CUPS automatically stops printers

[Joris]

I forgot to tell, i'm using RAW Printing only.
And I permit myself to edit the hpnpf.c file to rename the 
identification string to HPNPF/JetDirect, because if I didn't, 
cups would put 2 entries with the name "AppSocket/Jet direct".

Joris a écrit :
> Sorry, my bad, i didn't read the associated txt file...
> But i have some error :
> 
> # make -f linux_std.mak
> cc -DSVR4 -DLINUX -DSTDARG -lnsl     -c -o hpnptyd.o hpnptyd.c
> hpnptyd.c:85: error: conflicting types for `sys_errlist'
> /usr/include/bits/sys_errlist.h:28: error: previous declaration of 
> `sys_errlist'
> make: *** [hpnptyd.o] Error 1
> 
> I do have a hpnpf binary, but I don't know if it's well compiled or not ?
> 
> Helge Blischke a écrit :
> 
>> You need to get the sources from the CUPS web site (links section),
>> compile it
>> and move the executable to CUPS' backend directory.
>>
>> Helge
>>
>> Joris wrote:
>>
>>> I don't have this backend in /usr/lib/cups/backend nor i don't
>>> know how to use it ?!
>>>
>>> Helge Blischke a écrit :
>>>
>>>> Try the hpnpf backend instead of the default socket backend and report
>>>> how it
>>>> works.
>>>>
>>>> Helge
>>>>
>>>> Joris wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Hi there,
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm running a gentoo based samba/cups printserver.
>>>>> I do have the same problem, which seems to occur on the same
>>>>> printer : an HP laserjet 8150.
>>>>> All the others network printer don't seem to be affected by this
>>>>> issue.
>>>>>
>>>>> Moreover, i have a "Print file sent, waiting for printer to
>>>>> finish..." on it, although they're no jobs on this printer,
>>>>> strange isn't it ?
>>>>>
>>>>> Cups is configured to use the "socket" protocol.
>>>>>
>>>>> Anyone can help with this bug ?? Maybe it's not related to Cups,
>>>>> but i don't find any relevant infos about this issue in cups' logs.
>>>>>
>>>>> Marco a écrit :
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have a cups installation (FreeBSD cups-base-1.1.23.0_3) which 
>>>>>> occasionally stops a printer. So the printer is in "Printer State: 
>>>>>> stopped, accepting jobs."
>>>>>>
>>>>>> After manually restarting the printer everything works fine again, 
>>>>>> but this isn't really a solution. I don't want to explain cups to 
>>>>>> all the secretaries.
>>>>>> The old installation with cups-1.1.6.2 didn't show this behaviour.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Google shows that I'm not the only one with this problem, but no 
>>>>>> one seems to have an answer.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Isn't there any solution to stop cups from stopping a printer?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>