I have an old 486 linux box that I use for some serial rs232 data logging. I also have an *old* canon printer that worked with windows,that Id like to use with the logger, but it doesnt have any linux drivers.
So, I would like to make a linux driver for it, but Im not a usb expert... would such a project be too lofty a goal?? Is it reasonable to think that the protocol could be extracted and implemented in linux?? If not, how are (usb) windows device drivers normally ported to linux?
Just poking around, Ive installed some evaluation versions of software based usb analyzers, and have sent over a paper feed, reset, etc, and monitored the traffic spurts, although Im not exactly sure what Im looking at (or if its even meaningful)... if I posted some of the traffic I see, would someone be able to point me in the right direction as to how to proceed?
Thanks! Ben