With a parallel Samsung ML-4500 series printer, plugged in to a Dell Dimension 1100, running up-to-date feisty, when I try to print the first time, data is sent, and the printer data light flashes, but nothing further happens and the print queue doesn't change. From then until the next restart, the printer light continues to flash, and if I try to uninstall and reinstall the driver within the same session as a print attempt, lpt1 no longer shows as an option.
The port is set to EPP from the bios.
~$ lsmod | grep lp
lp 11332 2
parport 35272 3 ppdev,lp,parport_pc
~$ dmesg | grep par
[ 9.626532] Booting paravirtualized kernel on bare hardware
[ 9.696987] PCI: Transparent bridge - 0000:00:1e.0
[ 45.131075] parport: PnPBIOS parport detected.
[ 45.131129] parport0: PC-style at 0x378 (0x778), irq 7, using FIFO [PCSPP,TRISTATE,COMPAT,ECP]
[ 45.235081] parport0: Printer, Samsung ML-4500
[ 46.047885] lp0: using parport0 (interrupt-driven).
[ 64.036499] ppdev: user-space parallel port driver
[ 122.498706] ppdev0: registered pardevice
[ 122.530339] ppdev0: unregistered pardevice
[ 122.627079] ppdev0: registered pardevice
[ 122.658212] ppdev0: unregistered pardevice
[ 141.399121] ppdev0: registered pardevice
[ 141.419001] ppdev0: unregistered pardevice
[ 141.624140] ppdev0: registered pardevice
[ 141.654474] ppdev0: unregistered pardevice
~$ lpinfo -v
network socket
network beh
network bluetooth
direct hpfax
direct hp
network http
network ipp
network lpd
direct scsi
serial serial:/dev/ttyS0?baud=115200
network smb
and printingbuginfo -l gives:
ProblemType: printingbuginfo v2.0: printingbug+locallpt (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PrintingBugInfoScript)
CupsConfiguredDevices: device for ML-4500: parallel:/dev/lp0
CupsConfiguredPPDs: ML-4500: Samsung ML-4500 Foomatic/gdi (recommended)
Date: Mon Aug 27 15:54:03 2007
DesktopEnvironment: GNOME
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 7.04
EtcPapersize: a4
InstalledPrintingPackages:
ii cupsys 1.2.8-0ubuntu8 Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - server
ii cupsys-driver-gutenprint 5.0.0.99.1-0ubuntu2 printer drivers for CUPS
ii foo2zjs 20061224-0ubuntu3 Support for printing to ZjStream-based printers
ii foomatic-db 20070327-0ubuntu1 OpenPrinting printer support - database
ii foomatic-db-engine 3.0.2-20070303-0ubuntu1 OpenPrinting printer support - programs
ii foomatic-db-gimp-print 5.0.0.99.1-0ubuntu2 OpenPrinting printer support - database for Gimp-Print printer d
ii foomatic-db-gutenprint 5.0.0.99.1-0ubuntu2 OpenPrinting printer support - database for Gutenprint printer d
ii foomatic-db-hpijs 20070327-0ubuntu1 OpenPrinting printer support - database for HPIJS driver
ii foomatic-filters 3.0.2-20070323-0ubuntu1 OpenPrinting printer support - filters
ii gnome-cups-manager 0.31-3ubuntu5 CUPS printer admin tool for GNOME
ii gs-common 0.3.11ubuntu1 Common files for different Ghostscript releases
ii gs-esp 8.15.4.dfsg.1-0ubuntu1 The Ghostscript PostScript interpreter - ESP version
ii gs-esp-x 8.15.4.dfsg.1-0ubuntu1 The Ghostscript PostScript interpreter - ESP version
ii gs-gpl 8.54.dfsg.1-5build1 The GPL Ghostscript PostScript interpreter
ii hpijs 2.7.2+1.7.3-0ubuntu1 HP Linux Printing and Imaging - gs IJS driver (hpijs)
ii hplip 1.7.3-0ubuntu1 HP Linux Printing and Imaging System (HPLIP)
ii ijsgutenprint 5.0.0.99.1-0ubuntu2 inkjet server - Ghostscript driver for Gutenprint
ii libgnomeprint2.2-0 2.18.0-0ubuntu1 The GNOME 2.2 print architecture - runtime files
ii min12xxw 0.0.9-1build1 Printer driver for KonicaMinolta PagePro 1[234]xxW
ii openprinting-ppds 20070327-0ubuntu1 OpenPrinting printer support - PostScript PPD files
ii pnm2ppa 1.12-16 PPM to PPA converter
Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_PAPER=en_GB.UTF-8
LptPrinterDevices:
crw-rw---- 1 root lp 6, 0 Aug 27 15:44 /dev/lp0
crw-rw---- 1 root lp 99, 0 Aug 27 15:44 /dev/parport0
LptPrinterIEEE1284Id:
/dev/parport0:
CLASS:PRINTER;
MODEL:ML-4500;
MANUFACTURER:Samsung;
COMMAND SET:GDI;
LptPrinterKernelModules:
ppdev 9220 0
lp 11332 2
parport 35272 3 ppdev,lp,parport_pc
Uname: Linux me 2.6.20-16-386 #2 Thu Jun 7 20:16:13 UTC 2007 i686 GNU/Linux
Can you also attach your CUPS error_log after a print attempt as described here: https:/