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[Tom Smith <tom@xxxxxxxx>]

We're still experiencing the same bug on multiple computers running 10.04 with HPLIP versions from 3.13.10 up to 3.14.10. Affected printers have been: M1536dnf, HP M125nw and the M1212nf.
The only workaround I've found so far that's susceptible for our end users who don't have admin rights is to run "cupsenable $PRINTERNAME" every few minutes via crontab. A real solution would be very useful.
(beh does not help us as we need the scanning capability of the hplip drivers).
I can provide more information if required.

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/692568

Title:
  Printer shouldn't be paused after "hp" CUPS backend failed

Status in HP Linux Imaging and Printing:
  Confirmed
Status in hplip package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: cups

  When printing fails for some reason ("backend failed" message),
  printer is paused, and won't resume automatically, even after a
  reboot. This is silly because there's no notice about that in the
  print dialog nor in the print queue: you have to go to
  System->Administration->Printing, and be very clever to understand how
  to re-enable the printer.

  In most cases, the fact that something failed doesn't mean other
  documents won't print, and generally users will figure the error
  better by themselves than with a paused printer.

  This is in Lucid, cups 1.4.3-1ubuntu1.3 (not sure it's the same
  behavior in Maverick).

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