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Detecting USB Printer..

7 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/detecting-usb-printer.35315/

Dipen01
Dipen01 Original post #1
Aug 30, 2006 at 10:47 PM
Hey...

I hav got this new problem now..First the Parallel port of my PC was screwed so i got this new Parallel -> USB Connector for my Dot Matrix Printer.

And now this printer is not getting detected in DOS. i meant even after giving PRINT Command from Turbo C it doesnt print.

And even as i always need the printout of Output of program,i cannot activate my Printer by [Ctrl-KP] in Dos Shell which use to activate it as Key press.. So that it use to print whatever i press or whatever appears on screen...

Where in case of Windows or Notepad or whatever..is working great...!! How do i cope up with this..!!!

Thanx.
mediator
mediator #2
Aug 30, 2006 at 11:26 PM
Well I dunno abt printing from DOS.....but why dont u use pipeline and put whatever to print in some file......like print file >> file.txt and then use that file from windows to print
eddie
eddie #3
Aug 30, 2006 at 11:53 PM
Does DOS have drivers for USB port? I highly doubt that USB devices like printers or cams would work under DOS. I have heard about some DOS driver for USB storage devices...but printers? I doubt that it will work.
Dipen01
Dipen01 #4
Aug 31, 2006 at 12:23 AM
Yeh but how do i get the Output Printed...:O

coz it gets appeared dynamically....as prints not working...so keypress print also wont work...

how do i get that output....
mediator
mediator #5
Aug 31, 2006 at 12:49 AM
I have lost mah touch in windows.....but lets try..compile the program to exe first.
Try "program_name.exe >> output.txt" or "program_name.exe > output.txt".
And for printing graphics ouput u need windows 98! Coz printscreen works perfectly in win98!
Neways mah Xp is down...for sometime...will try to post when its working.....for the tome being tell if the above works!
S
sakumar79 #6
Aug 31, 2006 at 6:23 AM
If you want output from dos, I think you should go for a PCI card with Parallel port rather than a USB-to-Parallel converter.

Temporarily, if you are writing the programs yourself, you can reroute output to a file instead of printer and then take printout from Windows.

Arun
Dipen01
Dipen01 #7
Aug 31, 2006 at 9:07 PM
Well.... .C files opens in Notepad...so ok Print of program is done..

Outputs still problem..:(


@sakumar :- it costs 550 and so i got cheaper alternative Parallel to USB (320Rs)