[NTLUG:Discuss] Latitude C640/DockII Parallel Port: lp1?

[Steve Litt]

On Sat, 15 Mar 2014 17:08:40 -0500
Stephen Davidson <gorky at freenet.carleton.ca> wrote:

> Greetings.
> 
> I am trying to set up an old Dell Latitude C640 as a Print Server,
> using Linux Mint 13 as the OS.  I have an HP Color Printer (USB)
> already hooked up and operational.  I am trying to hook up an old
> Canon printer (the ink is WAY cheaper and it has good quality
> output).  The Canon plugs into a Parallel port and is definately
> operational.  But when plugged into the docking station, the computer
> act like the printer is not connected.
> 
> I've been Googling for the ports and layouts for this system, and 
> possible configurations required, but I've been coming up empty.
> 
> Question: Is the parallel port on this docking station on LP1 instead
> of LP0?
> 
> Does anybody know where to find any documentation for how to hook
> this up?
> 
> Regards,
> Steve

Do I understand correctly that there's no parallel port on the Dell
itself, only on the docking station?

Is there anything about the parallel port in your BIOS? If so, be sure
it's enabled, and that it's EPP or EPP+ECP, not ECP alone.

Try lp0 and lp1 and lp2 etc. Quicker to try than to figure it out
theoretically.

You can adjust your CUPS config at http://localhost:631. It has some
capabilities to detect printers. This might be a help. Mint probably
has other printer utilities, although I've always come back to the
CUPS config, as the most reliable. 

SteveT

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