On Fri, 2005-12-09 at 01:18 +1100, Hal Ashburner wrote: > On 06/12/05, Lindsay Holmwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > echo "stuff" >>/dev/usb/lp0 > make the printer make noises and such. > > Check to see what type of USB driver you're using under Linux > too (uhci, > ohci, ehci) - try swapping them in and out and see whether > that makes > some sort of difference, especially if it's a usb version > compatibility > thing. > > hmm, scary, this was a pain to get right for wireless mouse and > keyboard. Ok I'll try it > Compiling the uhci drivers into the kernel and not compiling ohci or ehci drivers at all finally made this all work nicely :) (usb keyboard still works etc, haven't tried any other usb devices coz I don't own any) for search engines: HP Photosmart 2575 printer under linux now printing photos in colour the right way and the birds are twittering joyously and everything is right in the world. Thanks, Hal -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
