dino99, thank you for reporting this and helping make Ubuntu better. Did this problem not occur in a release prior to Vivid?
** Changed in: cups (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low ** Changed in: cups (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to cups in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1402350 Title: Powering on the printer does not activate the related usb port Status in cups package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: Using a desktop with vivid i386 and a USB connected HP Photosmart C4585: - Sending a print job does not activate the USB port. - Print jobs do not stay inside the queue. - Once logged into gnome-shell an icon is in the systray for a few seconds then disappears. WORKAROUND: Unplug/plug the USB cord, reload the print job, and choose the printer. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04 Package: cups 1.7.5-3ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.18.0-7.8-generic 3.18.0 Uname: Linux 3.18.0-7-generic i686 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.15-0ubuntu2 Architecture: i386 BootDmesg: (Nothing has been logged yet.) CupsErrorLog: CurrentDesktop: GNOME Date: Sun Dec 14 08:54:53 2014 KernLog: Lpstat: device for Photosmart-C4500-series: usb://HP/Photosmart%20C4500%20series?serial=CN87JD4109057K&interface=1 device for Photosmart_C4500: hp:/usb/Photosmart_C4500_series?serial=CN87JD4109057K Lsusb: Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 003 Device 002: ID 046d:c50e Logitech, Inc. Cordless Mouse Receiver 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 MachineType: ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC P5W DH Deluxe Papersize: a4 PpdFiles: Error: command ['fgrep', '-H', '*NickName', '/etc/cups/ppd/Photosmart_C4500.ppd', '/etc/cups/ppd/Photosmart-C4500-series.ppd'] failed with exit code 2: grep: /etc/cups/ppd/Photosmart_C4500.ppd: Permission denied grep: /etc/cups/ppd/Photosmart-C4500-series.ppd: Permission denied ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.18.0-7-generic root=UUID=7b1f4a51-558f-468f-85e0-f815d2f791e1 ro init=/lib/systemd/systemd SourcePackage: cups UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 07/22/2010 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: 3002 dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.board.name: P5W DH Deluxe dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC. dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890 dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr3002:bd07/22/2010:svnASUSTEKCOMPUTERINC:pnP5WDHDeluxe:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnP5WDHDeluxe:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion: dmi.product.name: P5W DH Deluxe dmi.product.version: System Version dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/+bug/1402350/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp