Current - USB2 - cups and u[n]lpt devices.

[Andrew Thompson]

On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 06:10:37AM -0600, eculp wrote:
> I just rebooted my laptop that I have today's USB2 hopefully with the 
> latest USB compatibility, if I understood the GENERIC kernel correctly.  
> I'm using i386 version, up to date as of this morning.  Ports are 
> completely up to date.  all etc/dev* stuff is as it was with USB1.
> 
> From the dmesg I get:
> 
> +ugen0.2: <EPSON> at usbus0
> +ulpt0: <USB2.0 Printer> on usbus0
> +ulpt0: using bi-directional mode
> +Symlink: ulpt0 -> usb0.2.1.16
> +Symlink: unlpt0 -> usb0.2.1.17
> 
> With localhost:631 I see Unable to open device file "/dev/ulpt0": Operation 
> not permitted.  Probably because, there ain't none.  Is there something 
> else that I need to do that I didn't do before?
> 
> This isn't critical.  I probably print only a few pages a week but I do 
> want it to work when something is critical.

Im working on a patch (from Rink) to create proper device nodes, should
be ready shortly.


Andrew