Even when the printer was connected via USB to my ubuntu machine I had the same issue. The printer is required by the windows machine hence the reason why its connected directly and not to my ubuntu 11.10 computer.
I have posted another bug which relates to networked printers too, here https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/+bug/890451 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/887094 Title: usb printer backend crashes To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/+bug/887094/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
