Re: Problem with Epson Pos Printer

On Thu, 8 Mar 2007, Linos wrote:

> Hello i am trying to make work an Epson Receipt Printer M129C with usb
> cable, well i have searched in the list but i have not found a solution,
> usblp seems to not detect the printer so i have no /dev/usb/lp0 device
> and i cant access the printer.
> 
> 
> lsusb:
> 
> Bus 004 Device 003: ID 0bda:8187 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. 
> Bus 004 Device 002: ID 05e3:0606 Genesys Logic, Inc. 
> Bus 004 Device 001: ID 0000:0000  
> Bus 003 Device 010: ID 04b8:0202 Seiko Epson Corp. Receipt Printer M129C
> Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000  
> Bus 002 Device 009: ID 04f9:011e Brother Industries, Ltd 
> Bus 002 Device 004: ID 1130:cc00 Tenx Technology, Inc. 
> Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000  
> Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000  
> 
> 
> when i disconnect and reconnect it i get this from dmesg:
> 
> drivers/usb/class/usblp.c: v0.13: USB Printer Device Class driver
> usb 3-1: USB disconnect, address 10
> usb 3-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 11
> usb 3-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
> 
> I have been searching in google, reading all i have found about this
> problem but i cant get it works, i has been so frustrated with that
> problem that i have been searching the mode to force usblp to detect it
> but it doesnt works, i have added the last line to this struct in
> usblp.c:
> 
> static struct usb_device_id usblp_ids [] = {
>         { USB_DEVICE_INFO(7, 1, 1) },
>         { USB_DEVICE_INFO(7, 1, 2) },
>         { USB_DEVICE_INFO(7, 1, 3) },
>         { USB_INTERFACE_INFO(7, 1, 1) },
>         { USB_INTERFACE_INFO(7, 1, 2) },
>         { USB_INTERFACE_INFO(7, 1, 3) },
>         { USB_DEVICE(0x04b8, 0x0202), }, /* Seiko Epson Corp. Receipt
> Printer M129C */
>         { }                                             /* Terminating
> entry */
> };
> 
> recompile module and install it but now i have this error on printer
> reconnect:
> 
> usblp: probe of 3-1:1.0 failed with error -5
> usb 3-1: device_add(3-1:1.0) --> -5
> 
> anyone on the list can help me please? i would like very pleased, thanks
> in advance.

What does "lsusb -v" show for the printer?

Alan Stern


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