USB printer problem

Hello

I want to connect two OKI B410d USB printers to a PC running SUSE 11.0 and CUPS.
I install (using either YaST or CUPS administration) and get the following in the /etc/cups/printers.conf file:

<Printer A>

DeviceURI usb://OKI%20DATA%20CORP/B410

</Printer>
<Printer B>

DeviceURI usb://OKI%20DATA%20CORP/B410

</Printer>

After installation all print is sent to the same printer, regardless of which of printers A or B is used (probably no big surprise with identical URIs).

Does anybody know how I can obtain unique URIs for the printers A and B?


Jens

It should be possible to differentiate the two identical-model printers via a custom udev rule.

If you type ‘lshal -m’ you can monitor the output as they are plugged in. This may yield something like:

11:25:06.910: usb_device_4b8_83f_B03240801260709018 added
11:25:07.115: usb_device_4b8_83f_B03240801260709018_if0 added
11:25:07.221: usb_device_4b8_83f_B03240801260709018_if1 added
11:25:09.476: usb_device_4b8_83f_B03240801260709018_if1_printer_noserial added

You can see the product ID, vendor ID, and unique serial no. This last attribute can be used to name the printer uniquely.

Have a read of this:

Writing udev rules