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["David Moberg" <davidjmoberg AT gmail.com>]

sindi keesan wrote:
> What exactly would be required to add USB printing capabilities to BL3.4?

Insert the standard USB modules (usbcore and one of: usb-uhci uhci
usb-ohci), and then insmod printer.o (USB printer driver). Make the
USB printer device:

cd /dev
mknod usblp0 c 180 0

(mknod usblp1 c 180 1 and so forth if you have two printers.)

A USB printer attached to /dev/usblp0 works like the same printer
would if it were attached to /dev/lp0 (parallel port).

> I know I need a printcap

For lpd (print spooler).

> (for a Lexmark - is this Epson compatible?).

What model of Lexmark?

You will usually need to look up the model by searching the Internet
or the printer database at linux-printing.org. Then to print
postscript files, most printers require the use of ghostscript and its
printer filters (to convert ps to the printer's format).

David