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USB problems with HP 6L laserjet
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Join Date: Nov 2000
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I've installed OSX10.2 and bought a usb to parallel cable for my HP 6L laserjet printer. Then I've installed the linux printerdrivers from linuxprinting.org. Plugging in the cable, and adding the printer results in a screen where i can see HP6L as the only printer which is recognized, but I cannot select it to actually add it to the system. So I end up with nothing. 
Does anyone know what to do? I heard about selecting a usb-port, but I don't know how to do this. I heard about holding down the option-key when clicking the add-printer button, but this doesn't change anything as far as I can see.
Any help appreciated!
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are you using the advanced menu by clicking addprinter while holding down the OPTION key?????
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Originally posted by Avon:
are you using the advanced menu by clicking addprinter while holding down the OPTION key?????
Yeah, it may sound strange.... But this is what somebody told me. And because this is the only hint to a solution I've got at the moment.... 
So I you know how or what, please help!
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Wel.... I may have found what the problem is. When I clicked on the add-button, I saw the name of the printer (HP laserjet 6L) and in the column type it said (in Dutch): "besturings... geinstalleerd", which means something like "driver installed", but abbreviated.
Then I had a brilliant idea, to change the language to english, so I could better explain what it said. In English it said: driver NOT installed  So I was thinking the driver was installed, while it wasn't.
Still, that leaves the question how to install the driver, as I have installed the HPIJS-program.
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Originally posted by ervier:
Yeah, it may sound strange.... But this is what somebody told me. And because this is the only hint to a solution I've got at the moment....
So I you know how or what, please help!
I finally found the solution. If you click the add-button, you can select the connection method (IP or USB etc). In this menu should be an "advanced" option, but there wasn't any. I thought I should click on the add-button, but it was the add-item in the menu. If you click on it while holding down the option-key, there will be an extra item in the list.... the advanced option.
So finally I have my printer working. 
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