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findPrinter return empty array using epson printer but working on some unknown printer

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Assessment

Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
nodejs, typescript
Domain
backend, devtools

Research direction

Start at the findPrinter entry point and reproduce the report with the Epson TM-U220 and the working Okay 58D printer. Compare the detected-device details and environment, then define done as findPrinter returning the Epson device reliably; the issue does not name a file or test to run.

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Description

using Epson TM-U220 it return empty array, but using thermal printer brand "okay 58D" it's working, already installing zadig on both test

Dominant language
TypeScript
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