[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1258919] Re: 067b:2305 printing issue with parallel-to-usb adapter

2014-01-24 Thread boblinux
I understand what you mean. actually I just setup Lprng and it is fully working : locally from lpr - not configurable from KDE/Systemsettings but I don't really care as this is on my firewall - then from my main computer with CUPS 1.6.1, I configured a remote printer : lpd://10.0.0.1/lp I just

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1258919] Re: 067b:2305 printing issue with parallel-to-usb adapter

2014-01-24 Thread boblinux
Hello, Can anybody tell me why this bug is still considered "Incomplete" ? I guess I have been thorough with the informations I supplied as requested : did I do any mistake ? Best regards R. Grasso -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subsc

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1258919] Re: 067b:2305 printing issue with parallel-to-usb adapter

2013-12-23 Thread boblinux
Finally : gosh, I am stupid ! I was searching the quirks file for the Deskjet 710C ! of course there is an entry for the PL2305 chip ! Now, I ran various tests as you requested : I did not try "blacklist" nor "usb-init" (I don't have any vendor string) nor "vendor-class" (I am not sure I understan

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1258919] Re: 067b:2305 printing issue with parallel-to-usb adapter

2013-12-23 Thread boblinux
Now, about https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingPrintingProblems and the section "USB printer does not print or prints garbage" (I guess I already went through this before posting) : btw, the system's current state is : - cups service stopped - usblp reloaded, so that I could have /dev/usb/lp0 in ord

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1258919] Re: 067b:2305 printing issue with parallel-to-usb adapter

2013-12-23 Thread boblinux
Wow, Till Kamppeter himself ! Thank you for coming and trying to rescue me ! So, first things first, I am attaching the quirks file ** Attachment added: "org.cups.usb-quirks" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1258919/+attachment/3934786/+files/org.cups.usb-quirks -- You re

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1258919] Re: 067b:2305 printing issue with parallel-to-usb adapter

2013-12-22 Thread boblinux
Hey, it was quick ! I found back an old Lucid vm in Virtualbox : I started it , configured the printer in cups, printed the test page : success, it did not stall ! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bu

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1258919] Re: 067b:2305 printing issue with parallel-to-usb adapter

2013-12-22 Thread boblinux
I will do it. Possibly not now. I am in France, and it is getting late. Later this week I guess. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1258919 Title: 067b:2305 printing issue wi

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1258919] Re: 067b:2305 printing issue with parallel-to-usb adapter

2013-12-22 Thread boblinux
Obviously, I noticed this behavior after having unplugged the printer from the Shuttle and having plugged it on the 12.10 computer. I did not report the previous behavior through a network connection, remotely printing from the 12.10 computer onto the printer which would have been connected to the

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1258919] Re: 067b:2305 printing issue with parallel-to-usb adapter

2013-12-22 Thread boblinux
Hello, Actually, this computer (Shuttle) is my firewall. My main computer is still running Ubuntu 12.10 (I have a boot issue because of my TV card - I don't address this issue now, I am mentioning this just so that your understand why I did not upgrade yet). I just had right now a hardware proble

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1258919] Re: 067b:2305 printing issue with parallel-to-usb adapter

2013-12-22 Thread boblinux
Hello, I upgraded the bios; here is the version : root@rubedo:~# dmidecode -s bios-version ; dmidecode -s bios-release-date 1.04 09/13/2013 As I expected, the cups behavior did not change; nor the successful print through usblp What is your suggestion now ? Best regards R. Grasso -- You rece

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1258919] Re: 067b:2305 printing issue with parallel-to-usb adapter

2013-12-17 Thread boblinux
I understand why you ask - on http://global.shuttle.com/products/productsDownload?productId=1718&panelId=1, they don't mention that v1.04 fixes anything about USB; as I am able to print with usblp, I am not sure that upgrading the Bios will help - however, one never knows - I will do the upgrad

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1258919] Re: printing issue with parallel-to-usb adapter

2013-12-16 Thread boblinux
I meant : cups+libusb is flawed : sorry ! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1258919 Title: printing issue with parallel-to-usb adapter Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1258919] Re: printing issue with parallel-to-usb adapter

2013-12-16 Thread boblinux
I just made another test : I stopped the cups service, loaded usblp with modprobe, and ran : cat lines.ps | gs -q -sDEVICE=ppmraw -r600 -sPAPERSIZE=letter -dNOPAUSE -sOutputFile=- - | pnm2ppa --eco -v 720 -i - -o - > /dev/usb/lp0 so : lines.ps contains 56 lines to be printed, which fails with c

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1258919] Re: printing issue with parallel-to-usb adapter

2013-12-15 Thread boblinux
I ran a last quick search : I began diving in libusb programming : and this is what i was afraid of : they don't use the usual Unix special files : they address the usb devices on the bus directly, as I found on this example : A short introduction to libusb | Roar of the Jespersaur http://www.jesp

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1258919] Re: printing issue with parallel-to-usb adapter

2013-12-15 Thread boblinux
I am sorry I have been unclear : with the old Unix, I was able to run low level tests such as : cat test_file > /dev/lp0 with such a test I would have been able to test the kernel driver only; so would have I been able to do with usblp, which generates such special devices : I could have generate

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1258919] Re: printing issue with parallel-to-usb adapter

2013-12-15 Thread boblinux
Sorry I have been busy all week. Before posting to the usb list, do you confirm my first guess that this may be a kernel bug ? I saw that cups does not support usblp anymore. Can we be sure that this is not a cups issue ? I just mentioned the kernel because it seemed one possible thing to do. But

[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1258919] [NEW] printing issue with parallel-to-usb adapter

2013-12-08 Thread boblinux
Public bug reported: Hello, So far I am assuming that the problem is a driver one. I have an old HP Deskjet 710C parallel printer. I really don't print a lot, so it ages well. I just replaced my former desktop with a new barebone without parallel port - no space to embed a PCI IEEE 1284 adapter