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[fernan]

Hi,

Any experience with this kind of adapters in Puppy (I'm running 5.2.5) on a Toshiba Satellite Notebook. Printer is an HP LaserJet 5L.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1219598&CatId=471

(no affiliation) I just want to know if this will work, or if some drivers are needed...

Thank's

[rcrsn51]

[8-bit]

I use a usb to parallel adapter to hook up a xerox lazer P12 printer to my desktop PC with no problems.
Hope that helps you.
Also, no additional drivers are needed other than the one for the printer.

[Wac]

I've successfully installed a Seikosha SP-2400 with a USB to Parallel cable under Slacko. This is how I've done it:

Open "CUPS" page
Click on "Adding Printers and Classes"
Select "Add Printer" under printer printers
Select "SCSI printer" under local printers
Click on "Continue"
Type the following next to "connection": parallel:/dev/usblp0
Click on "Continue"
Follow the rest of the instruction as you would as if it was connected to a parallel port

Note: You use IBM-ProPrinterII-ibmpro.ppd as ppd file for a Seikosha SP-2400