USB Printers in 2.6-test8

[batkins]

I'm trying to get a usb printer set up with 2.6-test7. What modules
do i have to load to make it happen? USB support is definitely
working, because I get messages in /var/log/messages when i plug it
in, but it doesn't seem to recognize that it's a printer.

This is the output of lsmod:

usblp 13312 0
uhci_hcd 32272 0
natsemi 25504 0
parport_pc 24552 1
lp 9984 0
parport 29088 2 parport_pc,lp
usbcore 111964 4 usblp,uhci_hcd
ide_scsi 15104 0

I'm led to believe that I should expect something like this:

hub.c: USB new device connect on bus2/2, assigned device number 2
printer.c: usblp0: USB bidirectional printer dev 2 if 0 alt 1 proto 2
vid 0x03F0 pid 0x1104

in /var/log/messages (that's 2.4 text, so it may be different now).
Instead, I get:

Oct 20 19:44:29 localhost kernel: hub 2-0:1.0: new USB device on port
1, assigned address 4
Oct 20 19:44:29 localhost kernel: hub 2-0:1.0: new USB device on port
1, assigned address 5

Any ideas? I don't get anything at all in /dev/usb (I'm running
devfs, by the way). /proc/bus/usb contains the 001, 002, and 003
directories. /proc/bus/usb/devices contains:

T: Bus=03 Lev=00 Prnt=00 Port=00 Cnt=00 Dev#= 1 Spd=12 MxCh= 2
B: Alloc= 0/900 us ( 0%), #Int= 0, #Iso= 0
D: Ver= 1.10 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS= 8 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=0000 ProdID=0000 Rev= 2.06
S: Manufacturer=Linux 2.6.0-test8 uhci_hcd
S: Product=UHCI Host Controller
S: SerialNumber=0000:00:11.4
C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=40 MxPwr= 0mA
I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=hub
E: Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 2 Ivl=255ms

T: Bus=02 Lev=00 Prnt=00 Port=00 Cnt=00 Dev#= 1 Spd=12 MxCh= 2
B: Alloc= 0/900 us ( 0%), #Int= 0, #Iso= 0
D: Ver= 1.10 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS= 8 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=0000 ProdID=0000 Rev= 2.06
S: Manufacturer=Linux 2.6.0-test8 uhci_hcd
S: Product=UHCI Host Controller
S: SerialNumber=0000:00:11.3
C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=40 MxPwr= 0mA
I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=hub
E: Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 2 Ivl=255ms

T: Bus=01 Lev=00 Prnt=00 Port=00 Cnt=00 Dev#= 1 Spd=12 MxCh= 2
B: Alloc= 0/900 us ( 0%), #Int= 0, #Iso= 0
D: Ver= 1.10 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS= 8 #Cfgs= 1
P: Vendor=0000 ProdID=0000 Rev= 2.06
S: Manufacturer=Linux 2.6.0-test8 uhci_hcd
S: Product=UHCI Host Controller
S: SerialNumber=0000:00:11.2
C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=40 MxPwr= 0mA
I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 1 Cls=09(hub ) Sub=00 Prot=00 Driver=hub
E: Ad=81(I) Atr=03(Int.) MxPS= 2 Ivl=255ms

None of these entries indicate that a printer is attached, however.

Any help at all would be appreciated.

TIA,
Bill

[steel300]

I had the same problem. I had to play around with the acpi settings in the kernel until it assigned the proper IRQ's to the USB hub. Once you find the right acpi setting, the printer should work no problem.
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