From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1RVEDA-00015N-N6 for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Tue, 29 Nov 2011 03:18:24 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 0865121C029; Tue, 29 Nov 2011 03:18:10 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (smtp.gentoo.org [140.211.166.183]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B78FD21C026 for ; Tue, 29 Nov 2011 03:17:12 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 202EB1B400D for ; Tue, 29 Nov 2011 03:17:12 +0000 (UTC) X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new using ClamAV at gentoo.org X-Spam-Flag: NO X-Spam-Score: -4.387 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.387 tagged_above=-999 required=5.5 tests=[AWL=1.014, BAYES_00=-1.9, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED=-2.3, RP_MATCHES_RCVD=-1.201] autolearn=ham Received: from smtp.gentoo.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp.gentoo.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id Cwg_JFerztPh for ; Tue, 29 Nov 2011 03:17:05 +0000 (UTC) Received: from lo.gmane.org (lo.gmane.org [80.91.229.12]) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6EFB11B400C for ; Tue, 29 Nov 2011 03:17:04 +0000 (UTC) Received: from list by lo.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1RVEBo-0002Cj-8m for gentoo-user@gentoo.org; Tue, 29 Nov 2011 04:17:00 +0100 Received: from rrcs-71-40-157-251.se.biz.rr.com ([71.40.157.251]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Tue, 29 Nov 2011 04:17:00 +0100 Received: from wireless by rrcs-71-40-157-251.se.biz.rr.com with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Tue, 29 Nov 2011 04:17:00 +0100 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org From: James Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: Converter parallel-port to USB Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2011 03:16:49 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: <4ED3FE77.6050702@xunil.at> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: sea.gmane.org User-Agent: Loom/3.14 (http://gmane.org/) X-Loom-IP: 71.40.157.251 (Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:8.0.1) Gecko/20111126 Firefox/8.0.1 SeaMonkey/2.5) X-Archives-Salt: 8cb05770-14d8-4a7f-9404-c51ecf301b52 X-Archives-Hash: 6f4e5d79874cbcde5779a9736576aea5 Stefan G. Weichinger xunil.at> writes: > http://www.cups.org/str.php?L3742 > Does anyone use this USB-adapter-cable: > ID 067b:2305 Prolific Technology, Inc. PL2305 Parallel Port Unknown. Look in the driver section of building a kernel for the supported devices. I have use FTDI usb-serial converters without issue. > successfully with gentoo? > > If no, are there any "yes, works" recommendations for an adapter-cable > or -card to attach an old, but perfectly printing HP LJ2100 to my new > machine? How about the EIO jet card mentioned in the manual for this device? They should be cheap, used. An old parallel port on an old pci card should do the trick, if all you needs is a parallel port. Some of those old Laserjet printer could be set up across a serial port, if nothing else works..... hth, James Jm