Hi Bill,
Now your talking like an oh southern boy...sleeping dogs...New one for me
but sounds good I'm all set till I start installing Virtual Machine on my
laptop...

have a good one

george

On Sun, Apr 20, 2008 at 6:50 PM, dracon <email address hidden> wrote:

> George, that is the hal ID for your adapter cable.. that is what I put
> into the URI field for the "other" printer and it forced my HP4 to lock
> in..no problems dropping since. If your problem returns you might try
> that but if it's working now I'd let sleeping dogs lie. Could be some
> cables are weaker than others (electrically not as well shielded maybe?
> and some just fail at some point. All's well thst ends..
>
> Bill.
>
> george whitmore <email address hidden> wrote: Hi Bill,
>
> I found something similar(?)
>
> hal:///org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_67b_2305_noserial_if0_printer_noserial
> BUT this works for me and leaves a ID Name of Laserjet_4  BUT no way is
> the
> URI the same...I could not fined that length of URI anywhere ... The
> printer
> works; is all I'm interested in now, how to help others is a guess at
> best,
> I have not seen the issues you have in dropping when rebooting,  and till
> I
> replaced the Cable, I could not find the printer at all; how do you
> address
> that issue?  One other thing is We Both have a Laserjet 4 shouldn't the
> URI
> be the same or very similar, for the same product? OR if it is JUST the
> Cable we should be the same also...duh...Or am I not seeing something? In
> either case we are forcing the LINUX to pass the identifier for the
> printer
> to be recognized. (just like the issue in Windows I needed to select USB
> then windows could find the printer)...
>
> I have been printing yesterday and today the Laptop has been turned on and
> off everything works.
>
> I other thing when I sent your the WubI Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron web
> site...DO it before you unload your windows. I just install it to my other
> IBM laptop R51. It installs and leaves a choice to your BOOT ID (you pick
> windows or Ubuntu at boot. BUT the big thing is it acts as complete
> installation and creates a vurital disk does NOT affect your Hard disk at
> all, and leaves Ubuntu name in the Control panel ADD and REMOVE files. NOW
> being installed it finds and accepts your total system, printer, laptop
> keys
> and lights your eithernet and or your wireless, video card, any USB stuff
> you have. SO you know even before the offical installating where any
> issues
> are THAT IS COOL...IF you have a 3d Nvida or ATI card you will see the WOW
> gnome package, also...
>
> Good luck with the Launch Pad effort, how you handle that is (?) but try
> anyway, I guess.  Then load the program to check your system with Hardy
> Heron. Be aware it has only one site in the USA so a little slow, maybe
> wait
> till tonight to try...I have Warner Cable pretty good in the 500mbs
> download
> range.
>
> Your friend from NC.
> george
>
> On Sun, Apr 20, 2008 at 4:37 PM, dracon
>  wrote:
>
> > Hi. I'll try this off the launchpad bug forum since I'm not at all sure
> it
> > will work for you and don't want to spread any nonsense further than
> > required.
> > I'm dracon on the launchpad and I was able to get past my cups problem
> bu
> > "forcing" a printer ID.
> >
> > Here is what you might try. At least it's easy and worth a shot.
> > Go to System/Administration/Printing> click the New Printer button to
> add
> > a new printer...Don't mess with your normal set up just leave well
> enough
> > alone there.
> >
> > When you get the available printers selection pane select "Other"
> > and in the URI field put the exact ID of your cable (copy/paste). From
> > your note that would be:
> >
> >
> >
> hal:///org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_4b8_5_M01P20511302159560_if0_printer_noserial
> > Click forward and select the appropriate device driver for your printer,
> > and continue to set the "new" printer up normally..new name and human
> > description, but leave the default location alone.
> >
> > This should add a new printer presence named (Different-Name?) to your
> > printer list.
> >
> > Try printing to that printer, make it default, see if it is able to
> > reconnect.
> > This worked for me with a legacy HP4 that cups found about 50% of the
> > time..Now it doesn't fail and I can recover print jobs if the printer is
> > unplugged and re plugged.
> >
> > If this works please let me know. Maybe we can point the Cups/Hal folks
> > to a particular problem or give some bypass suggestionto the bug forum.
> > (if it does not work le me know that too)
> >
> > Bill
> >
> >
> >
> > quixote  wrote: I'm suddenly having major issues
> > with my USB-connected printer.  I have
> > a Sharp MP30 laptop (from 2005), Epson Stylus Photo R220 printer, and
> > running Hardy 8.04 with all updates applied as of Apr 20.  (As a user,
> > not a developer, I don't know what the problem really is or whether this
> > is the correct thread.)
> >
> > Before I read this thread, this was the problem: after a cold start,
> > everything worked, but after suspend, the system thought the printer was
> > "unplugged."  Other USB devices, like a thumbdrive, would not work
> > either.  I have two USB ports, and either one would become nonfunctional
> > after trying to talk to the printer.  Restarting cupsys, restarting X,
> > nothing worked.  Only a complete shutdown and boot up made the USB ports
> > available again.
> >
> > After I read this thread and tried some of the diagnostics after
> > suspending, it turned out that $lsusb or $lpinfo -v somehow woke the
> > port back up and it would print.  So what's the deal??  Any command to
> > poll the printer or usb reminds the system of something and everything
> > works again??
> >
> > Bizarre.  I hope I'm not the only person with this problem and it's
> > something that can get sorted out.  I've been using Ubuntu since Dapper,
> > and this is the first time anything like this has happened.
> >
> > Some of the output from diagnostics:
> > -----------------------
> > Cold boot, printing via usb cable works:
> > -----------------------
> > $lsusb
> > Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
> > Bus 001 Device 002: ID 04b8:0005 Seiko Epson Corp. Stylus Printer
> > Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
> >
> > $sudo usb_printerid /dev/usb/lp0
> > GET_DEVICE_ID string:
> > MFG:EPSON;CMD:ESCPL2,BDC,D4;MDL:Stylus Photo R220;CLS:PRINTER;DES:EPSON
> > Stylus Photo R220;
> >
> > $lpinfo -v
> > network socket
> > network beh
> > direct
> >
> hal:///org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_4b8_5_M01P20511302159560_if0_printer_noserial
> > direct usb://EPSON/Stylus%20Photo%20R220
> > direct epson:/dev/usb/lp0
> > direct hpfax
> > direct hp
> > network http
> > network ipp
> > network lpd
> > file cups-pdf:/
> > direct scsi
> > network smb
> >
> > ------------------------
> > after suspend:  printer and/or usb no longer works
> > ------------------------
> > $lsusb
> > Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
> > Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
> >
> > HOWEVER: this time, after running lsusb, the printer woke up and started
> > printing the job I'd just given it.  In the past, besides restarting X,
> > I'd also tried restarting cupsys service and everything else I could
> > think of.
> >
> > Now the output is
> > $lsusb
> > Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
> > Bus 001 Device 003: ID 04b8:0005 Seiko Epson Corp. Stylus Printer
> > Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
> >
> > ------------------------------
> > another suspend: printer not working at first
> > ------------------------------
> > $lpinfo -v
> > network socket
> > network beh
> > direct
> >
> hal:///org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_4b8_5_M01P20511302159560_if0_printer_noserial
> > direct usb://EPSON/Stylus%20Photo%20R220
> > direct epson:/dev/usb/lp0
> > direct hpfax
> > direct hp
> > network http
> > network ipp
> > network lpd
> > file cups-pdf:/
> > direct scsi
> > network smb
> >
> > and it started printing the job I'd just given it....
> >
> > --
> > Printer is not detected properly over USB
> > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/35638
> > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> > of the bug.
> >
> > Status in Source Package "cupsys" in Ubuntu: Confirmed
> > Status in Source Package "linux-source-2.6.15" in Ubuntu: Won't Fix
> > Status in Source Package "linux-source-2.6.17" in Ubuntu: Won't Fix
> > Status in Source Package "linux-source-2.6.20" in Ubuntu: Won't Fix
> > Status in cupsys in Ubuntu Hardy: Confirmed
> > Status in linux-source-2.6.15 in Ubuntu Hardy: Won't Fix
> > Status in linux-source-2.6.17 in Ubuntu Hardy: Won't Fix
> > Status in linux-source-2.6.20 in Ubuntu Hardy: Won't Fix
> >
> > Bug description:
> > Description of the problem:
> > I have a Brother HL1050 that was detected properly in breezy but does
> not
> > seem to be in dapper.
> >
> > Steps to reproduce the problem:
> > 1. Plug printer into usb slot and turn the printer on.
> > 2. Run gnome-cups-add .
> >
> > Expected results:
> > Printer to be detected and shown under "Use a detected printer:".
>  Printer
> > manufacturer to be displayed in Printer Port dropdown.
> >
> > Actual rsults:
> > "No printer detected"  is displayed under Use a detected printer. "USB
> > Printer #1 (CANON)" "USB Printer #1 (EPSON)" are displayed in Printer
> Port
> > dropdown.
> >
> >
> >
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> >
> > --
> > Printer is not detected properly over USB
> > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/35638
> > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
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> >
>
>
> ** Attachment added: "unnamed"
>    http://launchpadlibrarian.net/13590836/unnamed
>
> --
> Printer is not detected properly over USB
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/35638
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in Source Package "cupsys" in Ubuntu: Confirmed
> Status in Source Package "linux-source-2.6.15" in Ubuntu: Won't Fix
> Status in Source Package "linux-source-2.6.17" in Ubuntu: Won't Fix
> Status in Source Package "linux-source-2.6.20" in Ubuntu: Won't Fix
> Status in cupsys in Ubuntu Hardy: Confirmed
> Status in linux-source-2.6.15 in Ubuntu Hardy: Won't Fix
> Status in linux-source-2.6.17 in Ubuntu Hardy: Won't Fix
> Status in linux-source-2.6.20 in Ubuntu Hardy: Won't Fix
>
> Bug description:
> Description of the problem:
> I have a Brother HL1050 that was detected properly in breezy but does not
> seem to be in dapper.
>
> Steps to reproduce the problem:
> 1. Plug printer into usb slot and turn the printer on.
> 2. Run gnome-cups-add .
>
> Expected results:
> Printer to be detected and shown under "Use a detected printer:".  Printer
> manufacturer to be displayed in Printer Port dropdown.
>
> Actual rsults:
> "No printer detected"  is displayed under Use a detected printer. "USB
> Printer #1 (CANON)" "USB Printer #1 (EPSON)" are displayed in Printer Port
> dropdown.
>
>
>
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>
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> Printer is not detected properly over USB
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/35638
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