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Re: hp laserjet 1200 repeated printer-state-message="/usr/lib/cups/backend/hp failed" usb



On 2010-03-14 21:52, Mitchell Laks wrote:
On 21:25 Sun 14 Mar     , Ron Johnson wrote:
Here's what my Sid system reports:

[snip]

and
file /usr/share/ppd/postscript/Kyocera/kyocera_ppd_8.2.txt
/usr/share/ppd/postscript/Kyocera/kyocera_ppd_8.2.txt: ASCII English text

Loose connection somewhere?

i have had flaky printing (ie intermittent stopping of printing)
on all three machines with the standard install of cups.
2 machines are running sid and my dad's is an old 4.0 install because all he needs is openoffice and internet.


3 PCs or 3 printers?

*Anything* physically, literally common? Even something that seems minor and inconsequential?

Maybe going through a hub?  Especially an un-powered or cheap hub.

If there's nothing there, and it really does consistently work though the parport, then next step is to go to a cups-dedicated list.



I chose the Postscript recommended option in the hp drivers section in cups...


Thank you for your interest Ron, you have been very helpful in the past too!


Appreciate that.

--
Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA  USA

"If God had wanted man to play soccer, he wouldn't have given
us arms."  Mike Ditka


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