sending data to printer

[Wade Smart]

Wade Smart wrote:
> 20090123 1010 GMT-5
> 
> I got a kit to fix my printer but now I cant send data to it.
> 
> I haven't changed the USB port.
> Nor the cable.
> In cups the address of the printer is:
> Device URI:
> hal:///org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_4348_5584_noserial_if0_printer_noserial 
> 
> 
> I printed a test page from the printer.
> I can NOT print a test page from the computer.
> Status in cups is: processing, accepting jobs
> Under device manger I can see the printer connected.
> 
> using:
> sudo tail -f /var/log/messages
> I see:
> Jan 23 10:13:17 wadesmart kernel: [ 2501.138082] usb 1-1: new full speed
> USB device using uhci_hcd and address 88
> 
> Nothing comes up when I do lsusb... and I have had that problem in the
> past too though it was printing.
> 
> I dont know what to do next.
> 
> This is my HP LaserJet 4050 running from parallel to usb, no network
> option available.
> 
> Wade
> 
> 
> 20090123 1018 GMT-5
> 
> I just found the error messages button in cups and it has only this:
> E [23/Jan/2009:09:25:39 -0600] [Job 18] No %%BoundingBox: comment in 
> header!
> E [23/Jan/2009:09:32:21 -0600] [Job 18] No %%BoundingBox: comment in 
> header!
> E [23/Jan/2009:09:32:21 -0600] [Job 18] Could initialize HAL daemon: (null)
> E [23/Jan/2009:09:50:41 -0600] [Job 19] No %%BoundingBox: comment in 
> header!
> E [23/Jan/2009:09:51:32 -0600] Cancel-Job: Unauthorized
> E [23/Jan/2009:09:51:50 -0600] Pause-Printer: Unauthorized
> E [23/Jan/2009:09:51:50 -0600] Pause-Printer: Unauthorized
> E [23/Jan/2009:09:52:02 -0600] Resume-Printer: Unauthorized
> 
> Wade


20090123 1024 GMT-5

Ah crap. In /var/log/syslog I have hundreds of lines with this:
Jan 23 10:23:17 wadesmart kernel: [ 3099.402989] usb 1-1: new full speed 
USB device using uhci_hcd and address 41
Jan 23 10:23:17 wadesmart kernel: [ 3099.814140] usb 1-1: device not 
accepting address 41, error -71
Jan 23 10:23:17 wadesmart kernel: [ 3099.925926] usb 1-1: new full speed 
USB device using uhci_hcd and address 42
Jan 23 10:23:18 wadesmart kernel: [ 3100.333105] usb 1-1: device not 
accepting address 42, error -71

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