[techtalk] USB printer problem

[Adriana Gonzalez]

Hi all,

I've been trying to get my epson usb printer working for a while, with no
luck at all.  The short description of my problem is that when I send
something, anything, to the printer the red light turns on, nothing comes
out and there is no error message.  That occurs either if I send output
directly to the printer:

ls > /dev/usb/lp0

or if I try to print from lpr:

lpr file

Now to my configuration.

I am running LinuxPPC Q4, and manually compiled a 2.4.7 kernel with USB
support, I mean statically compiled, not as a module.  I also have a visor
that I can sync just fine through my USB cradle.
I also have:
lpr-0.71-1
printtool-4.02-1
printfilters-2.02-1

printtool detects my printer at /dev/usb/lp0 and the driver is set to
EPSON
EPL-5700.

I have the following device entry:

crw-rw-r--    1 root     lp       180,   0 Aug 21  2000 /dev/usb/lp0

I also can see the printer being detected in my /var/log/messages:

Jul 23 20:42:04 localhost kernel: Manufacturer: EPSON
Jul 23 20:42:04 localhost kernel: Product: USB Printer
Jul 23 20:42:04 localhost kernel: printer.c: usblp0: USB Bidirectional
printer dev 13 if 0 alt 0

And also the entry in my /proc/bus/usb/devices file seems to be ok:

S: Manufacturer=EPSON
S:  Product=USB Printer
C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=40 MxPwr=  2mA
I:  If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=07(print) Sub=01 Prot=02 Driver=usblp

And now what? Has anybody have the same problem?  Does anybody have any
idea on how to find out what's going on?

Thanks so much in advance,

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Adriana