Public bug reported: printer Epson Stylus D88 when an ink cartdridge is empty, no communication with printer is possible. Device /dev/usb/lp0 disappear, so no printing is possible, and even worse, is not possible to know which ink cartridge is empty.
For example in that situation: sudo escputil -i -r /dev/usb/lp0 fail ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04 Package: cups 1.6.2-1ubuntu5 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-26.38-generic 3.8.13.2 Uname: Linux 3.8.0-26-generic i686 ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8.1 Architecture: i386 Date: Thu Jul 25 21:30:38 2013 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-01-23 (182 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release i386 (20121017.2) Lpstat: device for Stylus-D88: usb://EPSON/Stylus%20D88?serial=HU33Y0605261532110 MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name MarkForUpload: True Papersize: a4 PpdFiles: Stylus-D88: Epson Stylus D88 - CUPS+Gutenprint v5.2.9 ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.8.0-26-generic root=UUID=942f6695-dbdd-4fb0-8043-3fa3de754610 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: cups UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2013-07-03 (22 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 08/10/2012 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: 0610 dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M. dmi.board.name: P8H61-M LE R2.0 dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. dmi.board.version: Rev x.0x dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890 dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr0610:bd08/10/2012:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:rnP8H61-MLER2.0:rvrRevx.0x:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion: dmi.product.name: System Product Name dmi.product.version: System Version dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer ** Affects: cups (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-bug i386 raring -- 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/1205062 Title: no communication with Epson D88 when a ink cartdridge is empty Status in “cups” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: printer Epson Stylus D88 when an ink cartdridge is empty, no communication with printer is possible. Device /dev/usb/lp0 disappear, so no printing is possible, and even worse, is not possible to know which ink cartridge is empty. For example in that situation: sudo escputil -i -r /dev/usb/lp0 fail ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04 Package: cups 1.6.2-1ubuntu5 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-26.38-generic 3.8.13.2 Uname: Linux 3.8.0-26-generic i686 ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8.1 Architecture: i386 Date: Thu Jul 25 21:30:38 2013 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-01-23 (182 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release i386 (20121017.2) Lpstat: device for Stylus-D88: usb://EPSON/Stylus%20D88?serial=HU33Y0605261532110 MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name MarkForUpload: True Papersize: a4 PpdFiles: Stylus-D88: Epson Stylus D88 - CUPS+Gutenprint v5.2.9 ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.8.0-26-generic root=UUID=942f6695-dbdd-4fb0-8043-3fa3de754610 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: cups UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2013-07-03 (22 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 08/10/2012 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: 0610 dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M. dmi.board.name: P8H61-M LE R2.0 dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. dmi.board.version: Rev x.0x dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890 dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr0610:bd08/10/2012:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:rnP8H61-MLER2.0:rvrRevx.0x:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion: dmi.product.name: System Product Name dmi.product.version: System Version dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/+bug/1205062/+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