Re: USB curosity

2015-12-16 Thread Geoffrey Leach
On 12/16/2015 01:31:55 AM, Berend De Schouwer wrote: > On Tue, 2015-12-15 at 16:14 -0800, Geoffrey Leach wrote: > > On 12/14/2015 11:58:53 PM, Berend De Schouwer wrote: > > > On Mon, 2015-12-14 at 11:46 -0800, Geoffrey Leach wrote: > > > > On 12/13/2015 10:40:10 PM, Berend De Schouwer wrote: > > >

Re: USB curosity

2015-12-16 Thread Berend De Schouwer
On Tue, 2015-12-15 at 16:14 -0800, Geoffrey Leach wrote: > On 12/14/2015 11:58:53 PM, Berend De Schouwer wrote: > > On Mon, 2015-12-14 at 11:46 -0800, Geoffrey Leach wrote: > > > On 12/13/2015 10:40:10 PM, Berend De Schouwer wrote: > > > >   > > > > Will "echo -en 'hello world\n\f' > /dev/usb/lp0"

Re: USB curosity

2015-12-15 Thread Fulko Hew
> On 12/14/15 03:22, Ger van Dijck wrote: ... snip ... > Cables can be a problem. ... snip ... Here's my USB cable story: My sister-in-law's USB disk drive stopped working for her. I tried it on my Linux laptop, and it worked just fine. I took it to work and tried it on three different Windows

Re: USB curosity

2015-12-15 Thread Tim
Allegedly, on or about 15 December 2015, Fred Smith sent: > there is definitely a limit on USB cable length, and for some > devices its very strict. I have a Canon LIDE 210 USB scanner here. > I had originally put together cables long enough to reach from the > shelf by my desk to the computer, an

Re: USB curosity

2015-12-15 Thread Tim
Allegedly, on or about 15 December 2015, Kevin Cummings sent: > We finally got the thicknet repeater manufacturer together with the > X-terminal manufacturer together. Each blamed the other. Turns out > both were at fault. While the specification allows a 10% signal > variance, both implemented

Re: USB curosity

2015-12-15 Thread Fred Smith
On Tue, Dec 15, 2015 at 05:30:10PM -0500, Kevin Cummings wrote: > On 12/14/15 03:22, Ger van Dijck wrote: > > Op Mon, 14 Dec 2015 04:23:47 +0100 schreef Geoffrey Leach > > : > > > >> I have a LaserJet 1300 printer that connects via a Belkin parallel > >> port-to-USB connector. When I send a docume

Re: USB curosity

2015-12-15 Thread Geoffrey Leach
On 12/15/2015 12:04:48 AM, Berend De Schouwer wrote: > On Mon, 2015-12-14 at 11:38 -0800, Geoffrey Leach wrote: > > On 12/13/2015 09:56:40 PM, Ed Greshko wrote: > > >  > > > > > > Have you examined /var/log/cups/error_log ? > > > > That file does not exist. This despite printing the test page > >

Re: USB curosity

2015-12-15 Thread Geoffrey Leach
On 12/14/2015 11:58:53 PM, Berend De Schouwer wrote: > On Mon, 2015-12-14 at 11:46 -0800, Geoffrey Leach wrote: > > On 12/13/2015 10:40:10 PM, Berend De Schouwer wrote: > > >  > > > Will "echo -en 'hello world\n\f' > /dev/usb/lp0" print?  This > > > should > > > print the text, with a form feed.  I

Re: USB curosity

2015-12-15 Thread Kevin Cummings
On 12/14/15 03:22, Ger van Dijck wrote: > Op Mon, 14 Dec 2015 04:23:47 +0100 schreef Geoffrey Leach > : > >> I have a LaserJet 1300 printer that connects via a Belkin parallel >> port-to-USB connector. When I send a document to the printer, half the >> time it prints without hesitation; other time

Re: USB curosity

2015-12-15 Thread Berend De Schouwer
On Mon, 2015-12-14 at 11:38 -0800, Geoffrey Leach wrote: > On 12/13/2015 09:56:40 PM, Ed Greshko wrote: > >  > > > > Have you examined /var/log/cups/error_log ? > > That file does not exist. This despite printing the test page > displayed "Unable to send data to printer" after a few minutes. CUPS

Re: USB curosity

2015-12-14 Thread Berend De Schouwer
On Mon, 2015-12-14 at 11:46 -0800, Geoffrey Leach wrote: > On 12/13/2015 10:40:10 PM, Berend De Schouwer wrote: > >  > > Will "echo -en 'hello world\n\f' > /dev/usb/lp0" print?  This > > should > > print the text, with a form feed.  I assume it will block (wait > > forever) > > Submitted by root,

Re: USB curosity

2015-12-14 Thread Joe Zeff
On 12/14/2015 11:46 AM, Geoffrey Leach wrote: Submitted by root, the command prints fine. dev/usb/lp0 is character special (180/0) Please don't send your replies to the list *and* CC the list. I'm getting two copies of every post of yours and don't need to see them twice. -- users mailing

Re: USB curosity

2015-12-14 Thread Geoffrey Leach
On 12/14/2015 12:22:24 AM, Ger van Dijck wrote: > Op Mon, 14 Dec 2015 04:23:47 +0100 schreef Geoffrey Leach > : > > > I have a LaserJet 1300 printer that connects via a Belkin parallel > > port-to-USB connector. When I send a document to the printer, half > the > > time it prints without hes

Re: USB curosity

2015-12-14 Thread Geoffrey Leach
On 12/13/2015 10:40:10 PM, Berend De Schouwer wrote: > On Sun, 2015-12-13 at 19:23 -0800, Geoffrey Leach wrote: > > I have a LaserJet 1300 printer that connects via a Belkin parallel > > port-to-USB connector. When I send a document to the printer, half > > the time it prints without hesitation; ot

Re: USB curosity

2015-12-14 Thread Geoffrey Leach
On 12/13/2015 09:56:40 PM, Ed Greshko wrote: > > > On 12/14/15 11:23, Geoffrey Leach wrote: > > I have a LaserJet 1300 printer that connects via a Belkin parallel > port-to-USB connector. When I send a document to the printer, half the > time it prints without hesitation; other times it stalls un

Re: USB curosity

2015-12-14 Thread Ger van Dijck
Op Mon, 14 Dec 2015 04:23:47 +0100 schreef Geoffrey Leach : I have a LaserJet 1300 printer that connects via a Belkin parallel port-to-USB connector. When I send a document to the printer, half the time it prints without hesitation; other times it stalls until I disconnect and re-connect

Re: USB curosity

2015-12-13 Thread Berend De Schouwer
On Sun, 2015-12-13 at 19:23 -0800, Geoffrey Leach wrote: > I have a LaserJet 1300 printer that connects via a Belkin parallel > port-to-USB connector. When I send a document to the printer, half > the time it prints without hesitation; other times it stalls until I > disconnect and re-connect the U

Re: USB curosity

2015-12-13 Thread Ed Greshko
On 12/14/15 11:23, Geoffrey Leach wrote: > I have a LaserJet 1300 printer that connects via a Belkin parallel > port-to-USB connector. When I send a document to the printer, half the time > it prints without hesitation; other times it stalls until I disconnect and > re-connect the USB cable. W

USB curosity

2015-12-13 Thread Geoffrey Leach
I have a LaserJet 1300 printer that connects via a Belkin parallel port-to-USB connector. When I send a document to the printer, half the time it prints without hesitation; other times it stalls until I disconnect and re-connect the USB cable. When I do that, here's what dmesg reports: [80924.7