====== Dymo-Costar FAQ ======
===== General Questions =====
==== In which **forum** should I ask Dymo-Costar related questions? ====
Forum: [[http://forums.openprinting.org/list.php?33|Printers from other manufacturers]]
===== LabelWriter 315 =====
==== How do I set the resolution? ====
Use the pbm2lwxl tools. Set resolution to 300dpi.
==== How do I make this printer work with USB? ====
You need to make a small modification to the USB driver. These
steps were reported working.
1. Unpack linux-2.4.20
2. Change to **''/path/to/src/linux-2.4.20/drivers/usb''**
3. Edit **''printer.c''**
4. About line 880, there's the detection code. There's a check to see
if the transfer type is 'bulk'. I just commented out this check. Note
that according to the USB spec that I read, the 315 violates the usb
LP protocol:
Before:
if ((epd->bmAttributes&USB_ENDPOINT_XFERTYPE_MASK)!=
USB_ENDPOINT_XFER_BULK)
continue;
After:
/*if ((epd->bmAttributes&USB_ENDPOINT_XFERTYPE_MASK)!=
USB_ENDPOINT_XFER_BULK)
continue; */
5. Configure/compile as usual.
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==== What are the known problems? ====
There are some white lines in some output. Barcodes worked fine,
the text below showed some white lines. It should be fine for labels.