Printers :: Help Needed Network-sharing a thin-client printer?



Hi all,

I have an IBM Netvista N2200 Thin Client with a 'Debian Linux OS' running on
the Flash Card (this distro: http://linux-2200.berlios.de )

I have a 'Xerox DocuPrint P8ex' Laser Printer connected to the Thin Clients
'USB Port'

I can NOT seem to Print to this USB Printer either directly from the command
prompt OR via RDP connected to Windows Server 2003 & using TCP printing as in
the HowTo-NetBoot.txt
(works fine if printer connected to a Windows Box)

I have tried:
cat a > /dev/usblp0  - & I got NO error & NO printing
cat a > /dev/usb  - & I got NO error & NO printing
cat a > /dev/usb1  - & I got NO error & NO printing
cat a > /dev/usb3  - & I got NO error & NO printing

I also tried: -r printer:usb3="Xerox DocuPrint P8ex"
output: PRINTER PRN1 to usb3 driver Xerox Douc P8ex
& NO Printing

Doing a  modprobe printer outputs nothing

I have a directory /dev/usb/ but NO /dev/printer/

Do I need to install a driver or something

I am a Linux noob, so ANY help is greatly appreciated


# dmesg | grep usb
usb.c: registered new driver usbdevfs
usb.c: registered new driver hub
host/usb-uhci.c: $Revision: 1.275 $ time 17:00:43 Mar  1 2005
host/usb-uhci.c: High bandwidth mode enabled
host/usb-uhci.c: v1.275:USB Universal Host Controller Interface driver
host/usb-ohci.c: USB OHCI at membase 0xc6e10000, IRQ 11
host/usb-ohci.c: usb-00:13.0, Compaq Computer Corporation ZFMicro Chipset USB
usb.c: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 1
usb.c: registered new driver hid
usb.c: registered new driver serial
usbserial.c: USB Serial support registered for Generic
usbserial.c: USB Serial Driver core v1.4
usbserial.c: USB Serial support registered for Keyspan PDA
usbserial.c: USB Serial support registered for Keyspan PDA - (prerenumeration)
usbserial.c: USB Serial support registered for Belkin / Peracom / GoHubs USB
Serial Adapter
input0: USB HID v1.00 Keyboard [04b3:3001] on usb1:2.0
input1: USB HID v1.00 Mouse [04b3:3001] on usb1:2.1
usb.c: USB device 3 (vend/prod 0x419/0x3201) is not claimed by any active
driver.

original here.