USB problem, was Re: [plug] HPLJ printing problem with CUPS

[Graham, Alan A.]

Can't help you with the usb details, but if you want to use cups you
shouldn't have lpr installed.  It's an either or deal.  To fix remove both
lpr and cups, and then re-install cups.

Actually, this assumes that you're running a reasonbly recent version of
cups, say 1.1.12 onwards.

Alan

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	caston at iinet.net.au [SMTP:caston at iinet.net.au]
> Sent:	Thursday, 28 November 2002 16:12
> To:	plug at plug.linux.org.au
> Subject:	Re: USB problem, was Re: [plug] HPLJ printing problem with
> CUPS
> 
> For some reason the printer port is now /dev/usb/usblp0 instead of lp0.
> 
> I've tried remodeprobeing and I found out I didn't have lpr installed so I
> installed
> it incase it would make any difference.
> 
> I still can't print. I'm seriosuly thinking about trying a different
> printer.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Chris
> 
> 
> 
> > Mike,
> > 
> > Thanks I'm going back there now to check.
> > 
> > This is to be print server is for the HQ youth center where we run a
> > Debian GNU Linux networking environment. 
> > 
> > I'd appreciate it if we could get further help from you and or other
> > pluggers to get this working.
> > 
> > regards,
> > 
> > Chris Caston
> > HQ IT volunteer
> > 
> > http://www.hq.org.au
> > 
> > On Thu, 2002-11-28 at 14:02, Mike Holland wrote:
> > > On 28 Nov 2002 caston at iinet.net.au wrote:
> > > 
> > > > Unable to open USB port device file /dev/usb/lp0: No such device 
> > > 
> > > OK, forget CUPS. thats the kernel telling you it doesnt have a usb 
> > > printer.
> > > 
> > > > here are my modules:
> > > 
> > > Yep, no USB printing. Needs the 'printer' module, i think.
> > > 
> > > > I also tried insmod printer 
> > > 
> > >  You mean modprobe? What was the actual command? What was the result
> of 
> > > that?
> > >  tail /var/log/messages after modprobe printer.
> > > 
> > > > and I'm not sure if it's related but I sometimes get:
> > > > 
> > > > Description: testing
> > > >  Location: /usb/dev/usb/lp0
> > > 
> > > Never mind the printing spooling - the device isnt there yet.
> > > Whats in the log?
> > > 
> > > -- 
> > >         The origin of Truth is Doubt - Socrates
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
> 
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