[NTLUG:Discuss] Parallel Port Update

[Christopher Cox]

On 09/22/2015 09:09 AM, Stephen Davidson 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.

By device, I meant the UsB to parallel port device.  And yes, it will show up in 
lsusb, not the printer.

It will show up as something unknown even if there is no known good driver load 
for it.