On Sat, 2006-01-21 at 23:44 -0600, Jeff Vian wrote: > On Sat, 2006-01-21 at 22:44 -0500, Rick Sutphin wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I purchased a Samsung SCX-4521F multifunction Laser printer. Though the > > box says the printer works under Linux, and comes with a Linux > > installer, I have been unable to get the printer to work. > > > > I suspect that the problem is due to the printer not being correctly > > configured in hotplug and udev (the printer is only supported under > > USB), but I do not know how to correctly configure it. > > > > According to the configuration GUI that comes with the program, the > > printer should be connected to /dev/mfpN, where is N = 4 through 11. > > > > #ls /dev/mfp* > > > > returns no results indicating that the above devices do not exist, > > though > > > > #lsmod > > > > indicates that a module named mfpport is loaded. > > > > #cat /proc/bus/usb/devices > > > > indicates that the printer is using the usblp driver. > > > > I think that the following needs to be done: > > 1. the printer added to hotplug > > 2. hotplug configured so that it associates the printer with the correct > > driver (mfpport?) > > 3. udev set up so that it will create the needed /dev/mfpN nodes > > > > Unfortunately, I don't know how to do the above and have not been able > > to google anything useful. > > > > Any help would be appreciated. > > > What does /var/log/messages say about the device? the following is from /var/log/messages Jan 21 15:35:53 localhost kernel: drivers/usb/class/usblp.c: usblp0: USB Bidirectional printer dev 27 if 1 alt 0 proto 2 vid 0x04E8 pid 0x3419 Jan 21 15:35:53 localhost kernel: usbcore: registered new driver usblp Jan 21 15:35:53 localhost kernel: drivers/usb/class/usblp.c: v0.13: USB Printer Device Class driver Jan 21 16:18:44 localhost kernel: drivers/usb/class/usblp.c: usblp0: USB Bidirectional printer dev 3 if 1 alt 0 proto 2 vid 0x04E8 pid 0x3419 Jan 21 16:18:44 localhost kernel: usbcore: registered new driver usblp Jan 21 16:18:44 localhost kernel: drivers/usb/class/usblp.c: v0.13: USB Printer Device Class driver Jan 21 16:23:33 localhost kernel: Modules linked in: mfpport(U) lp parport_pc parport nls_utf8 autofs4 rfcomm l2cap bluetooth sunrpc ipt_REJECT ipt_state ip_conntrack nfnetlink iptable_filter ip_tables video button battery ac usblp gl620a usbnet ipv6 uhci_hcd shpchp emu10k1_gp gameport i2c_viapro i2c_core snd_emu10k1_synth snd_emux_synth snd_seq_virmidi snd_seq_midi_emul snd_emu10k1 snd_rawmidi snd_ac97_codec snd_seq_dummy snd_seq_oss snd_seq_midi_event snd_seq snd_seq_device snd_pcm_oss snd_mixer_oss snd_pcm snd_timer snd_ac97_bus snd_page_alloc snd_util_mem snd_hwdep snd soundcore tulip floppy dm_snapshot dm_zero dm_mirror ext3 jbd dm_mod Jan 21 18:53:40 localhost kernel: drivers/usb/class/usblp.c: usblp0: removed Jan 21 19:47:26 localhost kernel: drivers/usb/class/usblp.c: usblp0: USB Bidirectional printer dev 6 if 1 alt 0 proto 2 vid 0x04E8 pid 0x3419 Jan 21 22:06:29 localhost kernel: drivers/usb/class/usblp.c: usblp0: USB Bidirectional printer dev 3 if 1 alt 0 proto 2 vid 0x04E8 pid 0x3419 Jan 21 22:06:29 localhost kernel: usbcore: registered new driver usblp Jan 21 22:06:29 localhost kernel: drivers/usb/class/usblp.c: v0.13: USB Printer Device Class driver Jan 21 22:25:42 localhost kernel: Modules linked in: mfpport(U) lp parport_pc parport autofs4 rfcomm l2cap bluetooth sunrpc ipt_REJECT ipt_state ip_conntrack nfnetlink iptable_filter ip_tables video button battery ac joydev aiptek usblp ipv6 gl620a usbnet uhci_hcd shpchp emu10k1_gp gameport i2c_viapro i2c_core snd_emu10k1_synth snd_emux_synth snd_seq_virmidi snd_seq_midi_emul snd_emu10k1 snd_rawmidi snd_ac97_codec snd_seq_dummy snd_seq_oss snd_seq_midi_event snd_seq snd_seq_device snd_pcm_oss snd_mixer_oss snd_pcm snd_timer snd_ac97_bus snd_page_alloc snd_util_mem snd_hwdep snd soundcore tulip floppy dm_snapshot dm_zero dm_mirror ext3 jbd dm_mod > Have you tried to set it up with cups? http://localhost:631 Yes. The port offered by the CUPS setup does not work either. > > > > > Thanks, > > Rick > > > > > > >
