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Date:      Sun, 29 Apr 2001 23:31:43 -0500
From:      Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org>
To:        dleimbac@earthlink.net
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Brother HL-1240 laser printer
Message-ID:  <15084.60079.725331.809867@guru.mired.org>
In-Reply-To: <200104300429.VAA21265@falcon.mail.pas.earthlink.net>
References:  <200104300429.VAA21265@falcon.mail.pas.earthlink.net>

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dave <dleimbac@earthlink.net> types:
> 
> usbdevs show the hub and the printer are detected.

Yes, but that happens even if it's not recognized as a ulpt
device. Check the dmesg.

	<mike

> > First, make sure that ulpt0 shows up in your dmesg. If it doesn't, you
> > need to add uhci or ohci - you can take out the one that doesn't show
> > up - usb and ulpt to your config.
> > 
> > Then do "./MAKEDEV ulpt0" in /dev to make the device.
> > 
> > Then set it up like a normal printer, using /dev/ulpt0 instead of
> > /dev/lpt0.
> > 
> > Oh yeah - make sure USB is enabled in your BIOS. While you're there,
> > check for IRQ conflicts. Some devices share IRQs, some don't.
> > 
> > 	<mike
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