Re: [cups] Printer on usb/parallel

Axel Braun <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.printing.cups.general
Message-ID <1956655.KuSob2Lc0g@x1e>
Am Dienstag, 6. Oktober 2020, 12:26:23 CEST schrieb Raphaël POITEVIN:
> I'm trying to run an old printer, actually a Braille embosser, a basic-d
> V4 which have only parallel port. I connected it behind an USB parallel
> converter which is detected: /dev/usb/lp0.
> 
> In cups interface localhost:631 I don't find any way to choose the
> converter when adding a printer.

You should be able to add/edit the DeviceURL manually, like:
DeviceURI lpd://192.168.1.103/binary_p1

In your case it is probably usb:/dev/usb/lp0

(/etc/cups/printers.conf)

HTH
Axel



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