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USB Printer Problems
Computer: Compaq k6 amd 533 mhz 128 ram win98se
Printer: Lexmark X1150 All -in- One I bought the printer, it worked fine for several months. Got a virus, restored my machine, which I've done several times. I've updated the BIOS ROM, updated the USB drivers, ran scanreg / fix and fixed registry. The computer does not see the printer. I tested the printer and cable on another machine, worked fine. When I power the printer up, plug in the usb cable, I get an extra usb hub listed in device mgr. under usb controllers. I already have four there, two USB Root Hubs and two VIA Tech 3038 PCI to USB hubs. The extra one that comes up when the printer is plugged in is a Generic USB Hub. I've tried right-clicking this and updating the driver with the lexmark cd, didn't help. I've tried add printer from control panel. When trying that way, I get to the port dialog box and it shows an online printer port, a print to file entry, and the LPT1 printer port, and also the COM1 port, but no USB port. I've done the live chat thing with compaq with about five different people. They've given up. The person that has a positive solution for this printer/computer problem deserves a silver star medal. Any takers? tia kevin |
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try deleting ALL the USB items in device manager
and then reboot. Let the system rediscover everything. "Kevin Altizer" wrote in message .com... Computer: Compaq k6 amd 533 mhz 128 ram win98se Printer: Lexmark X1150 All -in- One I bought the printer, it worked fine for several months. Got a virus, restored my machine, which I've done several times. I've updated the BIOS ROM, updated the USB drivers, ran scanreg / fix and fixed registry. The computer does not see the printer. I tested the printer and cable on another machine, worked fine. When I power the printer up, plug in the usb cable, I get an extra usb hub listed in device mgr. under usb controllers. I already have four there, two USB Root Hubs and two VIA Tech 3038 PCI to USB hubs. The extra one that comes up when the printer is plugged in is a Generic USB Hub. I've tried right-clicking this and updating the driver with the lexmark cd, didn't help. I've tried add printer from control panel. When trying that way, I get to the port dialog box and it shows an online printer port, a print to file entry, and the LPT1 printer port, and also the COM1 port, but no USB port. I've done the live chat thing with compaq with about five different people. They've given up. The person that has a positive solution for this printer/computer problem deserves a silver star medal. Any takers? tia kevin |
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Further. With the computer already on then connect the printer
to the machine, cancel any MS install frames that come up. Then insert the cd with the drivers on it and install from that disk. Do not use any windows install methods, only the Lexmark one. "Pen" wrote in message ... try deleting ALL the USB items in device manager and then reboot. Let the system rediscover everything. "Kevin Altizer" wrote in message .com... Computer: Compaq k6 amd 533 mhz 128 ram win98se Printer: Lexmark X1150 All -in- One I bought the printer, it worked fine for several months. Got a virus, restored my machine, which I've done several times. I've updated the BIOS ROM, updated the USB drivers, ran scanreg / fix and fixed registry. The computer does not see the printer. I tested the printer and cable on another machine, worked fine. When I power the printer up, plug in the usb cable, I get an extra usb hub listed in device mgr. under usb controllers. I already have four there, two USB Root Hubs and two VIA Tech 3038 PCI to USB hubs. The extra one that comes up when the printer is plugged in is a Generic USB Hub. I've tried right-clicking this and updating the driver with the lexmark cd, didn't help. I've tried add printer from control panel. When trying that way, I get to the port dialog box and it shows an online printer port, a print to file entry, and the LPT1 printer port, and also the COM1 port, but no USB port. I've done the live chat thing with compaq with about five different people. They've given up. The person that has a positive solution for this printer/computer problem deserves a silver star medal. Any takers? tia kevin |
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On Fri, 23 Jul 2004 20:29:07 GMT, "Kevin Altizer"
wrote: Computer: Compaq k6 amd 533 mhz 128 ram win98se Printer: Lexmark X1150 All -in- One I bought the printer, it worked fine for several months. Got a virus, restored my machine, which I've done several times. I've updated the BIOS ROM, updated the USB drivers, ran scanreg / fix and fixed registry. The computer does not see the printer. I tested the printer and cable on another machine, worked fine. You mention several changes but not at which point the printer stopped working. It isn't a good idea to mske so many changes of system without checking for proper function in-between each. For starter, try enabling legacy USB support in the BIOS... might be attached to a setting for keyboard or mouse or worded differently, but usually "legacy" is part of the wording. When I power the printer up, plug in the usb cable, I get an extra usb hub listed in device mgr. under usb controllers. If printer has aux functions like card reader or another port, that may be a correct detection. I already have four there, two USB Root Hubs and two VIA Tech 3038 PCI to USB hubs. The extra one that comes up when the printer is plugged in is a Generic USB Hub. I've tried right-clicking this and updating the driver with the lexmark cd, didn't help. Did it have an exclaimation mark next to it? There is little point to trying to force a driver, you may be making things worse. Super 7 chipsets like that used in your Compaq are prone to more incompatibilities to being with, be sure that if you try a setting and it doens't work, that you revert back to how it was previously. I've tried add printer from control panel. Won't work, don't try that. The printer is a virtual device enabled by it's driver, there is no "printer" you can add manually to resolve this. When you unplug and replug printer in different USB port, what is detected? When trying that way, I get to the port dialog box and it shows an online printer port, a print to file entry, and the LPT1 printer port, and also the COM1 port, but no USB port. Not relevant, you could get that far with no printer at all attached. Forget about this type of attempt to add printer manually. I've done the live chat thing with compaq with about five different people. They've given up. The person that has a positive solution for this printer/computer problem deserves a silver star medal. Try the legacy usb bios setting I mentioned and if all else fails revert back to older bios, same configuration under which it worked previously, keep it in that config until it works again then only update system one change at a time, rechecking printer after each. I'm assuming you also installed the motherboard chipset drivers, as new a version as possible (which probably won't be found from Compaq but rather the chipset manufacturer's website). Although, this is a step to try on system as it sits, ultimately if you revent system back to old drivers and bios etc, you should use same old chipset driver that prevously worked before trying new chipset driver. Also try disabling "Error detection" on the usb controller's properties page in Device Manager. |
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Thanks for all your replies. I have a Fuji digital camera that shows up as
a portable storage device and it uploads perfectly through all four usb ports. And no, the generic usb port does not have an exclamation mark beside it. I got the virus, SomeFool.p, so I just restored the machine again. I've restored it several times in the past year. The printer has not worked since that restore. I've even restored again. The BIOS upgrade is the same one that I did over a year ago. I did it again anyway. The people at Compaq told me to do the scanreg /fix. I've already tried the delete the usb ports and reboot letting the machine find them, but I'll try again. Here's a point I'd like to make; If I restore the machine, put the BIOS in a configuration that worked before and updated the chipset drivers, shouldn't it work? I mean if the camera works, the darn printer should, looks like to me. Maybe the legacy thing in the BIOS needs deleted...? "Kevin Altizer" wrote in message .com... Computer: Compaq k6 amd 533 mhz 128 ram win98se Printer: Lexmark X1150 All -in- One I bought the printer, it worked fine for several months. Got a virus, restored my machine, which I've done several times. I've updated the BIOS ROM, updated the USB drivers, ran scanreg / fix and fixed registry. The computer does not see the printer. I tested the printer and cable on another machine, worked fine. When I power the printer up, plug in the usb cable, I get an extra usb hub listed in device mgr. under usb controllers. I already have four there, two USB Root Hubs and two VIA Tech 3038 PCI to USB hubs. The extra one that comes up when the printer is plugged in is a Generic USB Hub. I've tried right-clicking this and updating the driver with the lexmark cd, didn't help. I've tried add printer from control panel. When trying that way, I get to the port dialog box and it shows an online printer port, a print to file entry, and the LPT1 printer port, and also the COM1 port, but no USB port. I've done the live chat thing with compaq with about five different people. They've given up. The person that has a positive solution for this printer/computer problem deserves a silver star medal. Any takers? tia kevin |
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Did you do the printer install as I described in my earlier post.
The printer installs you described will NOT work RTFM. "Kevin Altizer" wrote in message r.com... Thanks for all your replies. I have a Fuji digital camera that shows up as a portable storage device and it uploads perfectly through all four usb ports. And no, the generic usb port does not have an exclamation mark beside it. I got the virus, SomeFool.p, so I just restored the machine again. I've restored it several times in the past year. The printer has not worked since that restore. I've even restored again. The BIOS upgrade is the same one that I did over a year ago. I did it again anyway. The people at Compaq told me to do the scanreg /fix. I've already tried the delete the usb ports and reboot letting the machine find them, but I'll try again. Here's a point I'd like to make; If I restore the machine, put the BIOS in a configuration that worked before and updated the chipset drivers, shouldn't it work? I mean if the camera works, the darn printer should, looks like to me. Maybe the legacy thing in the BIOS needs deleted...? "Kevin Altizer" wrote in message .com... Computer: Compaq k6 amd 533 mhz 128 ram win98se Printer: Lexmark X1150 All -in- One I bought the printer, it worked fine for several months. Got a virus, restored my machine, which I've done several times. I've updated the BIOS ROM, updated the USB drivers, ran scanreg / fix and fixed registry. The computer does not see the printer. I tested the printer and cable on another machine, worked fine. When I power the printer up, plug in the usb cable, I get an extra usb hub listed in device mgr. under usb controllers. I already have four there, two USB Root Hubs and two VIA Tech 3038 PCI to USB hubs. The extra one that comes up when the printer is plugged in is a Generic USB Hub. I've tried right-clicking this and updating the driver with the lexmark cd, didn't help. I've tried add printer from control panel. When trying that way, I get to the port dialog box and it shows an online printer port, a print to file entry, and the LPT1 printer port, and also the COM1 port, but no USB port. I've done the live chat thing with compaq with about five different people. They've given up. The person that has a positive solution for this printer/computer problem deserves a silver star medal. Any takers? tia kevin |
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On Sat, 24 Jul 2004 03:17:46 GMT, "Kevin Altizer"
wrote: Thanks for all your replies. I have a Fuji digital camera that shows up as a portable storage device and it uploads perfectly through all four usb ports. And no, the generic usb port does not have an exclamation mark beside it. I got the virus, SomeFool.p, so I just restored the machine again. I've restored it several times in the past year. The printer has not worked since that restore. I've even restored again. The BIOS upgrade is the same one that I did over a year ago. I did it again anyway. The people at Compaq told me to do the scanreg /fix. I've already tried the delete the usb ports and reboot letting the machine find them, but I'll try again. Here's a point I'd like to make; If I restore the machine, put the BIOS in a configuration that worked before and updated the chipset drivers, shouldn't it work? I mean if the camera works, the darn printer should, looks like to me. Maybe the legacy thing in the BIOS needs deleted...? If same bios version is used as previously worked, system is restored to how it worked previously, and same drivers were used, i'd suspect a low 5VSB, that you now have more USB devices attached and the motherboard's jumper is set to "power on by keyboard/mouse". If it is set this way, set jumper back to 5V, non-powered on, not 5VSB. I don't know what you mean by "legacy thing in the BIOS needs deleted". If you have it set to enabled and it's not working, you could try disabled, but of the two (enabled/disabled) odds are higher that it'd need enabled than that it'd need disabled. Recheck all bios settings... just because you reflashed same bios version doesn't mean same settings are saved to nvram. There are entire websites devoted to usb issues, you might follow their procedures, http://www.usbman.com/ and do Google Groups search for that particular (and other similar) printer. |
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Pen, I have used both methods you described in earlier posts at least five
times. I wish I could get a windows install box! Even that would be progress. The Lexmark software will NOT install without the printer being connected! I tried deleting all usb entries in device mgr. again. I'm going to try some other things, I will post my progress. "Pen" wrote in message ... Did you do the printer install as I described in my earlier post. The printer installs you described will NOT work RTFM. "Kevin Altizer" wrote in message r.com... Thanks for all your replies. I have a Fuji digital camera that shows up as a portable storage device and it uploads perfectly through all four usb ports. And no, the generic usb port does not have an exclamation mark beside it. I got the virus, SomeFool.p, so I just restored the machine again. I've restored it several times in the past year. The printer has not worked since that restore. I've even restored again. The BIOS upgrade is the same one that I did over a year ago. I did it again anyway. The people at Compaq told me to do the scanreg /fix. I've already tried the delete the usb ports and reboot letting the machine find them, but I'll try again. Here's a point I'd like to make; If I restore the machine, put the BIOS in a configuration that worked before and updated the chipset drivers, shouldn't it work? I mean if the camera works, the darn printer should, looks like to me. Maybe the legacy thing in the BIOS needs deleted...? "Kevin Altizer" wrote in message .com... Computer: Compaq k6 amd 533 mhz 128 ram win98se Printer: Lexmark X1150 All -in- One I bought the printer, it worked fine for several months. Got a virus, restored my machine, which I've done several times. I've updated the BIOS ROM, updated the USB drivers, ran scanreg / fix and fixed registry. The computer does not see the printer. I tested the printer and cable on another machine, worked fine. When I power the printer up, plug in the usb cable, I get an extra usb hub listed in device mgr. under usb controllers. I already have four there, two USB Root Hubs and two VIA Tech 3038 PCI to USB hubs. The extra one that comes up when the printer is plugged in is a Generic USB Hub. I've tried right-clicking this and updating the driver with the lexmark cd, didn't help. I've tried add printer from control panel. When trying that way, I get to the port dialog box and it shows an online printer port, a print to file entry, and the LPT1 printer port, and also the COM1 port, but no USB port. I've done the live chat thing with compaq with about five different people. They've given up. The person that has a positive solution for this printer/computer problem deserves a silver star medal. Any takers? tia kevin |
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On Sat, 24 Jul 2004 09:26:52 -0400, Trent©
wrote: On Sat, 24 Jul 2004 12:19:25 GMT, "Kevin Altizer" wrote: Pen, I have used both methods you described in earlier posts at least five times. I wish I could get a windows install box! Even that would be progress. The Lexmark software will NOT install without the printer being connected! I tried deleting all usb entries in device mgr. again. I'm going to try some other things, I will post my progress. Recapping (correct me if I'm wrong)... USB ports work (camera works) Printer works. Power to the printer comes on...and I'm assuming the power for the printer is somehow from a wall plug...not just USB driven. There's a key point we might need to recheck... Does printer work? Maybe it does and I overlooked it? Must get more sleep. Make sure the printer is online. If all sounds okay, I'd guess that you simply need to install the printer driver. Go to Add New Printer...and use the driver that originally came with the printer if you have it. If I remember 98 correctly, you don't even need the printer connected to add the printer. Just do the install...then reboot. Good ole winprinters often need to find printer while installing software/driver. I do recall needing to enable legacy USB setting on one system to get an HP to work, and on a different system I just gave up and used a parallel connection instead, which was the better choice anyway but user didn't have a parallel cord and me with enough that I could supply them as jumpropes to kids in the neighborhood. If you have any optical drives, re-letter them to the end of the alphabet...R for ROM, W for Writer. This will head off any possible drive letter conflicts later on. But whatever will I call my Ramdrive? |
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On Sat, 24 Jul 2004 09:50:40 -0400, Trent©
wrote: Probably not related to your problem, but you should NOT be restoring on a regular basis. In general, yer doin' somethin' wrong...and on a regular basis. The "something" could be a Compaq Super 7 system. It you get one working well it's best not to sneeze in that general direction. |
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