Tim - >From Kubuntu Jaunty 9.04, KDE 4.3.2.
Here's the output of the five commands you wanted run: sudo /usr/lib/cups/backend/usb nothing returned sudo usb_printerid /dev/usb/lp0 GET_DEVICE_ID string: �����|((�� b���ℷb���R��b���'��p=����DB�e��88�����p&��b��b���&���c���"���U���&������a���a��� ;���c��b!��;��;�� ����"���&��pc��0���"��������������c������((��p=���������"���b���D��(�m��U��P���p�����셷�셷P���p�����셷�"�����P��PT�p �s�p=��0��� Dc��nJ���U��xW���R��P=�� ���"������R��PT��c���܄��m�H)��@;����h=��\T)�����;��dd����H�0d��.N=�X8��q���l�l�@;��X8��� �m�����.N=�((��pe���...@e���4e���'��@;��X&��ha�...@e��4e���e��p&���`��tz��N�s���~��(e�� ��o sudo usb_printerid /dev/usb/lp1 Error: No such file or directory: can't open '/dev/usb/lp1' (same as in Karmic) lsusb Bus 001 Device 007: ID 0644:0000 TEAC Corp. Floppy Bus 001 Device 008: ID 0458:0003 KYE Systems Corp. (Mouse Systems) Genius NetScroll+ Bus 001 Device 006: ID 0409:0059 NEC Corp. HighSpeed Hub Bus 001 Device 005: ID 05e3:0702 Genesys Logic, Inc. USB 2.0 IDE Adapter Bus 001 Device 004: ID 05e3:0702 Genesys Logic, Inc. USB 2.0 IDE Adapter Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0409:0059 NEC Corp. HighSpeed Hub Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 002 Device 002: ID 1309:f002 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub And as previously stated, the printer works - I opened a document and printed it. In CUPS (1.3.9), this is the information for my printer: Panasonic (Default) Description: KX-P4410 Location: Desk Printer Driver: Panasonic KX-P4410 - CUPS+Gutenprint v5.2.3 Printer State: idle, accepting jobs, published. Device URI: hal:///org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_1309_f002_noserial_if0_printer_noserial Panasonic Description: KX-P4410 Location: Desk Printer Driver: Panasonic KX-P4410 Foomatic/ljet2p (recommended) Printer State: idle, accepting jobs, published. Device URI: hal:///org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_1309_f002_noserial_if0_printer_noserial Two different printer drivers, and both work. -- Cups on Ubuntu Karmic does not recognize USB printer https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/468701 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