Wayne Topa wrote: >Freddy Freeloader([EMAIL PROTECTED]) is reported to have said: > > >>Wayne Topa wrote: >> >> >> >>>Freddy Freeloader([EMAIL PROTECTED]) is reported to have said: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>Hi All, >>>> >>>>I'm having problems with getting my HP DeskJet 895C printer to work. It >>>>is connected with a usb cable. I have, I think anyway, all the >>>>appropriate usb modules (ehci, uhci, usblp, and usbcore) loaded in the >>>>2.6.8 kernel I'm using, and I'm running sarge(upgrade from woody). I >>>>also have CUPS and the HP drivers "hpijs" and "hpoj" installed. I can >>>>log onto the CUPS admin page and work with it so CUPS seems to be >>>>installed correctly. However, I cannot get the computer to find the >>>>printer. I know the printer works as I just unplugged it from another >>>>computer and used the same usb cable for both hookups. >>>> >>>>Anyone have any good ideas for troubleshooting this? Being a newbie to >>>>Linux I'm at the end of my own ideas as to where to go from here. I >>>>have run the "/etc/init.d/hpoj setup" command and it scans for, but does >>>>not find the printer. I have the .ppd file for the printer installed in >>>>the /usr/share/cups/model/ directory. The /proc/bus/usb/ directory is >>>>empty. When I tell CUPS to look to usb interfaces for the printer, no >>>>matter what usb interface # I have used, the error log tells me the >>>>device can't be found. When I run "gs -h" the "ijs" device is listed in >>>>the output. >>>> >>>> > >Did you install the hotplug package? apt-get install hotplug. > >If you have set up hotplug correctly, you can check the syslog to see >if the printer is being picked up. > >In a console, F1-F6, run this >tail -f /var/log/syslog > >watch the output as you plug/unplug the usb cable to the printer. If >you have it set up correctly you will see something like this: NOTE >this is for my usb camera as I don't have a usb printer. > >Sep 8 10:32:08 buddy kernel: uhci_hcd 0000:00:07.2: port 1 portsc 0093 >Sep 8 10:32:08 buddy kernel: hub 1-0:1.0: port 1, status 0101, change 0001, 12 Mb/s >Sep 8 10:32:08 buddy kernel: uhci_hcd 0000:00:07.2: wakeup_hc >Sep 8 10:32:08 buddy kernel: hub 1-0:1.0: debounce: port 1: delay 100ms stable 4 >status 0x101 >Sep 8 10:32:08 buddy kernel: usb 1-1: new full speed USB device using address 2 >Sep 8 10:32:08 buddy kernel: usb 1-1: new device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, >SerialNumber=3 >Sep 8 10:32:08 buddy kernel: usb 1-1: default language 0x0409 >Sep 8 10:32:08 buddy kernel: usb 1-1: Product: KODAK EasyShare CX4230 Zoom Digital >Camera >Sep 8 10:32:08 buddy kernel: usb 1-1: Manufacturer: Eastman Kodak Company >Sep 8 10:32:08 buddy kernel: usb 1-1: SerialNumber: CX42300353680 >Sep 8 10:32:08 buddy kernel: usb 1-1: hotplug >Sep 8 10:32:08 buddy kernel: usb 1-1: adding 1-1:1.0 (config #1, interface 0) >Sep 8 10:32:08 buddy kernel: usb 1-1:1.0: hotplug >Sep 8 10:32:09 buddy usb.agent[7618]: usbcam: loaded successfully > >HTH=Hope This Helps, YMMV=Your Mileage May Vary, HAND=Have A Nice Day > >wt > > Wayne,
That did the trick. I had seen the hotplug module when I built my kernel, but had never seen the hotplug (utility?) that is installable using apt-get. Thanks for your help. I appreciate it. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
