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USB to DB25 adapter
Name: gilloz Date: December 18, 2008 at 16:48:04 Pacific OS: Ubuntu 8.04 LTS CPU/Ram: AMD 2100+/1 GB Product: Soyo dragon + / HOME BUILT
Comment:
Has anyone tried using a USB to DB25 adapter to configure an old parallel printer with a new mobo with USB only connectors? How do they manage 4 pins to 25 pins and get the same results?
Name: gilloz Date: December 18, 2008 at 18:11:35 Pacific
Reply:
Ok, thanks for the link, but it still doesn't explain the pin configuration with USB to DB25? What does the +Data and -Data on the USB correspond to in the DB25 pin out?
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Name: gilloz Date: December 18, 2008 at 18:29:24 Pacific
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