Changing the device between usb printers

Changing the device between usb printers.

I have several usb printers, each have a device to work /dev/usb/lp0.../dev/usb/lp1/...etc. an example for the problem. If I turn off 2 printers, printer #1 (/dev/usb/lp0)and printer #2 (/dev/usb/lp1) if i turn on first printer#2 and later printer #1 I got for printer#2 to /dev/usb/lp0 and printer #1 (/dev/usb/lp1), if the printers are the same is not a problem but if the printers aren't the same then exist a problem when I send to print. I put a dmesg in console and I got messages from "hub.c" that it put the number of bus3/3/1 for a printer and bus3/3/2 to another but "printer.c" put always usblp0 for the first printer detected and usblp1 to another. I think that "printer.c" must to follow the same idea that hub.c to use like /dev/usb/bus/3/3/2/lp or something like that

I have a Mandrake 9.0 distribution, I try with the kernel 2.4.20 and 2.4.21-pre6 too, all have the same problem

Thank you

Yes, this is a problem. People are working on solutions to this issue for 2.5, so it will hopefully be solved some day :)

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