Sorry that regenerate the topic, but I still have problems with the printer.
I apologize for my English, but I mainly use Google translator.
My task is to use an old dot matrix printer, which has only LPT port to a laptop that has no LPT only USB ports. For this purpose I use a USB to LPT cable /China made/ which works fine with Mandriva and MS XP. But I like more PCLinuxOS and to me it's perfect Distro.
When I first turn on the cable under Mandriva immediately below the right pop-up that included a printer and only remains for me to choose the correct printer driver. Unfortunately it's not working here.
I have read this topic / and many others / I do not have success.
First I changed the following:
AUTO_SETUP_QUEUES_ON_PRINTER_CONNECTED=yes
Then I reinstall the Printerdrake, but got no result - in PCC nothing is appears and when you try and add it manually //dev/usb/lp0, ........ /dev/usb/lp1, ...). also nothing happens.
I checked the packages one by one - all of which nstalled in Mandriva are installed here.
In Мandriva line is hal:///org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_1a86_7584_noserial_printer_noserial
lsusb in PCLinuxOS
[em@localhost ~]$ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 020: ID 05e3:0608 Genesys Logic, Inc. USB-2.0 4-Port HUB [Hama]
Bus 001 Device 021: ID 1a86:7584 Unknown
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 04f2:b083 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 006 Device 002: ID 03f0:171d Hewlett-Packard Wireless (Bluetooth + WLAN) Interface [Integrated Module]
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Well I hope I described my problem and rely on help from you. Thanks in advance!
Once again I want to congratulate you for the great distro!
