Re: Printer not Ready after Scan
Thanks to Greg Marks, the answer is:
root@deb4:~# /usr/sbin/cupsenable HP_LaserJet_3050
and the printer is ready. Thanks Greg!
On Tue, 24 Nov 2020 19:23:43 -0500
Dan Norton <dnorton@mindspring.com> wrote:
> My printer on the desktop became not ready and my attempts to make it
> ready have bit the dust. I don't print much, usually just text, using
> the lp command. My printer worked fine until I used gscan2pdf to scan
> one page to a pdf for an email. The pdf was created but gscan2pdf did
> not terminate cleanly and I had to kill it. Now, print jobs are queued
> and do not print.
>
> root@deb4:~# lpq
> HP_LaserJet_3050 is not ready
> Rank Owner Job File(s) Total Size
> 1st unknown 493 unknown 1024 bytes
>
> root@deb4:~# uname -v
> #1 SMP Debian 4.19.152-1 (2020-10-18)
>
> The HP 3050 is a usb-connected legacy printer on my desktop. Functions
> include print, fax, and scan. The display window on the printer says
> it is ready. The printer prints OK when connected to another PC. Some
> things I've tried, not necessarily in order:
>
> root@deb4:~# systemctl restart cups
> root@deb4:~# apt remove hplip # this is the driver for legacy
> printers root@deb4:~# apt install hplip
> root@deb4:~# /usr/sbin/lpadmin -p "HP_LaserJet_3050"
> root@deb4:~# /usr/sbin/lpadmin -p HP_LaserJet_3050 -E
> root@deb4:~# /usr/sbin/cupsenable --release HP_LaserJet_3050
> lpadmin: The printer or class does not exist.
>
> The cups error log (/var/log/cups/error_log) has complaints about
> blank Name, unable to encrypt, and no URI. These don't seem relevant
> to me.
>
> I have tried many things but not the right thing. There must be a
> bit turned crossways somewhere. Please help.
>
> root@deb4:~# /usr/sbin/lpc status
> HP_LaserJet_3050:
> printer is on device 'hp' speed -1
> queuing is enabled
> printing is disabled
> 1 entries
> daemon present
> HP_LaserJet_3050_fax:
> printer is on device 'hpfax' speed -1
> queuing is enabled
> printing is enabled
> no entries
> daemon present
>
> root@deb4:~# lpstat -p
> printer HP_LaserJet_3050 disabled since Sat 21 Nov 2020 09:21:24 PM
> EST
> - reason unknown
> printer HP_LaserJet_3050_fax is idle. enabled since Thu 04 Oct 2018
> 03:48:41 PM EDT
>
> Thanks,
> - Dan
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