Compiling code

[Keith Clark]

NoOp wrote:
> On 07/26/2008 09:13 AM, Keith Clark wrote:
>   
>> Mario Vukelic wrote:
>>     
>>> On Fri, 2008-07-25 at 22:52 -0400, Keith Clark wrote:
>>>   
>>>       
>>>> All I wanted to do is 
>>>> install a printer and an adapter!
>>>>
>>>> I have no issues learning all of this, and one day I will, but for now
>>>> I just want my printer to work and all of the drivers are in source
>>>> code.  What a pita this is!
>>>>     
>>>>         
>>> I very much doubt that you have to compile anything to get a printer to
>>> work. What printer model do you have and what did you try so far to make
>>> it work? Where did you get that idea that you'd have to compile a
>>> driver? Where did you download the source code for that?
>>>
>>> In general, it helps to tell the mailing list what you are trying to
>>> achieve: describe the goal, not the step:
>>> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html#goal
>>>
>>>
>>>   
>>>       
>> Mario,
>>
>> It's a Star TSP600 Thermal Receipt Printer via Cable Unlimited USB 2.0 
>> to RS232 Serial Adapter
>>
>> Keith
>>
>>
>>     
>
> Keith, Mario has given you a link that may work. But I have a few questions:
>
> 1. Have you tested your USB-Serial device with anything else? Meaning;
> does it actually work with some other standard serial device?
> 2. Do you not have an existing serial port on the machine? If so, have
> you tried connecting the device that way?
> 3. The libstario_linux86_20040820.tar.gz provides a "readme" file that
> gives information on compiling the code. Have you read that and followed
> the instructions prov
>   

I've tried the printer/usb adapter on my Compaq R4000 XP machine and it 
works fine, with no issues.  I have no other machines with a serial 
port.  All have USB ports only.

Keith

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