[NTLUG:Discuss] Parallel Port Update

[Dave Jones]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/HP-JetDirect-300X-Network-Print-Server-10-100-J3263-60001-w-A-C-Adapter-/151821518632?hash=item2359448728

On Tue, Sep 22, 2015 at 9:09 AM, Stephen Davidson
<gorky at freenet.carleton.ca> wrote:
> Hi Chris.
>
> Response inlined.
>
> On 09/21/2015 09:57 PM, Christopher Cox wrote:
>> You haven't provided nearly enough information.  Do you have a model
>> and/or part number for the device.  Have you tried something like
>> lsusb -v to get more info (sometimes all that will show is that it
>> can't be supported).
>>
> It's not the printer (a BJ-200e) that's the issue , which works well on MS.
> The printer is a Parallel Port machine, not usb so nothing for lsusb to
> probe.
>
>> There are a couple of such device out there with Linux driver
>> support... they are pretty strange animals, I mean you talking about
>> 10-15 years ago to go back to the "parallel" port generation of
>> printers (ones without usb).
>>
> True, it IS an older printer, but the thing is decent quality output and
> very inexpensive to operate. It's an "Old reliable".
>
>> http://www.linux-usb.org/USB-guide/x532.html
> Oh, THAT driver is broken as well.  My apologies, I don't have the error
> log handy.  I was concentrating on one issue at a time.  Let me know if
> you want me to and I will regenerate the Kernel logs from that type of
> Adapter so you can see the errors that it has.
>> http://www.amazon.com/Belkin-F5U002V1-Parallel-Printer-Adapter/dp/B000EANT40
>> http://www.prolific.com.tw/US/ShowProduct.aspx?p_id=6&pcid=41
> Would these use the same Driver?
>
>> Apologies if the detail I'm wanting was a long time ago on the list...
> No apologies needed.  Especially as the questions I am asking are
> apparently not the right ones.
>
> Regards,
> Steve
>
>
>
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