In the file /usr/share/cups/usb/org.cups.usb-quirks
There is a line 0x04e8 soft-reset Please try the following: 1. Comment out the line, by modifying it to #0x04e8 soft-reset Turn off and turn on your printer again. Can you print normally now? Try printing several jobs. 2. Modify it as follows 0x04e8 no-reattach 0x04e8 unidir 0x04e8 unidir no-reattach 0x04e8 soft-reset no-reattach 0x04e8 soft-reset unidir 0x04e8 soft-reset unidir no-reattach For each of these possibilities turn off and turn on the printer and after that try to print several jobs. Are you able to print normally again? With which versions of the line did you get it finally working? ** Changed in: cups (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to cups in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1351351 Title: Printer does print only after reconnect Status in cups package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: I use a USB printer Samsung ML-1640. Since the latest ubuntu upgrade the printer does not start to print anymore when I send a print job via libreoffice or evince. The printer queue says its processing the print job but nothing happens. By trial and error I found that it is possible to print when I follow a certain sequence: 1. The printer is switched on but not connected to the PC 2. I open the document and send a print job 3. About 4s later I connect the printer to the PC 4. The printer prints To print another document I have to repeat steps 1 to 4 again. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: cups 1.7.2-0ubuntu1.1 ProcVersionSignature: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/proc/version_signature' Uname: Linux 3.15.6-031506-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.2 Architecture: amd64 CupsErrorLog: Date: Fri Aug 1 16:56:48 2014 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-11-26 (248 days ago) InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016) Lpstat: device for Samsung-ML-1640-Series: usb://Samsung/ML-1640%20Series?serial=144QBAIS500148D. MachineType: LENOVO 2731A11 Papersize: a4 PccardctlIdent: Socket 0: no product info available PccardctlStatus: Socket 0: no card PpdFiles: Samsung-ML-1640-Series: Samsung ML-1640, 2.0.0 ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.15.6-031506-generic root=UUID=ec5b1571-ab35-4cc5-bce8-3b36ea5596c3 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: cups UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-04-22 (101 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 02/13/2012 dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO dmi.bios.version: 7YET85WW (3.15 ) dmi.board.name: 2731A11 dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO dmi.board.version: Not Available dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO dmi.chassis.version: Not Available dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr7YET85WW(3.15):bd02/13/2012:svnLENOVO:pn2731A11:pvrThinkPadR500:rvnLENOVO:rn2731A11:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable: dmi.product.name: 2731A11 dmi.product.version: ThinkPad R500 dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/+bug/1351351/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp