Re: USB IEEE1284 gadgets and ppdev

From: Tim Waugh (twaugh@redhat.com)
Date: Wed Sep 25 2002 - 10:09:15 EST


On Wed, Sep 25, 2002 at 08:01:29AM -0700, Greg KH wrote:

> I understand that the uss720 driver should register with parport, as
> it is a USB to parallel port adapter, but the usblp driver should
> not, as it is just a pass-through to a printer. Do you see any
> advantage to having usblp registering with parport?

Well, it would mean that ppdev could use it. I understand that only a
few functions of a normal parallel port could be implemented (read,
write, get status).

Alternatively I suppose I could get libieee1284 to grok /dev/usb/lp*.
Steve---would that solve the problem that you're running into?

Tim.
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