Comment 77 for bug 35638

I have just tested with a Hardy Alpha and the usb backend problem is still there (output string changes/disappears/reappears over time, can be made to disappear on one terminal as mentioned in https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/35638/comments/18 ). However lpinfo -v now shows a hal backend and the hal backend seems rock solid even when the usb backend is all over the place. There are seemingly times when lpinfo -v will change the order that backends are shown but the hal backend remained unwaveringly the same despite this.

$ lpinfo -v
network socket
network beh
direct hal:///org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_4f9_2_noserial_if0_printer_noserial
direct usb://Brother/HL-1050%20series
direct hpfax
direct hp
network http
network ipp
network lpd
file cups-pdf:/
direct scsi
network smb

$ /usr/lib/cups/backend/hal
direct hal:///org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_4f9_2_noserial_if0_printer_noserial

Version information:
Ubuntu Hardy Alpha
linux-image-generic 2.6.24.7.7
cupsys 1.3.5-1ubuntu3