cups usb to parallel prints only once

[fhc]

tested with several printers (fujitsu dl1100, epson stylus color, hp deskjet 500)
tried standard drivers, plain text, and raw printer drivers
command "lp -d text -oraw test.txt" woks only once after every usb
cable reattach. after each print job cups enters a waiting state
until the usb cable is reattached, then it prints the next job

during the waiting state the cups queue gives different kinds
of funny messages like "waiting for printer to be available",
"printing data to the printer", or "printer not available"

Tried all kinds of actions, read forums, system reinstalls,
usblp, etc etc, no way, help very very welcome

if anybody sees this and has found a solution I will be very
grateful and happy to hear from it

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: cups 1.5.3-0ubuntu8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-52.78-generic-pae 3.2.48
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-52-generic-pae i686
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.6
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Oct 26 22:50:57 2013
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 12.04.2 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20130214)
Lpstat:
 device for PDF: cups-pdf:/
 device for texto: usb://Unknown/Printer
MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
MarkForUpload: True
Papersize: a4
PpdFiles:
 texto: Generic text-only printer
 PDF: Generic CUPS-PDF Printer
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=es_ES
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=es_ES.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-52-generic-pae root=UUID=1595b55e-fade-496f-8d0d-6d05f1cd9231 ro quiet splash
SourcePackage: cups
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 04/18/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 0108
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: T-P5G31A
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr0108:bd04/18/2008:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnT-P5G31A:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
mtime.conffile..etc.cups.cupsd.conf: 2013-10-26T22:03:38.732143

[Till Kamppeter (till-kamppeter)]

Please follow the instructions of the section "USB printer does not print or prints garbage" on https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingPrintingProblems. Thanks.

[fhc (fhc)]

sorry I duplicated this bug
it is the same as 1249627