3 files changed, 14 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/perl-install/printer/data.pm b/perl-install/printer/data.pm
index 3a105496a..c5d1a385a 100644
--- a/perl-install/printer/data.pm
+++ b/perl-install/printer/data.pm
@@ -5,9 +5,15 @@ use common;
 use vars qw(@ISA @EXPORT);
 
 @ISA = qw(Exporter);
-@EXPORT = qw(%spoolers %spooler_inv %shortspooler_inv);
+@EXPORT = qw(%spoolers %spooler_inv %shortspooler_inv
+	     $kernelversion $usbprintermodule);
 
 
+our $kernelversion = `uname -r 2>/dev/null`;
+$kernelversion =~ s/^(\s*)(\d+\.\d+)(\..*)$/$2/;
+
+our $usbprintermodule = ($kernelversion eq '2.6' ? "usblp" : "printer");
+
 our %spoolers = ('pdq' => {
                           'help' => "/usr/bin/pdq -h -P %s 2>&1 |",
 			  'print_command' => 'lpr-pdq',
diff --git a/perl-install/printer/detect.pm b/perl-install/printer/detect.pm
index e1583e311..28cb2a02c 100644
--- a/perl-install/printer/detect.pm
+++ b/perl-install/printer/detect.pm
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@ use strict;
 use common;
 use modules;
 use detect_devices;
+use printer::data;
 
 sub local_detect() {
-    modules::get_probeall("usb-interface") and eval { modules::load("printer") };
+    modules::get_probeall("usb-interface") and eval { modules::load($usbprintermodule) };
     eval { modules::unload(qw(lp parport_pc parport)) }; #- on kernel 2.4 parport has to be unloaded to probe again
     eval { modules::load(qw(parport_pc lp)) }; #- take care as not available on 2.4 kernel (silent error).
     whatPrinter();
diff --git a/perl-install/printer/main.pm b/perl-install/printer/main.pm
index f856902a2..1fa15d916 100644
--- a/perl-install/printer/main.pm
+++ b/perl-install/printer/main.pm
@@ -2242,7 +2242,7 @@ sub configure_hpoj {
 	    if ($bus ne "hpjd") {
 		if (!$libusb) {
 		    # Start ptal-mlcd daemon for locally connected devices
-		    # (kernel mode with "printer" module for USB).
+		    # (kernel mode with "printer"/"usblp" module for USB).
 		    run_program::rooted($::prefix, 
 					"ptal-mlcd", "$bus:probe",
 					"-device", 
@@ -2253,9 +2253,9 @@ sub configure_hpoj {
 		    #  4xxx)
 		    my $usbdev = usbdevice($_->{val});
 		    if (defined($usbdev)) {
-			# Unload kernel module "printer"
+			# Unload kernel module "printer"/"usblp"
 			if (modules::get_probeall("usb-interface")) {
-			    eval(modules::unload("printer"));
+			    eval(modules::unload($usbprintermodule));
 			    $printermoduleunloaded = 1;
 			}
 			# Start ptal-mlcd
@@ -2312,7 +2312,8 @@ sub configure_hpoj {
 		    }
 		    close F;
 		}
-		$printermoduleunloaded && eval(modules::load("printer"));
+		$printermoduleunloaded &&
+		    eval(modules::load($usbprintermodule));
 	    }
 	    last if $device_ok;
 	}