no communication with Epson D88 when a ink cartdridge is empty

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printer Epson Stylus D88
when an ink cartdridge is empty, no communication with printer is possible.
Device /dev/usb/lp0 disappear, so no printing is possible,
and even worse, is not possible to know which ink cartridge is empty.

For example in that situation:
sudo escputil -i -r /dev/usb/lp0
fail

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: cups 1.6.2-1ubuntu5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-26.38-generic 3.8.13.2
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-26-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8.1
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Jul 25 21:30:38 2013
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-01-23 (182 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release i386 (20121017.2)
Lpstat: device for Stylus-D88: usb://EPSON/Stylus%20D88?serial=HU33Y0605261532110
MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
MarkForUpload: True
Papersize: a4
PpdFiles: Stylus-D88: Epson Stylus D88 - CUPS+Gutenprint v5.2.9
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.8.0-26-generic root=UUID=942f6695-dbdd-4fb0-8043-3fa3de754610 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: cups
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2013-07-03 (22 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 08/10/2012
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 0610
dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: P8H61-M LE R2.0
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev x.0x
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr0610:bd08/10/2012:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:rnP8H61-MLER2.0:rvrRevx.0x:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer

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Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.