Printer/usb problems

[d7o9idh8jlaj at opayq.com]

On 7/9/19 3:18 PM, Kevin P. Neal [Masked] wrote:
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> On Tue, Jul 09, 2019 at 02:47:32PM +0200, d7o9idh8jlaj at opayq.com wrote:
>> On 7/9/19 12:51 PM, Polytropon [Masked] wrote:
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>>> On Tue, 9 Jul 2019 03:56:45 +0200, d7o9idh8jlaj at opayq.com wrote:
>>>> Hello list!
>>>>
>>>> 10.4-RELEASE FreeBSD 10.4-RELEASE #0 r324094: Fri Sep 29 01:45:44 UTC
>>>> 2017     root at releng1.nyi.freebsd.org:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC  amd64
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>>>> Trying to get my printer working again, but it won't.
>>>>
>>>> Error is: lpd[596]: /dev/unlpt0: No such file or directory.
>>>> Same error with /dev/ulpt0
>>>>
>>>> So I'm a bit stuck.
>>>
>>> So back to the basics.
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>>> When you attach the printer, what message is added to the "dmesg"
>>> output? Is the printer recognized at all (ugen)? This should be
>>> the first step in finding out why no u(n)lpt device is created.
>>
>> No messages. Mouse and keyboard is recognized they are also USB.
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> That sounds like dead hardware, a broken cable, or something of that ilk.
> Broken USB port? Normally when an unknown USB device is plugged in there's
> a mention of the unknown device in the dmesg.

Well, well, well. It's much better to take the right usb cable.

Sorry for the noice.