Printing in Ubuntu 8.04

[NoOp]

On 09/28/2008 10:06 AM, Rob wrote:
> NoOp wrote:
>> On 09/28/2008 03:52 AM, S.. Gordon von Miller wrote:
>>   
>>> If I have a similar problem, I just have to reboot.  I don't know the
>>> reason, and that's the only thing that works.
>>>
>>>     
>>
>> For your problem, you might try:
>>
>> sudo /etc/inid.d/cupsys restart
>>
>> That should clear the cups cache and restart cups; afterwards you should
>> be able to print.
>>
>>
>>
>>   
> k...did that (even corrected the typo above to read "init.d" versus 
> "inid.d"   :)
> 
> Still doesn't work   :(
> 
> Rob
> 

Thanks for the correction :-)

Perhaps it's an hplip issue, see:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/hplip
  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/hplip/+bug/181242
[there are some added troubleshooting hints in that long bug]

Also, is this the model that also has an ethernet port? If so you might
try connecting that way - if that works then you can troubleshoot down
to an issue with hardy not working with the usb port (I know you said
the usb works fine with XP so it would be a hardy issue).

One other thing that you can try is to make sure that the usb is
connected to another connector on the rear of the machine. There have
been usb issues in the past whereby devices connected to the front usb
ports do not sync correctly due to noise and/or weak usb power. Check
your system logs (/var/log/) to see what usb msgs appear when you
disconnect and reconnect the printer's usb cable.

If you'd like to try the latest hplip (2.8.9) you can get it from here:
http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/index.html

The general hplip launchpad page (not Ubuntu specific) is here:
https://launchpad.net/hplip
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