On Sat, Jul 22, 2017 at 12:14 PM, js...@riseup.net <js...@riseup.net> wrote:
> Franz: > > On Fri, Jul 21, 2017 at 10:28 AM, js...@riseup.net <js...@riseup.net> > wrote: > >>>> > >>>> I've been having some problems with this myself. Specifically, I'm not > >>>> sure how to pass my USB printer to an appVM. The only thing I can see > to > >>>> do is to attach my whole USB controller to a VM, but I'm pretty sure > if > >>>> I do that I'll lose my input devices (USB keyboard and mouse) and not > be > >>>> able to control the system. > >>> > >>> See https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/usb/#attaching-a-single-usb- > >> device-to-a-qube-usb-passthrough > >>> > >>>> Do you have to have a usbvm (sys-usb) in order to get this to work? > >>> > >>> Yes. > >> > >> Thanks for the reply! I had seen that documentation, but I was hoping > >> there was another way to do it. > >> > > > > Just buy yourself a cheap network printer adapter that will transform > your > > printer in a network printer. Then you follow Qubes tutorial for a > network > > printer, which is the canonical way to print under Qubes. > > > > Why complicate your life when it can be simple? > > Best > > Fran > > I actually tried that for about an hour, couldn't get it to work and > gave up on it. My printer has a network port too so I didn't need an > adapter. I don't remember exactly what errors I was getting, but even > after I managed to add the printer and install the drivers from the > manufacturer the printer would never respond. > > Oh well, maybe I'll try it again sometime and worst case be able to give > a more detailed report. > > Yes, concentrate on that. This is the way to do that. Install the drivers in the template that generates the DVM, so then you will be able to open in disposableVM any file you want to print. It works like a charm. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to qubes-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to qubes-users@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qubes-users/CAPzH-qCvKBPbxCf6G%2BWGwC4GEp_BkDkfUb5hiadcZRJfx9zfqQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
