In openSUSE 12.2 /var/log/messages of 2012-10-06 day, I see analog to comment#12 , but as remember printer worked still...
Oct 6 18:56:32 linux-17m9 kernel: usb 1-2: new high-speed USB device number 12 using ehci_hcd
Oct 6 18:56:32 linux-17m9 kernel: usb 1-2: New USB device found, idVendor=03f0, idProduct=4117
Oct 6 18:56:32 linux-17m9 kernel: usb 1-2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
Oct 6 18:56:32 linux-17m9 kernel: usb 1-2: Product: HP LaserJet 1018
Oct 6 18:56:32 linux-17m9 kernel: usb 1-2: Manufacturer: Hewlett-Packard
Oct 6 18:56:32 linux-17m9 kernel: usb 1-2: SerialNumber: KP1SL0L
Oct 6 18:56:32 linux-17m9 kernel: usblp0: USB Bidirectional printer dev 12 if 0 alt 0 proto 2 vid 0x03F0 pid 0x4117
Oct 6 18:56:33 linux-17m9 udevd[25784]: missing file parameter for attr
Oct 6 18:56:33 linux-17m9 logger: loading hp_laserjet_1018 firmware 001 012
Oct 6 18:56:33 linux-17m9 logger: loading hp_printer_device 001 012
Oct 6 18:56:33 linux-17m9 udev-configure-printer: add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:0b.1/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0
Oct 6 18:56:33 linux-17m9 udev-configure-printer: device devpath is /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:0b.1/usb1/1-2
Oct 6 18:56:33 linux-17m9 udev-configure-printer: Device vendor/product is 03F0:4117
Oct 6 18:56:33 linux-17m9 udev-configure-printer: add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:0b.1/usb1/1-2/1-2:1.0/usb/lp0
Oct 6 18:56:33 linux-17m9 udev-configure-printer: failed to claim interface
Oct 6 18:56:33 linux-17m9 udev-configure-printer: device devpath is /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:0b.1/usb1/1-2
Oct 6 18:56:33 linux-17m9 udev-configure-printer: MFG:Hewlett-Packard MDL:HP LaserJet 1018 SERN:- serial:KP1SL0L
Oct 6 18:56:33 linux-17m9 hp-mkuri: io/hpmud/model.c 625: unable to find [s{product}] support-type in /usr/share/hplip/data/models/models.dat
Oct 6 18:56:36 linux-17m9 hp-firmware: hp-firmware[26040]: warning: No display found.
Oct 6 18:56:36 linux-17m9 hp-firmware: hp-firmware[26040]: error: hp-firmware -u/--gui requires Qt4 GUI support. Entering interactive mode.
Oct 6 18:56:37 linux-17m9 udev-configure-printer: SERN field matches USB serial number
Oct 6 18:56:37 linux-17m9 udev-configure-printer: URI match: hp:/usb/HP_LaserJet_1018?serial=KP1SL0L
Oct 6 18:56:37 linux-17m9 udev-configure-printer: URI matches without serial number: usb://HP/LaserJet%201018
Oct 6 18:56:37 linux-17m9 udev-configure-printer: Consider also queues with "/usb/lp0" or "/usblp0" in their URIs as matching
Oct 6 18:56:37 linux-17m9 udev-configure-printer: URI of print queue: hp:/usb/HP_LaserJet_1018?serial=KP1SL0L, normalized: laserjet 1018 serial kp1sl0l
Oct 6 18:56:37 linux-17m9 udev-configure-printer: URI of detected printer: hp:/usb/HP_LaserJet_1018?serial=KP1SL0L, normalized: laserjet 1018 serial kp1sl0l
Oct 6 18:56:37 linux-17m9 udev-configure-printer: Queue ipp://localhost:631/printers/hplaserjet1018 has matching device URI
Oct 6 18:56:37 linux-17m9 udev-configure-printer: Re-enabled printer ipp://localhost:631/printers/hplaserjet1018
Oct 6 18:56:37 linux-17m9 udev-configure-printer: URI of detected printer: usb://HP/LaserJet%201018, normalized: laserjet 1018
Oct 6 18:56:37 linux-17m9 udev-configure-printer: Queue ipp://localhost:631/printers/hplaserjet1018 has matching device URI
Oct 6 18:56:37 linux-17m9 udev-configure-printer: Re-enabled printer ipp://localhost:631/printers/hplaserjet1018
In openSUSE 12.2 /var/log/messages of 2012-10-06 day, I see analog to comment#12 , but as remember printer worked still...
Oct 6 18:56:32 linux-17m9 kernel: usb 1-2: new high-speed USB device number 12 using ehci_hcd printer: add /devices/ pci0000: 00/0000: 00:0b.1/ usb1/1- 2/1-2:1. 0 printer: device devpath is /devices/ pci0000: 00/0000: 00:0b.1/ usb1/1- 2 printer: Device vendor/product is 03F0:4117 printer: add /devices/ pci0000: 00/0000: 00:0b.1/ usb1/1- 2/1-2:1. 0/usb/lp0 printer: failed to claim interface printer: device devpath is /devices/ pci0000: 00/0000: 00:0b.1/ usb1/1- 2 printer: MFG:Hewlett-Packard MDL:HP LaserJet 1018 SERN:- serial:KP1SL0L hplip/data/ models/ models. dat printer: SERN field matches USB serial number printer: URI match: hp:/usb/ HP_LaserJet_ 1018?serial= KP1SL0L printer: URI matches without serial number: usb://HP/ LaserJet% 201018 printer: Consider also queues with "/usb/lp0" or "/usblp0" in their URIs as matching printer: URI of print queue: hp:/usb/ HP_LaserJet_ 1018?serial= KP1SL0L, normalized: laserjet 1018 serial kp1sl0l printer: URI of detected printer: hp:/usb/ HP_LaserJet_ 1018?serial= KP1SL0L, normalized: laserjet 1018 serial kp1sl0l printer: Queue ipp://localhost :631/printers/ hplaserjet1018 has matching device URI printer: Re-enabled printer ipp://localhost :631/printers/ hplaserjet1018 printer: URI of detected printer: usb://HP/ LaserJet% 201018, normalized: laserjet 1018 printer: Queue ipp://localhost :631/printers/ hplaserjet1018 has matching device URI printer: Re-enabled printer ipp://localhost :631/printers/ hplaserjet1018
Oct 6 18:56:32 linux-17m9 kernel: usb 1-2: New USB device found, idVendor=03f0, idProduct=4117
Oct 6 18:56:32 linux-17m9 kernel: usb 1-2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
Oct 6 18:56:32 linux-17m9 kernel: usb 1-2: Product: HP LaserJet 1018
Oct 6 18:56:32 linux-17m9 kernel: usb 1-2: Manufacturer: Hewlett-Packard
Oct 6 18:56:32 linux-17m9 kernel: usb 1-2: SerialNumber: KP1SL0L
Oct 6 18:56:32 linux-17m9 kernel: usblp0: USB Bidirectional printer dev 12 if 0 alt 0 proto 2 vid 0x03F0 pid 0x4117
Oct 6 18:56:33 linux-17m9 udevd[25784]: missing file parameter for attr
Oct 6 18:56:33 linux-17m9 logger: loading hp_laserjet_1018 firmware 001 012
Oct 6 18:56:33 linux-17m9 logger: loading hp_printer_device 001 012
Oct 6 18:56:33 linux-17m9 udev-configure-
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Oct 6 18:56:33 linux-17m9 hp-mkuri: io/hpmud/model.c 625: unable to find [s{product}] support-type in /usr/share/
Oct 6 18:56:36 linux-17m9 hp-firmware: hp-firmware[26040]: warning: No display found.
Oct 6 18:56:36 linux-17m9 hp-firmware: hp-firmware[26040]: error: hp-firmware -u/--gui requires Qt4 GUI support. Entering interactive mode.
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