Re: [gentoo-user] USB printer and new cups

2010-09-13 Thread Jonas de Buhr
>But my main problem is another one: How do I tell CUPS which device my >printer is? I tried usb:/dev/usb/lp0 (found this notation when >googling 'usb printer device uri'), but nothing happens when I try to >print. with cups loaded and printer connected: # /usr/libexec/cups/backend/usb direct u

Re: [gentoo-user] USB printer and new cups

2010-05-22 Thread Daniel da Veiga
just remove the usblp module (blacklist it or remove it completely from the kernel, if its already a module, modprobe -r it) and restart cups. Cups uses raw usb devices. It should appear at the web interface. -- Daniel da Veiga

Re: [gentoo-user] USB printer and new cups

2010-05-20 Thread Alex Schuster
Mick wrote: > On Sunday 16 May 2010 02:56:23 Alex Schuster wrote: > > But my main problem is another one: How do I tell CUPS which device > > my printer is? I tried usb:/dev/usb/lp0 (found this notation when > > googling 'usb printer device uri'), but nothing happens when I try > > to print. > >

Re: [gentoo-user] USB printer and new cups

2010-05-16 Thread Mick
On Sunday 16 May 2010 02:56:23 Alex Schuster wrote: > Thanks, this made me install gutenprint which claims to support the > printer directly. I thought I had to use the iP4200 driver and hope it > would work. I think that gutenprint is the correct driver for your printer and this page also sugge

Re: [gentoo-user] USB printer and new cups

2010-05-15 Thread Alex Schuster
Mick writes: > On Saturday 15 May 2010 22:56:22 Alex Schuster wrote: > > I want to setup an USB printer. So I http://localhost:631/, and > > notice that the interface has changed. And when I try to add a > > printer, the only options for a local printer are SCSI-printer and > > HAL printing backe

Re: [gentoo-user] USB printer and new cups

2010-05-15 Thread Dale
Alex Schuster wrote: Hi there! I want to setup an USB printer. So I http://localhost:631/, and notice that the interface has changed. And when I try to add a printer, the only options for a local printer are SCSI-printer and HAL printing backend. And on the next screen, I have to enter the devic

Re: [gentoo-user] USB printer and new cups

2010-05-15 Thread Mick
On Saturday 15 May 2010 22:56:22 Alex Schuster wrote: > Hi there! > > I want to setup an USB printer. So I http://localhost:631/, and notice > that the interface has changed. And when I try to add a printer, the only > options for a local printer are SCSI-printer and HAL printing backend. And > on

[gentoo-user] USB printer and new cups

2010-05-15 Thread Alex Schuster
Hi there! I want to setup an USB printer. So I http://localhost:631/, and notice that the interface has changed. And when I try to add a printer, the only options for a local printer are SCSI-printer and HAL printing backend. And on the next screen, I have to enter the device URI by hand. How s