hal_lpadmin reports cups error incorrectly

hal-cups-utils (0.6.13+svn86-0ubuntu1) hardy; urgency=low

  * New upstream release
     o Subversion snapshot r86
     o Use "lsusb" and "hp-makeuri" instead of "hp-probe" and "hp-info", this
       needs less I/O.
     o Fork the creation of the print queue into a sub-process. This is
       needed as on detection of an HP LaserJet 1018/1020 HPLIP loads
       (triggered by UDEV) the firmware into the printer and this uncouples
       the printer from the usblp kernel module. This lets HAL assume that
       the printer got disconnected and HAL kills the hal_lpadmin process
       which creates the queue. The child process does not get killed so
       that this is the only solution to get a queue automatically created
       for these printers.
     o Do only one notification at the tray icon when a new printer got set
       up, also if it needs two queues (printer and fax). Otherwise the tray
       icon will disappear on clicking the first notification and the second
       one appears without icon.
     o Replaced a wrong "os.exit()" by "sys.exit()" (LP: #160386).
     o Made check for removal of manufacturer name from model name
       case-insensitive (LP: #150219).
     o Let hal_admin not fail if "lsusb" or "hp-makeuri" are not installed.
       Simply do not use HPLIP URIs then.
  * debian/patches/01_interpreter_path.patch: Regenerated.
  * debian/control: Added dependency on python-cups (LP: #144586).
  * debian/control: Added "Recommends: hplip, usbutils". These are needed
    to automatically set up print queues with HPLIP.

 -- Till Kamppeter <email address hidden> Fri, 07 Dec 2007 20:49:31 +0000

Hello Till,

It seems that this patch is what i need.

How can I install this version of hal-cup-utils on my Ubuntu Gutsy?

I've tried the following:

$ cd
$ mkdir test
$ cd test
$ wget https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/hardy/+source/hal-cups-utils/0.6.13+svn86-0ubuntu1/+files/hal-cups-utils_0.6.13+svn86.orig.tar.gz
$ wget https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/hardy/+source/hal-cups-utils/0.6.13+svn86-0ubuntu1/+files/hal-cups-utils_0.6.13+svn86-0ubuntu1.diff.gz
$ wget https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/hardy/+source/hal-cups-utils/0.6.13+svn86-0ubuntu1/+files/hal-cups-utils_0.6.13+svn86-0ubuntu1.dsc
$ dpkg-source -x hal-cups-utils_0.6.13+svn86-0ubuntu1.dsc
$ cd hal-cups-utils-0.6.13+svn86
$ sudo apt-get install cdbs libcupsys2-dev
$ fakeroot
# dpkg-buildpackage
# exit
$ cd ..
$ sudo dpkg -i hal-cups-utils_0.6.13+svn86-0ubuntu1_i386.deb

But I still have the same problems:

$ dmesg | grep usb
...
[ 328.949129] /build/buildd/linux-source-2.6.22-2.6.22/drivers/usb/class/usblp.c: usblp0: USB Bidirectional printer dev 4 if 0 alt 0 proto 2 vid 0x03F0 pid 0x4117

Ok

But when i tried to print a file nothing happens:

$ dmesg | grep usb
...
[ 328.949129] /build/buildd/linux-source-2.6.22-2.6.22/drivers/usb/class/usblp.c: usblp0: USB Bidirectional printer dev 4 if 0 alt 0 proto 2 vid 0x03F0 pid 0x4117
[ 1537.172132] /build/buildd/linux-source-2.6.22-2.6.22/drivers/usb/class/usblp.c: usblp0: removed

Ok now it works!

I found it was a problem with firmware. I forget to download the firware.

$ cd /usr/share/foo2zjs/firmware
$ getweb 1018
$ sudo -i
# arm2hpdl sihp1018.img > sihp1018.dl
# rm sihp1018.img
# exit

I've restarted the printer and now it works. I've done some test like trying to print without paper (before this test freezes the printer and doesn't works until I restarted in Windows) and now all is ok.

Thank you.