reinstalling HP LaserJet 4050

[Eberhard Roloff]

Wade Smart schrieb:
> Eberhard Roloff wrote:
>> Wade Smart schrieb:

> 
> 20080904 1000 GMT-6
> 
> Nothing at all comes up after turning on the printer.
> 
> Wade
> 
Well, as I understand, lsusb does not show the printer, either.

So I would think that either you are facing a much more basic usb 
problem or your printer or it's usb port might be defective or the 
cable slightly loose at either end.

Do you happen to have an ethernet interface on the 4050?

Is there another computer that can successfully print to the printer 
via usb?

Another thought:
You might check whether you are member of the relevant groups. I would 
look for usb, print, lpr and the like.

slightly puzzled
Eberhard