On Fri, Nov 23, 2001 at 06:20:38PM +1100, Simon Wong wrote: > > Although if its not broke, dont waste your time > > fixing it ;) > > I'm just starting to look at USB (printer and camera) so I'll see how it > goes.
I've got a USB printer working on my server without any hassle. If I can remember correctly, just make sure you build your kernel with USB hub & printer support, insert the "printer.o" module, and a new /dev/usb/lp0 port appears, which functions similarly to a normal parallel port. Change your /etc/printcap file to point to /dev/usb/lp0 instead of /dev/lp0, and you're set. (Or, if you're really lazy, "rm /dev/lp0 && ln -s /dev/usb/lp0 /dev/lp0", which makes /dev/lp0 point to /dev/usb/lp0, and you don't have to change a thing.) I also bought a USB "sound card" (a USB dongle with a headphones out jack) which works in Linux. I used the USB sound card because I ran out of expansion slots on the server. -- #ozone/algorithm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - trust.in.love.to.save -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
