[Mailman-Users] Printer disappeared from lsusb

[Hugh Esco]

Sorry about that.  That one was intended for the usb list.  

-- Hugh

On Mon, 13 Feb 2006 17:03:04 -0600
Patrick Bogen <pdbogen at gmail.com> wrote:

> Heh. Wrong mailing list.
> 
> (However, if I were you I would try completely disconnecting
> everything to the printer, checking the toner cartridge to make sure
> there aren't any tabs or flaps that need to be removed, re-inserting
> and then re-connect, essentially rebooting the printer, and see if it
> shows up in lsusb again.)
> 
> On 2/13/06, Hugh Esco <he at reclaimedcomputers.ca> wrote:
> > Hello all:
> >
> > Perhaps this is more of a usb question than a cups question, but I wasn't quite sure where to turn on this one.  About a month or so ago, I ran out of toner for my Samsung ML-1520.  Finally about two weeks ago, I got a new toner cartridge.  But when I installed it, I was left with both the Online/Error and the Toner Save leds are both glowing green.
> >
> > Using lp and the cgi test page button, I am unable to get a job to print.  I purge the stuck jobs, restart the cupsys server and still nothing.  I used cat file.ps > /dev/usb/lp0, which is the port recorded in /etc/printers.conf as the one which used to work.  I get a no such device error.  I crawl under the workbench again, check the physical connections.  They all seem to be ok.  But lsusb returns:
> >
> > hesco at marcus2:~$ lsusb
> > Bus 004 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
> > Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
> > Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
> > Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
> >
> > without identifying the printer.
> >
> > Can anyone please advise me how I might trouble shoot this and get this brand new printer back up and working?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > -- Hugh
> >
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