Re: parport in 2.3.*

Bernhard Rosenkraenzer (bero@redhat.de)
Wed, 15 Dec 1999 12:37:16 +0100 (CET)


On Wed, 15 Dec 1999, Tim Waugh wrote:

> On Wed, 15 Dec 1999, Bernhard Rosenkraenzer wrote:
>
> > # cat /proc/sys/dev/parport/parport0/autoprobe
> > # cat /proc/sys/dev/parport/parport0/autoprobe0
>
> Did it give you a device ID string in 2.2.x? Some printers support IEEE
> 1284 negotiation but don't do device IDs.

No. 2.2.14's /proc/parport/0/autoprobe says

CLASS:PRINTER;
MODEL:Lexmark 3000 Color Jetprinter ;
MANUFACTURER:Lexmark ;
DESCRIPTION:Lexmark 3000 Color Jetprinter ;
COMMAND SET:LEXWPS,PCL3;

The thing I primarily need to autoprobe is the "COMMAND SET:" stuff - I'm
writing a new printer configuration tool.

LLaP
bero

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