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[Bug 1532551] [NEW] no response from printer

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Public bug reported:

I have a very old dot-matrix printer, Epson LX-400 model  P70RA.   I am attempting to link it from a USB port on a laptop running a Lubuntu version of Ubuntu 14.04.   I have been trying to use a ppd file
     /etc/cups/ppd/Epson-LX-300plus-ibmpro.ppd
which I have seen recommended.    My output from  lsusb  is


Bus 001 Device 002: ID 04f2:b128 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd 
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 005 Device 002: ID 067b:2305 Prolific Technology, Inc. PL2305 Parallel Port
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

usb_printerid /dev/usb/lp0 
 gives unreadable output after
GET_DEVICE_ID string:

lpinfo  givesnetwork lpd
network socket
network ipp
network ipps
network https
network ipp14
network http
direct usb://Unknown/Printer
network smb

lsb_release -rd
gives

Description:    Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS
Release:        14.04

I am afraid I do not know what you mean by "package" but I have been
attempting to use  lpadmin  following instructions on the Web.

Thank you for your attention, David Fremlin

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: cups 1.7.2-0ubuntu1.7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-74.118-generic 3.13.11-ckt30
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-74-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.19
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Jan 10 12:46:41 2016
Lpstat: device for EpsonLX300: /dev/usb/lp0
MachineType: TOSHIBA TOSHIBA NB200
Papersize: a4
PpdFiles:
 Error: command ['fgrep', '-H', '*NickName', '/etc/cups/ppd/Epson-LX-300plus-ibmpro.ppd', '/etc/cups/ppd/EpsonLX300.ppd'] failed with exit code 2: fgrep: /etc/cups/ppd/Epson-LX-300plus-ibmpro.ppd: Permission denied
 EpsonLX300: Epson LX-300+ Foomatic/ibmpro (recommended)
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-74-generic root=UUID=5798558c-27fe-4876-9223-1b5ee61274a4 ro splash quiet
SourcePackage: cups
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 04/07/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: TOSHIBA
dmi.bios.version: V1.20
dmi.board.name: KAVAA
dmi.board.vendor: TOSHIBA
dmi.board.version: 1.00
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: *
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: TOSHIBA
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnTOSHIBA:bvrV1.20:bd04/07/2009:svnTOSHIBA:pnTOSHIBANB200:pvrPLL25E-00500GEN:rvnTOSHIBA:rnKAVAA:rvr1.00:cvnTOSHIBA:ct10:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: TOSHIBA NB200
dmi.product.version: PLL25E-00500GEN
dmi.sys.vendor: TOSHIBA

** Affects: cups (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apparmor apport-bug i386 trusty

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Title:
  no response from printer

Status in cups package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I have a very old dot-matrix printer, Epson LX-400 model  P70RA.   I am attempting to link it from a USB port on a laptop running a Lubuntu version of Ubuntu 14.04.   I have been trying to use a ppd file
       /etc/cups/ppd/Epson-LX-300plus-ibmpro.ppd
  which I have seen recommended.    My output from  lsusb  is

  
  Bus 001 Device 002: ID 04f2:b128 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd 
  Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
  Bus 005 Device 002: ID 067b:2305 Prolific Technology, Inc. PL2305 Parallel Port
  Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
  Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
  Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
  Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

  usb_printerid /dev/usb/lp0 
   gives unreadable output after
  GET_DEVICE_ID string:

  lpinfo  givesnetwork lpd
  network socket
  network ipp
  network ipps
  network https
  network ipp14
  network http
  direct usb://Unknown/Printer
  network smb

  lsb_release -rd
  gives

  Description:    Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS
  Release:        14.04

  I am afraid I do not know what you mean by "package" but I have been
  attempting to use  lpadmin  following instructions on the Web.

  Thank you for your attention, David Fremlin

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: cups 1.7.2-0ubuntu1.7
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-74.118-generic 3.13.11-ckt30
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-74-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.19
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Sun Jan 10 12:46:41 2016
  Lpstat: device for EpsonLX300: /dev/usb/lp0
  MachineType: TOSHIBA TOSHIBA NB200
  Papersize: a4
  PpdFiles:
   Error: command ['fgrep', '-H', '*NickName', '/etc/cups/ppd/Epson-LX-300plus-ibmpro.ppd', '/etc/cups/ppd/EpsonLX300.ppd'] failed with exit code 2: fgrep: /etc/cups/ppd/Epson-LX-300plus-ibmpro.ppd: Permission denied
   EpsonLX300: Epson LX-300+ Foomatic/ibmpro (recommended)
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-74-generic root=UUID=5798558c-27fe-4876-9223-1b5ee61274a4 ro splash quiet
  SourcePackage: cups
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 04/07/2009
  dmi.bios.vendor: TOSHIBA
  dmi.bios.version: V1.20
  dmi.board.name: KAVAA
  dmi.board.vendor: TOSHIBA
  dmi.board.version: 1.00
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: *
  dmi.chassis.type: 10
  dmi.chassis.vendor: TOSHIBA
  dmi.chassis.version: N/A
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnTOSHIBA:bvrV1.20:bd04/07/2009:svnTOSHIBA:pnTOSHIBANB200:pvrPLL25E-00500GEN:rvnTOSHIBA:rnKAVAA:rvr1.00:cvnTOSHIBA:ct10:cvrN/A:
  dmi.product.name: TOSHIBA NB200
  dmi.product.version: PLL25E-00500GEN
  dmi.sys.vendor: TOSHIBA

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