Yes, the following cups-autoconfig change does fix the "Stopped Printer Queue" issue in Suse 10.3. This was only a problem with the "hp" backend not the "usb" backend.
In /etc/cups-autoconfig.conf make the following change. from: DisablePrintersOnRemoval=yes to: DisablePrintersOnRemoval=no Thanks Johannes for the suggestion :) -dave > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Johannes Meixner > Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 6:16 AM > To: hplip-help@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Hplip-help] [ISSUE] SUSE 10.3 CUPS Printer Queue Stopped > > > Hello, > > On Oct 16 15:07 John Hosszu wrote (shortened): > > Regarding the issue on SUSE 10.3 around the CUPS queue's needing > > restart after reboots and first time prints, we are investigating. > > Only an idea what might perhaps be involved: > > Since openSUSE 10.3 we have the new RPM "cups-autoconfig" > which contains a utility for auto-configuring USB printers > which is triggered by udev/HAL device events. > > It can also disable/enable print queues when udev/HAL signals > appear that a USB printer is disconnected/connected. > Its /etc/cups-autoconfig.conf contains by default: > -------------------------------------------------------------- > [CUPS] > ConfigureNewPrinters=yes > DisablePrintersOnRemoval=yes > DefaultCUPSPolicy=relaxed > Debug=yes > -------------------------------------------------------------- > It is triggered via > /usr/share/hal/fdi/policy/10osvendor/10-cups-autoconfig.fdi > which runs /usr/lib/cups-autoconfig/cups-autoconfig > which does the actual stuff, see > /usr/lib/cups-autoconfig/cups-autoconfig --help Debugging > output is in /var/log/cups-autoconfig.log > > Perhaps it might help if cups-autoconfig is disabled? > > For some background information, see > http://code.google.com/p/cups-autoconfig/ > > > Kind Regards > Johannes Meixner > -- > SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Maxfeldstrasse 5, 90409 Nuernberg, > Germany AG Nuernberg, HRB 16746, GF: Markus Rex > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ----------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. > Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. > Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and > a browser. > Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> > http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ > HPLIP-Help mailing list > HPLIP-Help@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hplip-help > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ HPLIP-Help mailing list HPLIP-Help@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hplip-help
