Re: hp laserjet 1200 repeated printer-state-message="/usr/lib/cups/backend/hp failed" usb
On 22:05 Sun 14 Mar , Ron Johnson wrote:
>
> 3 PCs or 3 printers?
Three different pcs, each with a hp printer directly connected to it via a usb
cable using cups printing.
Note that cups has always been flakey for me. So I have not infrequently had
to reinstall the printer driver to get it working over the years. I have used debian
since 2002 or so. Before that redhat 7.3.
My guess about usb is only that, a guess . I reverted at home to the parport connection
today in frustration. It may simply be accidentally that I switched to the usb
version when I thought I might get greater throughput and faster printing
than with the 'older' parport approach.
My family is up in arms about this printing so I will need to explore
this idea over the next week or so.
So today after the switch my computer prints, but that is
not a victory. Let me see if it keeps on printing tomorrow etc.
The usb connection method printed the first day also,
it just forgets how to in a day or so...
I will also check to see if it is a problem caused by
rebooting, Dad keeps rebooting his machine, while I do not reboot nor at work.
>
> *Anything* physically, literally common? Even something that seems
> minor and inconsequential?
>
> Maybe going through a hub? Especially an un-powered or cheap hub.
nope. direct usb connect.
>
> 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.
yeah i guess so. but googling i find random notes that sound similar
all over the web. I have always had a love hate thing with cups. Nice when
it works, but so finicky and difficult when it doesn't. Blame apple :).
> Appreciate that.
>
Keep up the good work!
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