[cups.general] Re: How to avoid CUPS disabling USB printer

[Jeff Hardy]

The easiest way for now is to run a cron task every couple of minutes
that does:

/usr/bin/enable QUEUENAME

I have heard in CUPS 1.2, the response to a stopped/paused queue will be
configurable.  


On Sat, 2005-12-10 at 05:36 -0500, Anonymous wrote:
> <cut>
> > >
> > > To solve this problem I just enable the printer.
> > >
> > >   # /usr/bin/enable Lexmark
> > >
> > > Is there any way to configure CUPS *not to stop* the printer in case of
> > > error ? so we don't have to keep enabling it every time users forget
> > > printer off.
> >
> > Sure, don't use the absolute filename, but instead use the
> > generic name (usb://Make/Model?serial=NNNN) reported by
> > "lpinfo -v".
> >
> 
> Hi
> 
> I have a similar problem, with a usb Dell 1100 laser printer.
> 
> the deviceURI is usb://Dell/Laser%20Printer%201100
> 
> If I send a job when the printer is not powered on, the printer becomes stopped. Powering on the printer the printer remains stopped in cups. To restart printing I need to enable (from command line or web interface) the printer.
> 
> There's a way to avoid this, restarting automatically the printer (and printing from the queue) when it becomes powered on?
> 
> Thanks in advance for any reply
> 
> Bye
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