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penguin-p

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Registered: 2008-06-08

Posts: 2

USB LPT Adapter

Hi,
I recently bought a USB -> LPT adapter to be able to connect my Apple LaserWriter printer to my new notebook, which doesn't have any LPT ports. Unter Vista all works fine without any further configuration needed. So I'm pretty sure, that adapter and printer are working well.
Under Arch Linux I plug the adapter and get the following messages from the system:

dmesg:

hub 5-0:1.0: unable to enumerate USB device on port 7
usb 4-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 27
usb 4-1: device descriptor read/64, error -71
usb 4-1: device not accepting address 27, error -71
usb 4-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 28
usb 4-1: device descriptor read/64, error -71
usb 4-1: device descriptor read/all, error -71
usb 4-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 29
usb 4-1: device descriptor read/8, error -71
usb 4-1: device descriptor read/8, error -71
usb 4-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 30
usb 4-1: device descriptor read/8, error -71
usb 4-1: device descriptor read/8, error -71
hub 4-0:1.0: unable to enumerate USB device on port 1

/var/log/messages.log

Jun  8 15:25:09 P usb 4-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 32
Jun  8 15:25:09 P usb 4-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 33
Jun  8 15:25:09 P usb 4-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 34
Jun  8 15:25:10 P usb 4-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 35

lsusb

Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001
Bus 005 Device 002: ID 413c:a005 Dell Computer Corp.
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001
Bus 002 Device 027: ID 046d:c012 Logitech, Inc. Optical Mouse
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001

I have loaded all kernel modules which are, according to the wiki cups tutorial, neccessary: usblp, lp, parport_lp.
During my research, I even got a response from usblp:

usblp0: USB Bidirectional printer dev 26 if 0 alt 0 proto 2 vid 0x1A86 pid 0x7584
usblp0: nonzero read bulk status received: -84
usblp0: nonzero read bulk status received: -84
usb 4-1: USB disconnect, address 26

But I'm not sure, how I got so far

Is there someone who also uses an adapter for printing and is able to help me?