HP DeskJet 5550 stopped printing

[Dave]

Thanks.
I will try it, but I don't think the setup was the problem.
I had already set up CUPS and it was working.
I think the issue is with the hpijs driver, which I'll probabley have
to downgrade for the time being (or get the VERY latest).
It also could be a problem with the PPD file configured through foomatic.

The interesting thing is that the LaserJet 4L is A-OK, indicating  no problems with the basic setup, but it is an older printer.

The original set up was the proverbial radial slice of baked confectionary.

"dirk.vanhertem_(REMOVE_THIS)" wrote:
> abuse at msn.com wrote:
> > I have been using CUPS for some time.
> > A short while ago it stopped being able to print on my DeskJet 5550, which is on a USB port.
> > The device is /dev/usb/lp0 and the spool is lp0.
> >
> did you try to run the tool printconf (apt-get install printconf)? it
> automagically configured my pc using cups. I tried configuring using
> http://localhost:631/ for a HP 5150 but it didn't go, printconf made it
> very easy.
Wll I never had a problem up to now; I did re-configure my printer 2 or 3 times and then it worked A-OK (seperate occasions).
>
> Dirk
>
> PS:
> $ apt-cache show printconf
> Package: printconf
> Priority: optional
> Section: utils
> Installed-Size: 36
> Maintainer: Chris Lawrence <lawrencc at debian.org>
> Architecture: all
> Source: foomatic-gui
> Version: 0.7.4.2
> Depends: python (>> 2.3), python (<< 2.4), python-foomatic, foomatic-db,
> foomatic-db-hpijs, foomatic-db-gimp-print, cupsys, cupsys-client, gs-esp
> | gs, debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0
> Suggests: foomatic-gui, foo2zjs, pnm2ppa
> Filename: pool/main/f/foomatic-gui/printconf_0.7.4.2_all.deb
> Size: 11356
> MD5sum: c26baa1c6358600d7d1a29982f32f7c2
> Description: Automatically configures USB and parallel printers with CUPS
>   Foomatic is a printing system designed to make it easier to set up
>   common printers for use with Debian (and other operating systems).
>   It provides the "glue" between a print spooler (like CUPS) and
>   your actual printer, by telling your computer how to process files
>   sent to the printer.