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   Message 397 of 1,512   
   Siarzhuk Zharski to Edmund   
   Re: USB patch   
   21 Feb 04 10:50:49   
   
   From: imker@gmx.li   
      
   Edmund wrote:   
      
   > I tried the USB patches on my AMD athlon 800.   
   > I am not sure to whre I must make simbolic links, the discription says link   
   to   
   > /dev/printer ....etc   
   no. The description says:   
      
   make the following symbolic links on copied files:   
   usb_printer -> ../dev/printer/usb/usb_printer   
   usb_raw -> ../dev/bus/usb/usb_raw   
      
      
   > But I see /boot/beos/system/add_ons/kernel/drivers/dev,  and   
   > /boot/home/config/add_ons/kernel/drivers/dev   
   > Where do I have to link to?   
   run terminal go to /boot/home/config/add-ons/kernel/drivers/bin/ and run   
      
   ln -s ../dev/printer/usb/usb_printer   
   ln -s ../dev/printer/usb/usb_raw   
      
   > First I linked it to one of them, the system ws booting OK but, no printing   
   yet.   
   > Then I linked to the other dev too and it printed one time, then I rebooted   
   > tried to print again, some err tried again and the printer responded with   
   blank   
   > printouts.   
   > Any suggestions? It printed once so why not again?   
   Those patches are parts of some "leaked" version (not Dano). Nobody can   
   make any garanties about this stuff.   
   >   
   > Why do I have to make these links? isn't it possible just to replace the USB   
   > drivers?   
   They want to be sure about correct links ... Nothing more.   
      
   Please let us know about you success or fail with this. Good luck!   
      
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