Re: USB printer installation(How to do)

From: Adam Aube (aaube01_at_baker.edu)
Date: 12/31/04

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Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2004 11:44:36 -0500

    Telmo Filipe Tavares da Silva wrote:

    > I have an HP / DeskJet 3650 printer and wish to install it on my Debian
    > Sarge OS. I have read documentation over linuxprinting and installed
    > cups, but whenever I install my printer throw "printconf", which
    > supposely should be on /dev/usb/lp0, it istalls it over
    > "usb://3650?serial=TH39J1800Z6B".

    I've never used 'printconf' - the web-based CUPS interface at
    'http://127.0.0.1:631' has always worked fine for me.

    > When I try to print the printer doesn't respond. It doesn't move an inch.
    > Should it default to that port? In the web interface of cups, /dev/usb/lp0
    > isn't present. How should I do it?

    When I use the CUPS web-based interface, I see a large listing of USB ports
    (USB Printer #1, #2, etc). Just choose the first USB Printer number.

    Adam 

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