Re: [PLUG] printer not showing up in ubuntu

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From: "Michael Lazin" <microlaser@gmail.com>
To: "Philadelphia Linux User's Group Discussion List" <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2014 12:59:23 PM
Subject: [PLUG] printer not showing up in ubuntu

I am trying to get an HP photosmart 7850 working in ubuntu 12.04. I realize this is an old printer, but someone gave me a cartridge for it for free so I thought I'd try to get it working. I tried 2 different printer cables thinking maybe it was the cable but the printer just doesn't show up. As you can see below the system log, lsub, and dmesg give no indication that there is a printer connected. It powers on, but I am not sure this printer still works. I haven't had a working printer in a number of years, but decided to try to revive this one now I have a good ink cartridge for it. I seem to remember that this printer worked fine in ubuntu 8.04 and on mac os x years ago. Any hints?

michael@akira:~$ sudo tail -f /var/log/syslog
[sudo] password for michael:
Apr 12 12:32:15 akira dbus[615]: [system] Activating service name='org.freedesktop.PackageKit' (using servicehelper)
Apr 12 12:32:15 akira AptDaemon: INFO: Initializing daemon
Apr 12 12:32:16 akira AptDaemon.PackageKit: INFO: Initializing PackageKit compat layer
Apr 12 12:32:16 akira dbus[615]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.PackageKit'
Apr 12 12:32:16 akira AptDaemon.PackageKit: INFO: Initializing PackageKit transaction
Apr 12 12:32:16 akira AptDaemon.Worker: INFO: Simulating trans: /org/debian/apt/transaction/705c2c80cde74f928fb302c37793db56
Apr 12 12:32:16 akira AptDaemon.Worker: INFO: Processing transaction /org/debian/apt/transaction/705c2c80cde74f928fb302c37793db56
Apr 12 12:32:18 akira AptDaemon.PackageKit: INFO: Get updates()
Apr 12 12:32:18 akira hp-setup: hp-setup[2645]: error: No devices found on bus: usb
Apr 12 12:32:19 akira AptDaemon.Worker: INFO: Finished transaction /org/debian/apt/transaction/705c2c80cde74f928fb302c37793db56
^Cmichael@akira:~$ dmesg | grep usb
[    0.196254] ACPI: bus type usb registered
[    0.196254] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbfs
[    0.196254] usbcore: registered new interface driver hub
[    0.196254] usbcore: registered new device driver usb
[    0.768065] usb usb1: New USB device found, idVendor=1d6b, idProduct=0002
[    0.768067] usb usb1: New USB device strings: Mfr=3, Product=2, SerialNumber=1
[    0.768069] usb usb1: Product: EHCI Host Controller
[    0.768071] usb usb1: Manufacturer: Linux 3.8.0-38-generic ehci_hcd
[    0.768073] usb usb1: SerialNumber: 0000:00:0b.1
[    0.826018] usb usb2: New USB device found, idVendor=1d6b, idProduct=0001
[    0.826020] usb usb2: New USB device strings: Mfr=3, Product=2, SerialNumber=1
[    0.826022] usb usb2: Product: OHCI Host Controller
[    0.826024] usb usb2: Manufacturer: Linux 3.8.0-38-generic ohci_hcd
[    0.826026] usb usb2: SerialNumber: 0000:00:0b.0
[    1.512018] usb 2-3: new low-speed USB device number 2 using ohci_hcd
[    1.727046] usb 2-3: New USB device found, idVendor=413c, idProduct=2003
[    1.727048] usb 2-3: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0
[    1.727050] usb 2-3: Product: Dell USB Keyboard
[    1.727052] usb 2-3: Manufacturer: Dell
[    1.750113] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbhid
[    1.750117] usbhid: USB HID core driver
[    1.755816] input: Dell Dell USB Keyboard as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:0b.0/usb2/2-3/2-3:1.0/input/input2
[    1.755911] hid-generic 0003:413C:2003.0001: input,hidraw0: USB HID v1.10 Keyboard [Dell Dell USB Keyboard] on usb-0000:00:0b.0-3/input0
[    1.904021] usb 2-6: new low-speed USB device number 3 using ohci_hcd
[    2.116045] usb 2-6: New USB device found, idVendor=093a, idProduct=2510
[    2.116048] usb 2-6: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0
[    2.116050] usb 2-6: Product: USB OPTICAL MOUSE
[    2.116052] usb 2-6: Manufacturer: PIXART
[    2.129460] input: PIXART USB OPTICAL MOUSE as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:0b.0/usb2/2-6/2-6:1.0/input/input3
[    2.129590] hid-generic 0003:093A:2510.0002: input,hidraw1: USB HID v1.11 Mouse [PIXART USB OPTICAL MOUSE] on usb-0000:00:0b.0-6/input0
michael@akira:~$ lsusb
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 413c:2003 Dell Computer Corp. Keyboard
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 093a:2510 Pixart Imaging, Inc. Optical Mouse
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
michael@akira:~$

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