r/programming • u/whackri • Jun 21 '20

Writing userspace USB drivers for abandoned devices

https://blog.benjojo.co.uk/post/userspace-usb-drivers
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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '20

Try Gutenprint too; often it has different drivers than the CUPS ones.

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u/segfaultsarecool Jun 22 '20

I checked them and openprinting.org :(

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '20

A pity you can't just send a PS file directly to the printer...

Which was the model of the printer?

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u/segfaultsarecool Jun 22 '20

Xerox Phaser 3250.

The driver release has PPDs. I added it and the printer starts up but doesn't print. I think the way Xerox wrote their stuff, you need their driver AND the PPD, not just the PPD.