parport_pc is the fix for me. sudo modprobe parport_pc got it working adding parport_pc to /etc/modules has resulted in it working across resets.
There may be a bug with HPLIPS not properly finding the printer - it keeps on reporting "Device Communication Error" - but it prints fine... -- Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/369850 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
