For being able to use the URI file:/dev/usb/lp0 you need to run the
command
cupsctl FileDevice=yes
in a terminal window to activate file:/... URIs.
In Precise (12.04 LTS) this should not be needed any more. The
USB->Parallel adapater should be recognized as "Unknown printer" by the
standard backend and you should be able to set up the printer with
system-config-printer, only needing to choose the model manually.
** Changed in: cups (Ubuntu)
Status: Confirmed => Fix Released
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Trying to add a printer via USB to parallel fails without a useful
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