[NTLUG:Discuss] usb driver

[Peter A. Koren]

It's been a long time since I added new hardware, so I am super rusty on
device driver issues. I just bought a Samsung ML-1710 laser printer with
a usb interface. I made the appropriate change in the bios, installed a
windows only usb driver for WIN 98 plus printer software for WIN 98 and
the printer works as advertised.

There is software for Linux provided on the CD, but it apparently does
not add the usb driver, but only the printer software. There is no usb
entry under /dev. I am running under Mandrake 9.1 with an ABIT BP6
mother board. I have not used the usb interface until today (with
Windows done first). No devices have been created for usb. Since I
installed Mandrake with the usb interface inactive, no drivers were
added. I assume the usb driver is done as a loadable module.

Solutions?

-- Pete