--- In "Ed K" <> wrote:
>
> --- In "Yan Seiner" <yan@> wrote:
> >
> [Snip]
>
> > Not sure the printer.o module would do anything for you; it drives the
> > parallel port hardware, which you don't have.
> >
> > What does dmesg say when you plug in the USB adapter?
> >
> > Once you know the USB magic number google for it and you will
> > typically get some good ideas on how to set it up.
> >
> > --Yan
> >
>
> I think you're right, Yan. Kevin sent me printer.o and I put on my
> system. When I did plug in the cable/printer to the USB port I
> (foolishly) expected to get a message about the printer. Instead I get:
>
> "USB device 2 (vend/prod 0x50d/0x2) is not claimed by any active
driver."
>
> which seems to refer to the Belkin cable (USB-to-parallel converter).
> As far as I can tell there are no Linux drivers for this. Does this
> mean I need to find a USB-parallel that does have Linux drivers?
>
Looks like it should work:
http://www.qbik.ch/usb/devices/showdev.php?id=1470
try modprobe usblp
Based on the comment, though, you might have to hack the source to add
the USBID.
--Yan
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