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	woody14619	2012-03-30 , 00:06
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Originally Posted by Estel

I'm not sure if we're talking about the same thing. I wasn't thinking about parallel-to-USB adapter and connecting this way to N900 - I thought about regular printer connected to computer via USB cable, which we would just connect to N900 via hostmode (like we connect it to USB of Debian-powered desktop computer, for example).

Sorry if I'm talking some BS here

/Estel

Well, then I can tell you good odds the drivers aren't in the kernel tree, since printer device signatures for USB would not be in there. Some printers emulate a standard parallel port, others emulate something totally random and device specific. (A few of the HPs actually do IP over USB... so they may work if you compile/force the USB strings in?)

But out of the box, the answer for that is going to be a definite no.

Far better off with something that can handle bluetooth or better can connect in some way to the same wifi network you N900 can connect to and give it a perm IP.

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