Topic: SME 5.6, How to get an usb printer to work

[molski]

Setting up the lexmark (usb) on my XP workstation works perfect, setting up the HP930c (lpt) on my SME server and XP workstation works. Now only the tough part, installing the lexmark on my SME server  I think I will leave it this way.

Thanks for your help Rick,

Molski

[Rick]

Getting the HP working on your server confirms that you have your settings correct, do you get any usb related errors on screen when the system first boots at all? I have seen some issues with usb and various flavours of linux which often turned out to be motherboard and or bios related. Updating your bios can sometimes help, what model motherboard are you using?

[molski]

I'm using a SuperMicro DBE6 (if i got the model number right ) Dual P2/P3 board, 256MB Ram, 10GB HDD. I never had any errors on it before when using Windows or RH8 . Only my SME server gives a error, although the usb is started normally with all processes while booting (I get an "OK" while booting and starting USB)

Molski

[Rick]

Did you ever run the usb printer on this machine when you had RH8 installed? also how about the bios version

[molski]

No I have not tried the printer on RH8 (didn't bought the printer yest at that time ). For my board I got a rev. 3 bios. Looked on the manufacturer's site for an update, but there isn't. I think that my lexmark is just a problem printer for RH7 systems  I can try to let the HP (which is now connected to lpt) run with an USB cable, but I think I won't try anymore. This just will be some of those damn problems I don't understand  I will get some new cartridges for the HP and after that everything is working the way it should. In will try to install the HP with an USB cable, when I got some more time and when I am in a good mood

Rick Thanks,

Molski

[jan]

i've got the same problem with an Epson Stylus C44UX
He works fine on a WIN98 system but with the same computer working as a E-smith server i can't get the printer working.

Yours sincerly

jan