I have also experienced problems setting this up. I have installed CUPS but when I try to add a local printer but the USB option doesn't appear. I checked that the USB backend exists and also followed a few posts online but without success. I also tried playing with the lp/lpr option but these errored. Unfortunately I'm not at my normal machines so I can't paste in the errors but the log suggestes that CUPS is unable to open a socket which I guess makes sense as I am trying to send to a USB printer.

If anyone can suggest how I get the USB option to appear in the web interface as a local printer I would be most grateful.

Thanks

Chris

We are trying to improve printing.

You need a printer driver. CUPS comes with few. The easiest way is to download:

a) hplip : for hp printers
b) gutenprint : for canon, epson, Lexmark, Sony, Olympus
c) foomatic-db, foomatic-db-engine, foomatic-db-nonfree and foomatic-filters : several free software printer drivers
d) ufr2: for  canon printers (extra drivers)
e) splix: for samsung
f) cups-pdf: for pdf printing

If in confusion, install all. Sometimes other brand drivers work for your particular printer, e.g. Dell needs lexmark drivers. Otherwise find your particular printer from OPEN Printing database: http://www.linuxprinting.org/printer_list.cgi

Few things that may be of help:

1) Add yourself to "lp" group

2) Upon connecting usb printer; do:

dmesg|tail
ls -l /dev/bus/usb/*/*

The permissions should show something like root:lp 0660. If you do have permission problem. there are two ways:

1) Make a custom udev rule in /etc/udev/rules.d (google search may help :-) ) OR
2) Change the permission of the device node /dev/bus/usb/AAA/BBB manually; where AAA and BBB are your BUS no. and device nodes of your printer machine 

If there is still a permission problem, download hal-cups-utils (its been recently added to repos, so you wait for sometime for it to be on mirrors). This has been reported to help in ubuntu and arch linux forums.



Once driver pkgs are installed and permissions are fine, use CUPS frontend. Start webserver (say, lighttpd and cups)

/etc/init.d/lighttpd start &
/etc/init.d/cups start

Your printer should work. If still does not work, please report back.

@jozee

My printer arent still work.

1. How to add myself to lp group?

2. There is no directory /bus in /dev

tux@slitaz:~$ dmesg|tail

snd_via82xx: Unknown symbol gameport_set_phys

snd_via82xx: Unknown symbol
gameport_unregister_port

snd_via82xx: Unknown symbol __gameport_register_port

eth0: link up, 100Mbps, full-duplex, lpa 0x45E1

snd_via82xx: Unknown symbol gameport_set_phys

snd_via82xx: Unknown symbol gameport_unregister_port

snd_via82xx: Unknown symbol __gameport_register_port

usb 2-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 2

usb 2-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice

Generic RTC Driver v1.07

tux@slitaz:~$ ls -l /dev/bus/usb/*/*

ls: /dev/bus/usb/*/*: No such file or directory

addgroup tux lp

I assumed you are using a usb printer (are you??). "dmesg" doesn't show anything that your printer is connected to computer but it does show that your sound (snd_via82xx) is broken.

What printer do you have? Have you installed the printer driver pkgs as detailed above?

Rohit

@jozee
My sound still broken using the official linux-sound.

I am using Brother HL-1430 usb printer. i had connected it. i had installed the printer driver gutenprint

If I unplugged the printer. It shows:

usb 2-2: USB disconnect,address 2

any idea?

As I have written above, you should check your printer driver in Open Printing database. This is the most important site for linux printing. In your case, read description here:
http://www.linuxprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=Brother-HL-1430

download the ppd file (there are few there, atleast one/all should work) and save it in /usr/share/cups/model/ and then, try the above steps again.

jozee,

I think the usb printer should show up after clicking the find new printer in cups? Should I do this it is in the old forum:

1. load modules: (modprobe...)
usblp
ohci-hcd
usbserial
(perhaps the last is not necessary, i don't know)

2. create a node
mknod /dev/usb/lp0 c 180 0

but again there is a problem with dev/usb/lp0 :

Perhaps a solution in rules ?

3 so try :
chmod a+rw /dev/usb/lp0

4 reload cups after stop
/etc/init.d/cups start

If I do this it says:

root@slitaz:/home/tux# modprobe usblp
root@slitaz:/home/tux# mknod /dev/usb/lp0 c 180 0
mknod: /dev/usb/lp0: File exists
root@slitaz:/home/tux# chmod a+rw /dev/usb/lp0
root@slitaz:/home/tux# /etc/init.d/cupsd start
Starting cups deamon: Cupsd... [ OK ]
root@slitaz:/home/tux# dmesg|tail
EXT3 FS on hda2, internal journal
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [ALKC] enabled at IRQ 22
VIA 82xx Audio 0000:00:11.5: PCI INT C -> Link[ALKC] -> GSI 22 (level, low) -> IRQ 22
VIA 82xx Audio 0000:00:11.5: setting latency timer to 64
eth0: link up, 100Mbps, full-duplex, lpa 0x45E1
usb 2-2: USB disconnect, address 2
usb 2-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 3
usb 2-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
usblp0: USB Bidirectional printer dev 3 if 0 alt 0 proto 2 vid 0x04F9 pid 0x001A
usbcore: registered new interface driver usblp


If i just do only -copy the .ppd file-,dmesg|tail
usb 2-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice

But all of them cant make my printer working.

"usblp" is known to create problems with CUPS-1.4.x. So, don't modprobe it. That used to be with 1.3.x series. Also, you should not need to do mknod and chmod steps. This is automatically handled using udev and udev-rules.

Can you download "usbutils" pkg and then after connecting your printer, do:
lsusb

I don't really know what's happening at your end. Maybe someone can help.

I uninstall slitaz and install it again with all the drivers+cups+hal-utils-cups+usbutils and do all of the instructions.

tux@slitaz:~$ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub


@jozee

I changed my printer to another usb port.
tux@slitaz:~$ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 04f9:001a Brother Industries, Ltd HL-1430 Laser Printer
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
tux@slitaz:~$ dmesg|tail
snd_via82xx: Unknown symbol __gameport_register_port
snd_via82xx: Unknown symbol gameport_set_phys
snd_via82xx: Unknown symbol gameport_unregister_port
snd_via82xx: Unknown symbol __gameport_register_port
eth0: link up, 100Mbps, full-duplex, lpa 0x45E1
snd_via82xx: Unknown symbol gameport_set_phys
snd_via82xx: Unknown symbol gameport_unregister_port
snd_via82xx: Unknown symbol __gameport_register_port
usb 3-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 2
usb 3-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice


Bus 003 Device 002: ID 04f9:001a Brother Industries, Ltd HL-1430 Laser Printer

This looks good. Atleast printer is being recognized. Now, let's first check the permissions:

ls -l /dev/bus/usb/*/*

There are no such directory /dev/bus/usb/
But there are /proc/bus/usb/ or /sys/bus/usb or /dev/usb
tux@slitaz:~$ su
Password:
root@slitaz:/home/tux# addgroup tux lp
root@slitaz:/home/tux# ls -l /dev/bus/usb/*/*
ls: /dev/bus/usb/*/*: No such file or directory

ok what does "ls -l /dev/usb" say?

BTW, I think udev rules are not triggering on your computer.
Based on your lsusb output,

Bus 003 Device 002: ID 04f9:001a Brother Industries, Ltd HL-1430 Laser Printer

can you create a new file /etc/udev/rules.d/10-customprinter.rules and add the following udev rule

ATTR{idVendor}=="04f9", ATTR{idProduct}=="001a", MODE:="0660", GROUP:="lp"

Note, idVendor and idProduct are based on your above lsusb output.

Also make sure your "ppd" file is in "/usr/share/cups/model". Then, reboot your computer.

post the permission command as above

I had put the ppd in /cups/model and the udev rules and restart the computer. But theres nothing like permission rules on ls -l /dev/usb

tux@slitaz:~$ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 003: ID 04f9:001a Brother Industries, Ltd HL-1430 Laser Printer
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
tux@slitaz:~$ su
Password:
root@slitaz:/home/tux# addgroup tux lp



root@slitaz:/home/tux# dmesg|tail
snd_via82xx: Unknown symbol gameport_set_phys
snd_via82xx: Unknown symbol gameport_unregister_port
snd_via82xx: Unknown symbol __gameport_register_port
eth0: link up, 100Mbps, full-duplex, lpa 0x45E1
snd_via82xx: Unknown symbol gameport_set_phys
snd_via82xx: Unknown symbol gameport_unregister_port
snd_via82xx: Unknown symbol __gameport_register_port
usb 3-2: USB disconnect, address 2
usb 3-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 3
usb 3-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
root@slitaz:/home/tux# ls -l /dev/bus/usb/*/*
ls: /dev/bus/usb/*/*: No such file or directory
root@slitaz:/home/tux# ls -l /dev/usb
crw-r--r-- 1 root root 180, 96 Dec 16 07:22 hiddev0
crw-r--r-- 1 root root 180, 97 Dec 16 07:22 hiddev1
crw-r--r-- 1 root root 180, 98 Dec 16 07:22 hiddev2
crw-r--r-- 1 root root 180, 99 Dec 16 07:22 hiddev3
crw-r--r-- 1 root root 180, 100 Dec 16 07:22 hiddev4
crw-r--r-- 1 root root 180, 101 Dec 16 07:22 hiddev5
crw-r--r-- 1 root root 180, 102 Dec 16 07:22 hiddev6


root@slitaz:/home/tux# ls -l /proc/bus/usb
dr-xr-xr-x 2 root root 0 Dec 17 07:23 001
dr-xr-xr-x 2 root root 0 Dec 17 07:23 002
dr-xr-xr-x 2 root root 0 Dec 17 07:23 003
dr-xr-xr-x 2 root root 0 Dec 17 07:23 004
dr-xr-xr-x 2 root root 0 Dec 17 07:23 005
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 0 Dec 17 07:25 devices
root@slitaz:/home/tux# ls -l /proc/bus/usb/*/*
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 43 Dec 17 07:23 /proc/bus/usb/001/001
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 43 Dec 17 07:23 /proc/bus/usb/002/001
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 43 Dec 17 07:23 /proc/bus/usb/003/001
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 50 Dec 17 07:25 /proc/bus/usb/003/003
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 43 Dec 17 07:23 /proc/bus/usb/004/001
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 43 Dec 17 07:23 /proc/bus/usb/005/001

root@slitaz:/home/tux# ls -l /sys/bus/usb
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 0 Dec 17 07:25 devices
drwxr-xr-x 8 root root 0 Dec 17 07:23 drivers
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4096 Dec 17 07:31 drivers_autoprobe
--w------- 1 root root 4096 Dec 17 07:31 drivers_probe
--w------- 1 root root 4096 Dec 17 07:31 uevent

root@slitaz:/home/tux# ls -l /sys/bus/usb/*/*
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Dec 17 07:23 /sys/bus/usb/devices/1-0:1.0 -> ../../../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.4/usb1/1-0:1.0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Dec 17 07:23 /sys/bus/usb/devices/2-0:1.0 -> ../../../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.0/usb2/2-0:1.0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Dec 17 07:23 /sys/bus/usb/devices/3-0:1.0 -> ../../../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.1/usb3/3-0:1.0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Dec 17 07:25 /sys/bus/usb/devices/3-2 -> ../../../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.1/usb3/3-2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Dec 17 07:31 /sys/bus/usb/devices/3-2:1.0 -> ../../../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.1/usb3/3-2/3-2:1.0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Dec 17 07:23 /sys/bus/usb/devices/4-0:1.0 -> ../../../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.2/usb4/4-0:1.0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Dec 17 07:23 /sys/bus/usb/devices/5-0:1.0 -> ../../../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.3/usb5/5-0:1.0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Dec 17 07:23 /sys/bus/usb/devices/usb1 -> ../../../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.4/usb1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Dec 17 07:23 /sys/bus/usb/devices/usb2 -> ../../../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.0/usb2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Dec 17 07:23 /sys/bus/usb/devices/usb3 -> ../../../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.1/usb3
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Dec 17 07:23 /sys/bus/usb/devices/usb4 -> ../../../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.2/usb4
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Dec 17 07:23 /sys/bus/usb/devices/usb5 -> ../../../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.3/usb5

/sys/bus/usb/drivers/hiddev:
--w------- 1 root root 4096 Dec 17 07:31 bind
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Dec 17 07:31 module -> ../../../../module/usbhid
--w------- 1 root root 4096 Dec 17 07:31 new_id
--w------- 1 root root 4096 Dec 17 07:31 uevent
--w------- 1 root root 4096 Dec 17 07:31 unbind

/sys/bus/usb/drivers/hub:
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Dec 17 07:31 1-0:1.0 -> ../../../../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.4/usb1/1-0:1.0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Dec 17 07:31 2-0:1.0 -> ../../../../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.0/usb2/2-0:1.0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Dec 17 07:31 3-0:1.0 -> ../../../../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.1/usb3/3-0:1.0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Dec 17 07:31 4-0:1.0 -> ../../../../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.2/usb4/4-0:1.0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Dec 17 07:31 5-0:1.0 -> ../../../../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.3/usb5/5-0:1.0
--w------- 1 root root 4096 Dec 17 07:31 bind
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Dec 17 07:31 module -> ../../../../module/usbcore
--w------- 1 root root 4096 Dec 17 07:31 new_id
--w------- 1 root root 4096 Dec 17 07:31 uevent
--w------- 1 root root 4096 Dec 17 07:31 unbind


/sys/bus/usb/drivers/usb:
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Dec 17 07:31 3-2 -> ../../../../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.1/usb3/3-2
--w------- 1 root root 4096 Dec 17 07:31 bind
--w------- 1 root root 4096 Dec 17 07:31 uevent
--w------- 1 root root 4096 Dec 17 07:31 unbind
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Dec 17 07:31 usb1 -> ../../../../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.4/usb1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Dec 17 07:31 usb2 -> ../../../../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.0/usb2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Dec 17 07:31 usb3 -> ../../../../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.1/usb3
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Dec 17 07:31 usb4 -> ../../../../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.2/usb4
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Dec 17 07:31 usb5 -> ../../../../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.3/usb5

/sys/bus/usb/drivers/usb-storage:
--w------- 1 root root 4096 Dec 17 07:31 bind
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Dec 17 07:31 module -> ../../../../module/usb_storage
--w------- 1 root root 4096 Dec 17 07:31 new_id
--w------- 1 root root 4096 Dec 17 07:31 uevent
--w------- 1 root root 4096 Dec 17 07:31 unbind

/sys/bus/usb/drivers/usbfs:
--w------- 1 root root 4096 Dec 17 07:31 bind
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Dec 17 07:31 module -> ../../../../module/usbcore
--w------- 1 root root 4096 Dec 17 07:31 new_id
--w------- 1 root root 4096 Dec 17 07:31 uevent
--w------- 1 root root 4096 Dec 17 07:31 unbind

/sys/bus/usb/drivers/usbhid:
--w------- 1 root root 4096 Dec 17 07:31 bind
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Dec 17 07:31 module -> ../../../../module/usbhid
--w------- 1 root root 4096 Dec 17 07:31 new_id
--w------- 1 root root 4096 Dec 17 07:31 uevent
--w------- 1 root root 4096 Dec 17 07:31 unbind

part of ls -l /dev
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Dec 16 07:22 usb
crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 189, 0 Dec 16 21:13 usb1
crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 189, 128 Dec 16 21:13 usb2
crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 189, 256 Dec 16 21:13 usb3
crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 189, 384 Dec 16 21:13 usb4
crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 189, 512 Dec 16 21:13 usb5
crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 189, 0 Dec 16 21:13 usbdev1.1
crw-rw---- 1 root root 254, 1 Dec 16 21:13 usbdev1.1_ep00
crw-rw---- 1 root root 254, 0 Dec 16 21:13 usbdev1.1_ep81
crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 189, 128 Dec 16 21:13 usbdev2.1
crw-rw---- 1 root root 254, 3 Dec 16 21:13 usbdev2.1_ep00
crw-rw---- 1 root root 254, 2 Dec 16 21:13 usbdev2.1_ep81
crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 189, 129 Dec 16 08:23 usbdev2.2
crw-rw---- 1 root root 254, 12 Dec 16 08:23 usbdev2.2_ep00
crw-rw---- 1 root root 254, 10 Dec 16 08:23 usbdev2.2_ep01
crw-rw---- 1 root root 254, 11 Dec 16 08:23 usbdev2.2_ep82
crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 189, 256 Dec 16 21:13 usbdev3.1
crw-rw---- 1 root root 254, 5 Dec 16 21:13 usbdev3.1_ep00
crw-rw---- 1 root root 254, 4 Dec 16 21:13 usbdev3.1_ep81
crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 189, 258 Dec 17 07:25 usbdev3.3
crw-rw---- 1 root root 254, 12 Dec 17 07:25 usbdev3.3_ep00
crw-rw---- 1 root root 254, 10 Dec 17 07:25 usbdev3.3_ep01
crw-rw---- 1 root root 254, 11 Dec 17 07:25 usbdev3.3_ep82
crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 189, 384 Dec 16 21:13 usbdev4.1
crw-rw---- 1 root root 254, 7 Dec 16 21:13 usbdev4.1_ep00
crw-rw---- 1 root root 254, 6 Dec 16 21:13 usbdev4.1_ep81
crw-rw-rw- 1 root root 189, 512 Dec 16 21:13 usbdev5.1
crw-rw---- 1 root root 254, 9 Dec 16 21:13 usbdev5.1_ep00
crw-rw---- 1 root root 254, 8 Dec 16 21:13 usbdev5.1_ep81

@jozee

1) I tried to use slitaz old cooking because there are /dev/usb

2) I had downloaded all the drivers + usbutils + hal-cups-utils

3) I add the udev rules and restart computer

4) Here are the output
tux@slitaz:~$ su
Password:
root@slitaz:/home/tux# addgroup tux lp
root@slitaz:/home/tux# dmesg|tail
Freeing unused kernel memory: 256k freed
EXT3 FS on hda2, internal journal
ohci_hcd: 2006 August 04 USB 1.1 'Open' Host Controller (OHCI) Driver
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [ALKC] enabled at IRQ 22
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:11.5[C] -> Link [ALKC] -> GSI 22 (level, low) -> IRQ 22
PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:11.5 to 64
eth0: link up, 100Mbps, full-duplex, lpa 0x45E1
hub 1-0:1.0: unable to enumerate USB device on port 4
usb 3-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 2
usb 3-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
root@slitaz:/home/tux# lsusb
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 04f9:001a Brother Industries, Ltd HL-1430 Laser Printer
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
root@slitaz:/home/tux# ls -l /dev/bus/usb/*/*
crw-rw-r-- 1 root root 189, 0 Dec 19 14:11 /dev/bus/usb/001/001
crw-rw-r-- 1 root root 189, 128 Dec 19 14:11 /dev/bus/usb/002/001
crw-rw-r-- 1 root root 189, 256 Dec 19 14:11 /dev/bus/usb/003/001
crw-rw-r-- 1 root root 189, 257 Dec 19 14:11 /dev/bus/usb/003/002
crw-rw-r-- 1 root root 189, 384 Dec 19 14:11 /dev/bus/usb/004/001
crw-rw-r-- 1 root root 189, 512 Dec 19 14:11 /dev/bus/usb/005/001


@jozee

I just tried this. Is this correct?
root@slitaz:/home/tux# chgrp lp /dev/bus/usb/003/002
root@slitaz:/home/tux# ls -l /dev/bus/usb/*/*
crw-rw-r-- 1 root root 189, 0 Dec 19 14:11 /dev/bus/usb/001/001
crw-rw-r-- 1 root root 189, 128 Dec 19 14:11 /dev/bus/usb/002/001
crw-rw-r-- 1 root root 189, 256 Dec 19 14:11 /dev/bus/usb/003/001
crw-rw-r-- 1 root lp 189, 257 Dec 19 14:11 /dev/bus/usb/003/002
crw-rw-r-- 1 root root 189, 384 Dec 19 14:11 /dev/bus/usb/004/001
crw-rw-r-- 1 root root 189, 512 Dec 19 14:11 /dev/bus/usb/005/001


I have managed to setup usb printing. Unfortunately I make various changes so not sure which one did the business. However what I did was to install all the Foomatic packages, the HAL-CUPS-UTILS and USB Utils packages. I also set the permissions on /dev/bus/usb/*/* to 666 and change group ownership to lp and added root and tux to the lp group. Once I made these changes I used the find printer option in cups which did find the printer which I set up with the Brother HL1450 driver. When I tried to print the lights on the printer began flashing but no printer output was produced. However this proved that Cups could see the printer. The final step was to download the HL1250 driver from http://www.linuxprinting.org/printer_list.cgi. Modifying the printer to point at this driver finally did the business.

N.B. I did try reverting to Slitaz 2.6.25.5 but that worked no better.

Hope this helps.

Chris

I download all the packages + hal-cups-utils + usbutils.
And do this in the terminal. The cups detect it and choose CUPS Gutenprint HL-1430, the printer just blinking but not printing, I modified the printer and change the driver to Brother HL-1430 Foomatic/hl1250 that I get from http://www.linuxprinting.org/printer_list.cgi. The printer are working :)
addgroup tux lp
addgroup root lp
lsusb
chmod 666 /dev/bus/usb/*/*
chgrp lp /dev/bus/usb/*/*
/etc/init.d/cupsd start

Have you also installed the HL1250.ppd driver instead of the built in one? Getting blinking lights is a partial success.

On a related point having said printing is working it is only as far as sending test jobs from within Cups. None of the applications I have tried e.g. Abiword make reference to a printer. Is there a way to default all printing to use the default cups printer? Or if not are there instructions to setup a specific application?

N.B. I have tried using lp and lpr command line printing and even as root I get "Not allowed to print". I have tried chgrp ing to lp but still the same message.

Thanks

Chris

@pre_historic94 : This is most likely ppd driver problem so rest is working nicely.

As Chris above suggested, try both HL-1250 and HL-1450:

a) http://www.linuxprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=Brother-HL-1250

b) http://www.linuxprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=Brother-HL-1450


@ChrisMoss and pre_historic94:
Can you also try gtklp application (its a lightweight frond end to cups) from here: http://people.slitaz.org/~jozee/packages/gtklp-1.2.7.tazpkg

Brother HL-1430 are printing using Brother HL-1430 Foomatic/hl1250.ppd
Thanks :)
Slitaz are printing

add cupsd daemon and make default printer. Now can print in Abiword

@jozee : How to test gtklp?

run "gtklp" from command line. I think I forgot to create .desktop file for this pkg. This doc may help: http://gtklp.sourceforge.net/docs.shtml

It is printing but the terminal shows this
tux@slitaz:~$ gtklp
(gtklp:23681): GLib-GIO-WARNING **: Could not initialize inotify
(gtklp:23681): GLib-GIO-WARNING **: Could not initialize inotify
(gtklp:23681): Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to find default local directory monitor type
(gtklp:23681): Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to find default local directory monitor type
(gtklp:23681): Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to find default local directory monitor type
(gtklp:23681): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_x11_atom_to_xatom_for_display: assertion `atom != GDK_NONE' failed