[MOD] STR #4113: Setup for printers via USB to parallel converter (with fix)
Mark van Rossum <[email protected]>
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DO NOT REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE. INSTEAD, POST ANY RESPONSES TO THE LINK BELOW. [STR New] This is about a setup when parallel port printers are connected via a usb port via a converter. Although cups detects the presence of the printer, it does not set it up correctly (interferes with usblp?). Oddly, it might print one job fine, but stalls after that. I found a good description of the problem and the solution here: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=1058874 (that one is on arch linux, I use Fedora 16) The important thing is to set: DeviceURI parallel:/dev/usb/lp0 Link: http://www.cups.org/str.php?L4113 Version: 1.5.3