USB Printing in VE - Revision history

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← Older revision		Revision as of 16:51, 17 April 2012
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	* You should be able to see the printer attached to the usb port		* You should be able to see the printer attached to the usb port

		+	== Sample bash shell script for compute vzctl command for dynamically assigning some devices to one VZ ==
		+	Be care, the command <code>vzctl set xxx --devices "dddd" --devnodes "nnnn" --save</code> will reassign
		+	the entire list of devices shared to one VZ, even suppressing some already presents.
		+	<code>
		+	#!/bin/bash
		+	VZ=1234
		+	DEVICES="[bB]luetooth\|[pP]rinter"
		+
		+	VZDEV=""
		+	VZNOD=""
		+
		+	while read A B C D E;do
		+	if [[ "$E" =~ (${DEVICES}) ]] ;then
		+	BUS=${B#0} DEV=${D%:}
		+	BUS=${B#0} DEV=${DEV#0}
		+	DEV=${DEV#0}
		+	VZDEV="$VZDEV c:189:$(((BUS-1)*128+DEV-1)):rw"
		+	VZNOD="$VZNOD bus/usb/$B/${D}rw"
		+	fi
		+	done < <(lsusb)
		+
		+	printf "DEVICES=\"%s\"\n" "${VZDEV# }"
		+	printf "DEVNODES=\"%s\"\n" "${VZNOD# }"
		+	printf "vzctl set %d --devices '%s' --devnodes '%s' --save\n" $VZ "${VZDEV# }" "${VZNOD# }"
		+	</code>

	[[Category:HOWTO]]		[[Category:HOWTO]]

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 **** check with <code>ls -l lp0</code> if the new device is '''IDENTICAL''' to the one in HN --> <code>crw-rw---- 1 root lp 180, 0 Nov 27 13:51 lp0</code>
 ** go back to /dev and create a symlink to the printer device: <code>ln -s /dev/usb/lp0 /dev/usblp0</code>
-** create all the needded directories:
+** create all the needed directories:
 *** <code>mkdir /dev/bus</code>
 *** <code>mkdir /dev/bus/usb</code>
 *** <code>mkdir /dev/bus/usb/008</code>
-** swith to /dev/bus/usb/008 directory and create there the needed devices: one for the usb port and one for the printer
+** switch to /dev/bus/usb/008 directory and create there the needed devices: one for the usb port and one for the printer
 *** <code>mknod 001 c 189 896</code>
 *** <code>mknod 005 c 189 900</code>
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 ***<code>crw-rw-r--  1 root usb  189, 896 Nov 27 13:29 001</code>
 ***<code>crw-rw-r--  1 root usb  189, 900 Nov 27 13:30 005</code>
-* '''Doublechek everything!'''
+* '''Doublecheck everything!'''
 * Now edit your VE_NUMBER.conf adding this line: <code>DEVICES="c:180:0:rw c:189:896:rw c:189:900:rw"</code>
 ** These are the devices replicated in the VE with mknod.

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 ** a '''printer inside''' the /dev/usb directory: <code>crw-rw---- 1 root lp 180, 0 Nov 28 14:14 lp0</code>
 ** a '''bus/usb''' directory
-** '''many directories''' in bus/usb: named with the bus numer that you got with the first lsusb command. In this example the relevant one is '''008'''
+** '''many directories''' in bus/usb: named with the bus number that you got with the first lsusb command. In this example the relevant one is '''008'''
 ** in the numbered subdirectory '''1 file for every usb device attached to this bus''', the first one is the usb port:
 ***<code>crw-rw-r--  1 root usb  189, 896 Nov 24 16:16 001</code>

← Older revision		Revision as of 14:49, 28 November 2008
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	* Start cups and access it via your browser		* Start cups and access it via your browser
	* You should be able to see the printer attached to the usb port		* You should be able to see the printer attached to the usb port
		+
		+
		+	[[Category:HOWTO]]

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 ***<code>crw-rw-r--  1 root usb  189, 896 Nov 24 16:16 001</code>
 ***<code>crw-rw-r--  1 root usb  189, 900 Nov 28 14:14 005</code>
-* Now that you have an idea fo the general structure of your usb devices you have to replicate them on your VE.
+* Now that you have an idea of the general structure of your usb devices you have to replicate them on your VE.
 ** enter your VE: <code>vzctl enter VE_NUMBER</code>
 ** create in /dev (if not present) the usb directory

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	* Now edit your VE_NUMBER.conf adding this line: <code>DEVICES="c:180:0:rw c:189:896:rw c:189:900:rw"</code>		* Now edit your VE_NUMBER.conf adding this line: <code>DEVICES="c:180:0:rw c:189:896:rw c:189:900:rw"</code>
	** These are the devices replicated in the VE with mknod.		** These are the devices replicated in the VE with mknod.
		+	* Almost there: restart your VE and enter it.
		+	* In VE type: <code>lsusb</code> and you should see the two devices created before:
		+	Bus 008 Device 005: ID 04b8:0005 Seiko Epson Corp. Stylus Printer
		+	Bus 008 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001
		+	* If not '''RECHECK''' everything.
		+	* Start cups and access it via your browser
		+	* You should be able to see the printer attached to the usb port

← Older revision		Revision as of 14:14, 28 November 2008
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	***<code>crw-rw-r-- 1 root usb 189, 900 Nov 27 13:30 005</code>		***<code>crw-rw-r-- 1 root usb 189, 900 Nov 27 13:30 005</code>
	* '''Doublechek everything!'''		* '''Doublechek everything!'''
		+	* Now edit your VE_NUMBER.conf adding this line: <code>DEVICES="c:180:0:rw c:189:896:rw c:189:900:rw"</code>
		+	** These are the devices replicated in the VE with mknod.

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 **** <code>chown root:lp lp0</code>
 **** <code>chmod 660 lp0 </code>
-**** check with <code>ls -l lp0</code> if the new device is '''IDENTICAL''' to the one in HN --> <code>crw-rw---- 1 root lp 180, 0 Nov 28 14:14 lp0</code>
+**** check with <code>ls -l lp0</code> if the new device is '''IDENTICAL''' to the one in HN --> <code>crw-rw---- 1 root lp 180, 0 Nov 27 13:51 lp0</code>
 ** go back to /dev and create a symlink to the printer device: <code>ln -s /dev/usb/lp0 /dev/usblp0</code>
 ** create all the needded directories:
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 *** <code>mknod 005 c 189 900</code>
 ** assign ownership/permissions:

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 Please note that ownership/permission/devices are referred to my system and you have to adapt to YOUR configuration: they are reported only as an EXAMPLE.
-* Install usbutils in both HN and VE.
+* Install '''usbutils''' in both HN and VE.
 * In a shell on HN type '''lsusb''' and you'll get the list fo the usb devices on your system:
    Bus 002 Device 006: ID 0dda:2026 Integrated Circuit Solution, Inc. USB2.0 Card Reader
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 ** in the numbered subdirectory '''1 file for every usb device attached to this bus''', the first one is the usb port:
 ***<code>crw-rw-r--  1 root usb  189, 896 Nov 24 16:16 001</code>
-***<code>crw-rw-r--  1 root usb  189, 902 Nov 28 14:14 007</code>
+***<code>crw-rw-r--  1 root usb  189, 900 Nov 28 14:14 005</code>
 * Now that you have an idea fo the general structure of your usb devices you have to replicate them on your VE.
 ** create in /dev (if not present) the usb directory
 ** create in /dev/usb the printer device typing: <code>mknod lp0 c 180 0</code>
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 **** <code>chmod 660 lp0 </code>
 **** check with <code>ls -l lp0</code> if the new device is '''IDENTICAL''' to the one in HN --> <code>crw-rw---- 1 root lp 180, 0 Nov 28 14:14 lp0</code>