Hi Bill,

I found something similar(?)
hal:///org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_67b_2305_noserial_if0_printer_noserial
BUT this works for me and leaves a ID Name of Laserjet_4  BUT no way is the
URI the same...I could not fined that length of URI anywhere ... The printer
works; is all I'm interested in now, how to help others is a guess at best,
I have not seen the issues you have in dropping when rebooting,  and till I
replaced the Cable, I could not find the printer at all; how do you address
that issue?  One other thing is We Both have a Laserjet 4 shouldn't the URI
be the same or very similar, for the same product? OR if it is JUST the
Cable we should be the same also...duh...Or am I not seeing something? In
either case we are forcing the LINUX to pass the identifier for the printer
to be recognized. (just like the issue in Windows I needed to select USB
then windows could find the printer)...

I have been printing yesterday and today the Laptop has been turned on and
off everything works.

I other thing when I sent your the WubI Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron web
site...DO it before you unload your windows. I just install it to my other
IBM laptop R51. It installs and leaves a choice to your BOOT ID (you pick
windows or Ubuntu at boot. BUT the big thing is it acts as complete
installation and creates a vurital disk does NOT affect your Hard disk at
all, and leaves Ubuntu name in the Control panel ADD and REMOVE files. NOW
being installed it finds and accepts your total system, printer, laptop keys
and lights your eithernet and or your wireless, video card, any USB stuff
you have. SO you know even before the offical installating where any issues
are THAT IS COOL...IF you have a 3d Nvida or ATI card you will see the WOW
gnome package, also...

Good luck with the Launch Pad effort, how you handle that is (?) but try
anyway, I guess.  Then load the program to check your system with Hardy
Heron. Be aware it has only one site in the USA so a little slow, maybe wait
till tonight to try...I have Warner Cable pretty good in the 500mbs download
range.

Your friend from NC.
george

On Sun, Apr 20, 2008 at 4:37 PM, dracon <email address hidden> wrote:

> Hi. I'll try this off the launchpad bug forum since I'm not at all sure it
> will work for you and don't want to spread any nonsense further than
> required.
> I'm dracon on the launchpad and I was able to get past my cups problem bu
> "forcing" a printer ID.
>
> Here is what you might try. At least it's easy and worth a shot.
> Go to System/Administration/Printing> click the New Printer button to add
> a new printer...Don't mess with your normal set up just leave well enough
> alone there.
>
> When you get the available printers selection pane select "Other"
> and in the URI field put the exact ID of your cable (copy/paste). From
> your note that would be:
>
>
> hal:///org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_4b8_5_M01P20511302159560_if0_printer_noserial
> Click forward and select the appropriate device driver for your printer,
> and continue to set the "new" printer up normally..new name and human
> description, but leave the default location alone.
>
> This should add a new printer presence named (Different-Name?) to your
> printer list.
>
> Try printing to that printer, make it default, see if it is able to
> reconnect.
> This worked for me with a legacy HP4 that cups found about 50% of the
> time..Now it doesn't fail and I can recover print jobs if the printer is
> unplugged and re plugged.
>
> If this works please let me know. Maybe we can point the Cups/Hal folks
> to a particular problem or give some bypass suggestionto the bug forum.
> (if it does not work le me know that too)
>
> Bill
>
>
>
> quixote <email address hidden> wrote: I'm suddenly having major issues
> with my USB-connected printer.  I have
> a Sharp MP30 laptop (from 2005), Epson Stylus Photo R220 printer, and
> running Hardy 8.04 with all updates applied as of Apr 20.  (As a user,
> not a developer, I don't know what the problem really is or whether this
> is the correct thread.)
>
> Before I read this thread, this was the problem: after a cold start,
> everything worked, but after suspend, the system thought the printer was
> "unplugged."  Other USB devices, like a thumbdrive, would not work
> either.  I have two USB ports, and either one would become nonfunctional
> after trying to talk to the printer.  Restarting cupsys, restarting X,
> nothing worked.  Only a complete shutdown and boot up made the USB ports
> available again.
>
> After I read this thread and tried some of the diagnostics after
> suspending, it turned out that $lsusb or $lpinfo -v somehow woke the
> port back up and it would print.  So what's the deal??  Any command to
> poll the printer or usb reminds the system of something and everything
> works again??
>
> Bizarre.  I hope I'm not the only person with this problem and it's
> something that can get sorted out.  I've been using Ubuntu since Dapper,
> and this is the first time anything like this has happened.
>
> Some of the output from diagnostics:
> -----------------------
> Cold boot, printing via usb cable works:
> -----------------------
> $lsusb
> Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
> Bus 001 Device 002: ID 04b8:0005 Seiko Epson Corp. Stylus Printer
> Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
>
> $sudo usb_printerid /dev/usb/lp0
> GET_DEVICE_ID string:
> MFG:EPSON;CMD:ESCPL2,BDC,D4;MDL:Stylus Photo R220;CLS:PRINTER;DES:EPSON
> Stylus Photo R220;
>
> $lpinfo -v
> network socket
> network beh
> direct
> hal:///org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_4b8_5_M01P20511302159560_if0_printer_noserial
> direct usb://EPSON/Stylus%20Photo%20R220
> direct epson:/dev/usb/lp0
> direct hpfax
> direct hp
> network http
> network ipp
> network lpd
> file cups-pdf:/
> direct scsi
> network smb
>
> ------------------------
> after suspend:  printer and/or usb no longer works
> ------------------------
> $lsusb
> Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
> Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
>
> HOWEVER: this time, after running lsusb, the printer woke up and started
> printing the job I'd just given it.  In the past, besides restarting X,
> I'd also tried restarting cupsys service and everything else I could
> think of.
>
> Now the output is
> $lsusb
> Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
> Bus 001 Device 003: ID 04b8:0005 Seiko Epson Corp. Stylus Printer
> Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
>
> ------------------------------
> another suspend: printer not working at first
> ------------------------------
> $lpinfo -v
> network socket
> network beh
> direct
> hal:///org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_4b8_5_M01P20511302159560_if0_printer_noserial
> direct usb://EPSON/Stylus%20Photo%20R220
> direct epson:/dev/usb/lp0
> direct hpfax
> direct hp
> network http
> network ipp
> network lpd
> file cups-pdf:/
> direct scsi
> network smb
>
> and it started printing the job I'd just given it....
>
> --
> Printer is not detected properly over USB
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/35638
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in Source Package "cupsys" in Ubuntu: Confirmed
> Status in Source Package "linux-source-2.6.15" in Ubuntu: Won't Fix
> Status in Source Package "linux-source-2.6.17" in Ubuntu: Won't Fix
> Status in Source Package "linux-source-2.6.20" in Ubuntu: Won't Fix
> Status in cupsys in Ubuntu Hardy: Confirmed
> Status in linux-source-2.6.15 in Ubuntu Hardy: Won't Fix
> Status in linux-source-2.6.17 in Ubuntu Hardy: Won't Fix
> Status in linux-source-2.6.20 in Ubuntu Hardy: Won't Fix
>
> Bug description:
> Description of the problem:
> I have a Brother HL1050 that was detected properly in breezy but does not
> seem to be in dapper.
>
> Steps to reproduce the problem:
> 1. Plug printer into usb slot and turn the printer on.
> 2. Run gnome-cups-add .
>
> Expected results:
> Printer to be detected and shown under "Use a detected printer:".  Printer
> manufacturer to be displayed in Printer Port dropdown.
>
> Actual rsults:
> "No printer detected"  is displayed under Use a detected printer. "USB
> Printer #1 (CANON)" "USB Printer #1 (EPSON)" are displayed in Printer Port
> dropdown.
>
>
>
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> Printer is not detected properly over USB
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/35638
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