I have requested a print job and lpq reports an active job in the que but nothing prints. What is missing from my setup?
