Pascal I must apologise. I can reproduce the flakeyness with lpinfo.
By running
watch -d --interval 0.5 lpinfo -v
I was able to watch the output change at seemingly random intervals. Wiggling the cable did not change seem to affect the outcome, nor did the kernel see any usb unplug events. This is very bizzare (perhaps the printer is dying?)...
Pascal I must apologise. I can reproduce the flakeyness with lpinfo.
By running
watch -d --interval 0.5 lpinfo -v
I was able to watch the output change at seemingly random intervals. Wiggling the cable did not change seem to affect the outcome, nor did the kernel see any usb unplug events. This is very bizzare (perhaps the printer is dying?)...