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cups package

  1. Bug #987485
  2. Comment #101

Comment 101 for bug 987485

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Lucy Llewellyn (lucyllewy) wrote : Re: Can only print once with USB to parallel adapter and HP 4L

I'm using the same adapter as yourself:

Bus 004 Device 004: ID 067b:2305 Prolific Technology, Inc. PL2305 Parallel Port

attachments are the error_logs.

with blacklisting and uni-directional mode: transaction timeout (attachment on this post - job 3)
with blacklisting bi-directional mode: transaction timeout (attachment below - job 4)
without blacklisting: not recognised: "Printer State" reports "Stopped - Unplugged or turned off"; usb_printerid /dev/usb/lp0 says:

$ sudo usb_printerid /dev/usb/lp0
GET_DEVICE_ID string:
MFG:Samsung;CMD:GDI;MDL:ML-4500;CLS:PRINTER;MODE:GDI;STATUS:IDLE;