USB curosity

[Ger van Dijck]

Op Mon, 14 Dec 2015 04:23:47 +0100 schreef Geoffrey Leach  
<geoff at hughes.net>:

> I have a LaserJet 1300 printer that connects via a Belkin parallel  
> port-to-USB connector. When I send a document to the printer, half the  
> time it prints without hesitation; other times it stalls until I  
> disconnect and re-connect the USB cable. When I do that, here's what  
> dmesg reports:
>
> [80924.737154] usb 4-1.1: USB disconnect, device number 4
> [80924.737587] usblp0: removed
> [80926.381095] usb 4-1.1: new full-speed USB device number 5 using  
> ehci-pci
> [80926.472738] usb 4-1.1: New USB device found, idVendor=050d,  
> idProduct=0002
> [80926.472749] usb 4-1.1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2,  
> SerialNumber=0
> [80926.472755] usb 4-1.1: Product: IEEE-1284 Controller
> [80926.472759] usb 4-1.1: Manufacturer: Belk USB Printing Support
> [80926.497804] usblp 4-1.1:1.0: usblp0: USB Bidirectional printer dev 5  
> if 0 alt 1 proto 2 vid 0x050D pid 0x0002
>
> CUPS discovers the printer without any problems. However, when I send  
> the test document from CUPS, no amount of fiddling with the USB cable  
> will cause it to print.
>
> Any insights will be greatly appreciated.
>
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I once did have the same problem with a HP4620 Officejet : You won't  
believe it : After some weeks of investigation and discus with HP the USB  
cable was to long ! Instead of 1,5 meter 2,5 meter.

Maybe this can help , although it seems rediculous.
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