Re: Weird problems with printer using USB

[Martin Hicks]

On Mon, Jan 05, 2004 at 08:24:30PM +0100, DervishD wrote:
>     Hi all :)
> 
>     I have a Lexmark E312 laser printer, which comes with both a parallel
> port and an USB port. It interprets PostScript, so when I print I
> simply 'cat' the file to the printer device (together with some
> codes, quite simple). This method works smoothly when using the
> printer through the parallel port, no problem, but when I use the USB
> port, sometimes I get the following:
> 
> kernel: host/usb-uhci.c: interrupt, status 2, frame# 682
> kernel: printer.c: usblp0: nonzero read/write bulk status received: -110
> kernel: printer.c: usblp0: error -84 reading printer status
> kernel: printer.c: usblp0: removed

I'm getting this same error when printing anything but the smallest
print job to an HP DeskJet 3550 USB.  Using latest RH9 errata packages.

>     I have shown one of each error messages I get in my system logs.
> Normally I get a couple or three of the first message, a few of the
> last and a good bunch of the another two. Whenever I get the message
> about the 'bulk status', the printer dies and I must turn cycle it.
> 

I also have to power cycle the printer to get it to do anything again.

mh

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