Comment 16 for bug 480859

Jason:

I am using a cable I bought from Radio Shack which goes from the printer to
a USB port. It looks like I am able to see the cable, but not the printer...

Rocky

On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 8:13 AM, Jason Callough <email address hidden> wrote:

> Rocky:
>
> How are you connecting this printer through USB? According to our
> products page, http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-
> web/models/deskjet/deskjet_520.html<http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-%0Aweb/models/deskjet/deskjet_520.html>,
> it is not supported as a USB
> printer. The units that we have in house here are all parallel port,
> therefore, I am having a hard time reproducing this issue.
>
> After adding yourself to the "lp" group are you able to add the printer
> through the toolbox? Are you able to add it through localhost? Is
> there any continued loss of functionality? Please let me know.
>
> Jason
>
> --
> HP Deskjet 520 doesn't work on Ubuntu 9.10
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/480859
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> of the bug.
>
> Status in HP Linux Imaging and Printing: New
>
> Bug description:
> I upgraded to 9.10 and my computer now does not see the printer attached on
> USB.
>