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From: William Kenworthy <billk@×××××××××.au>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: usb printer disappears on cups upgrade
Date: Sun, 04 Aug 2013 02:43:30
Message-Id: 51FDBFAE.9070202@iinet.net.au
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Re: usb printer disappears on cups upgrade by walt
1 On 04/08/13 09:42, walt wrote:
2 > On 08/02/2013 07:23 PM, William Kenworthy wrote:
3 >> I have a long running machine with a local epson usb printer using the
4 >> kernel lpusb
5 >>
6 >> Using cups <=1.5.2-r4 I can print ... upgrade to 1.6.2-r* and cups cant
7 >> see the usb printer. The only errors in the cups log are to do with
8 >> systemd service files which I masked a couple of days ago - the usb
9 >> problem was happening before though.
10 >>
11 >> I tried both with and without the kernel module and usb use flag with no
12 >> difference. I cant create a new printer in 1.6.2 because the usb port
13 >> doesnt show up at all.
14 >
15 > Does the printer appear in dmesg when you plug it in?
16 >
17 >
18 >
19 >
20
21 yes, it also shows in lsusb, and works if I roll back to the older
22 version ... dont even have to reboot. I am thinking its a configuration
23 issue but whatever it is is not obvious :(
24
25 moriah ~ # dmesg|grep -i epson
26 [ 3.276904] usb 2-1: Manufacturer: EPSON
27 [ 4.296921] scsi 4:0:0:0: Direct-Access EPSON Stylus Storage
28 1.00 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2
29 [ 16.953592] usb 5-3: Manufacturer: EPSON
30 [ 17.967490] scsi 5:0:0:0: Direct-Access EPSON Stylus Storage
31 1.00 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2
32 moriah ~ #
33
34 moriah ~ # lsusb
35 Bus 001 Device 003: ID 050d:0081 Belkin Components F8T001v2 Bluetooth
36 Bus 002 Device 005: ID 045e:001c Microsoft Corp. Internet Keyboard Pro
37 Bus 004 Device 003: ID 0403:6001 Future Technology Devices
38 International, Ltd FT232 USB-Serial (UART) IC
39 Bus 005 Device 003: ID 04b8:082e Seiko Epson Corp. PX-A720 [Stylus
40 CX5900/CX6000/DX6000]
41 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
42 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
43 Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
44 Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
45 Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
46 Bus 002 Device 006: ID 046d:c501 Logitech, Inc. Cordless Mouse Receiver
47 moriah
48
49
50 I cant confirm (I have rolled back as I need to print today) but believe
51 the scanner (xsane) in this printer still works fine with either version
52 of cups (its basicly independent)

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Re: [gentoo-user] Re: usb printer disappears on cups upgrade Urs Schutz <u.schutz@×××××××.ch>