-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hamish Marson wrote:
> Nuno Araujo wrote: > >> I had a similar problem. > >> I re-emerged hplip with the ppds use flag, restarter >> /etc/init.d/hplip and /etc/init.d/cups and then I simply added >> the printer... > >> It worked fine. > >> I know this may sound stupid, but is hplip running? > > > Yeah. It starts. But finds nothing. > > /usr/lib/cups/backend/hp > > reports no devices found... > > /usr/share/hplip/probe -busb -ldebug > > shows the comms from the probe.. But says no reply received... > > I'm trying the sf sources to see if that's any different. So far no > dice. > > I also tried no hub. No dice. Different hub. No dice... > > Not sure what diff ppds would make to finding the device... Maybe > I'm just not doing something right... But then all the instructions > just say install & start. magic.. If only... > Bingo. udev problem. hplip really really wants the lp devices at /dev/usb/lp*, but for some reaosn my idev doesn't have them like that... Hmm... Might have been me playing around ages ago. doing a quick mkdir /dev/usb followed by mknod /dev/usb/lp0 c 180 0 and it all works!!! Yay!!! Maybe that could make it into the FAQ's? I've seen lots of posts from people who can;t get itto work, but none from people who have said how they fixed it... > >> Le samedi 28 janvier 2006 à 21:32 +0000, Hamish Marson a écrit : > > >> Nuno Araujo wrote: > >>> Hi > >>> Did you emerged hplip with the ppds flags enabled??? > >> I've tried it with & without.... Same thing... Originally I >> didn't, the last few time was with it. Still nothing. Probing >> with debug shows the query being sent to the daemon, & nothing >> back. Yet lsusb shows the printer no problems... > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFD2/jU/3QXwQQkZYwRAq3GAJ9/z819s8XRQnu3GPR7FCW0C47r/gCfRlfQ T2flJ3Zt4056udrcDghha8E= =aQNP -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- [email protected] mailing list
