On Fri, 2004-10-22 at 16:45, Truls Gulbrandsen wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Paul Howarth wrote: > > | Truls Gulbrandsen wrote: > | > |> I had no success with my original posting so I try again. > |> > |> Hi, I just purchased a HP pcs2175 and are trying to get it to > |> work with my TP T23 running FC2. > |> > |> I succeeded in installing the driver and the printer (I think) > |> but not the USB device. > |> > |> The printer configuration gives the following error message: > |> <Unable to open USB device "usb:/dev/usb/lp0": No such device> > |> > |> Can someone here please guide me on how to make the USB port > |> work? > | > | > | What is in your /etc/modprobe.conf file? > | > | What is the output of "lsmod"? > | > | What messages appear in /var/log/messages when you plug in your > | printer? > | > | Paul. > | > Mymodprobe.conf shows: > > alias snd-card-0 snd-intel8x0 > install snd-intel8x0 /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-intel8x0 > &&/usr/sbin/alsactl restore >/dev/null 2>&1 || : > remove snd-intel8x0 { /usr/sbin/alsactl store >/dev/null 2>&1 || : ;}; > /sbin/modprobe -r --ignore remove snd-intel8x0 > > ~ # Turn off IPv6 > alias net-pf-10 off > alias ipv6 off > alias usb-controller1 uhci-hcd Right, so your modprobe.conf thinks that your USB controller requires module uhci-hcd (strange that it says usb-controller1 and not just usb-controller - perhaps that's a problem too?). > lsmod returns: > > [root@localhost root]# lsmod > Module Size Used by > snd_intel8x0 30829 1 > snd_ac97_codec 58821 1 snd_intel8x0 > snd_pcm 83529 1 snd_intel8x0 > snd_timer 25413 1 snd_pcm > snd_page_alloc 8393 2 snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm > gameport 4033 1 snd_intel8x0 > snd_mpu401_uart 7361 1 snd_intel8x0 > snd_rawmidi 21733 1 snd_mpu401_uart > snd_seq_device 6473 1 snd_rawmidi > snd 45477 9 > snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm,snd_timer,snd_mpu401_uart,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_device > soundcore 7713 1 snd > nvram 10569 1 > parport_pc 21249 1 > lp 9133 0 > parport 35977 2 parport_pc,lp > autofs4 20677 0 > aes_i586 38325 1 > airo_cs 5317 1 > airo 58465 1 airo_cs > ds 12869 5 airo_cs > yenta_socket 15937 1 > pcmcia_core 51336 3 airo_cs,ds,yenta_socket > sunrpc 141861 1 > ipt_REJECT 5057 1 > ipt_state 1857 1 > ip_conntrack 25569 1 ipt_state > iptable_filter 2369 1 > ip_tables 13889 3 ipt_REJECT,ipt_state,iptable_filter > floppy 54001 0 > sg 28513 0 > scsi_mod 105360 1 sg > microcode 5601 0 > dm_mod 47317 0 > button 4825 0 > battery 7117 0 > asus_acpi 9177 0 > ac 3533 0 > ext3 96937 2 > jbd 66521 1 ext3 > [root@localhost root]# No uhci-hcd module loaded. Try modprobe uhci-hcd and see what appears in /var/log/messages and if there's any output from lsusb. > The last fes lines messages in /var/log/messages: (but this is maybe > not what we are looking for) > > Oct 22 17:37:44 localhost bonobo-activation-server (root-7415): > invalid character '#' in iid > 'OAFIID:This#!!%$iid%^$%_|~!OAFIID_ContainsBadChars' > Oct 22 17:39:25 localhost bonobo-activation-server (root-7439): iid > OAFIID:BrokenNoType:20000808 has a NULL type > Oct 22 17:39:25 localhost bonobo-activation-server (root-7439): > invalid character '#' in iid > 'OAFIID:This#!!%$iid%^$%_|~!OAFIID_ContainsBadChars' > Oct 22 17:39:39 localhost bonobo-activation-server (root-7444): iid > OAFIID:BrokenNoType:20000808 has a NULL type > Oct 22 17:39:39 localhost bonobo-activation-server (root-7444): > invalid character '#' in iid > 'OAFIID:This#!!%$iid%^$%_|~!OAFIID_ContainsBadChars' > Oct 22 17:43:00 localhost bonobo-activation-server (root-7491): iid > OAFIID:BrokenNoType:20000808 has a NULL type > Oct 22 17:43:00 localhost bonobo-activation-server (root-7491): > invalid character '#' in iid > 'OAFIID:This#!!%$iid%^$%_|~!OAFIID_ContainsBadChars' Nothing relevant here. Paul. -- Paul Howarth <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxx>