Linux printer HP1020 driver bug ?

[Ric Moore]

On Wed, 2007-05-02 at 11:27 -0500, Vu Pham wrote:
> On Wed, 2007-05-02 at 11:13 -0500, C M Reinehr wrote:
> > 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:
> -
> 
> This confirms my thought. I am going to try it tonight. My son asked me
> to install Windows before I leave for SF next week if I cannot fix this
> problem. Now I think I can. :)

Do you have the hputils installed? Ric