[NTLUG:Discuss] Parallel Port Update

[Stephen Davidson]

On 09/23/2015 09:56 PM, Christopher Cox wrote:
> 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.
>
There is no UsB to parallel port device, I am (trying to) use the
Parallel Port on the Motherboard.
(Note: when I tried the USB device, it logged a different set of errors,
so gave up on that)

Regards,
Steve