Linux printer HP1020 driver bug ?

[C M Reinehr]

Vu,

On Wednesday 02 May 2007 10:19, Vu Pham wrote:
> Ubuntu detects this printer immediately the first time I plug it into my
> workstation and it prints just fine. But I just found out a problem with
> the driver as follows :
>
> If I turn off the printer and turn it on, my workstation won't print
> again although it keeps showing the printer status Ready.
>
> To fix this, I have to plug the printer cable to a Windows system and
> print something ( the Windows system has no problem printing to this
> printer at all ). After that, replug the printer cable back to the Linux
> workstation, then it will print just fine again.
>
> It looks like to me that some initializing code must be sent to the
> printer first before sending the print jobs  and this code is kept by
> the printer until it is turned off.
>
>
> Vu

You haven't given us much to work on, i.e., distribution, firmware, interface, 
software, etc. In any case, see if you get any ideas from reading this:

http://www.linuxprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=HP-LaserJet_1020

HTH

cmr

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