Re: [hpoj-devel] HPLIP: equivalent of ptal-devid wanted

[Till K. <til...@gm...>]

AS HPLIP does not grab the devices permanently, you can also use the 
independent programs

http://www.linuxprinting.org/download/printing/getusbprinterid.pl

or

http://www.linuxprinting.org/download/printing/usb_id_test.c

The code of the Perl version I use in printerdrake of Mandriva Linux.

The programs work with all USB printers, also non-HP printers.

    Till


Tim Waugh wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I would like to programmatically obtain the IEEE 1284 Device ID of a
> device that HPLIP can drive.  With HPOJ, I could use the ptal-devid
> command to do this.
> 
> I don't mind doing the work on it, but which approach would you
> prefer?:
> 
> 1. Separate executable 'hp-devid' that just takes -p/-d options
> 2. Additional option for 'hp-info'
> 
> Thanks,
> Tim.
> */