Samsung CLP 320 - usb failed

[nilsA]

Hi,

My new Samsung CLP 320 colour laser printer will not work with Linux. Win7 is just fine.

I did use the "System setup" printer and the printer was recognized and everything look right.

Except - it will not print.

In the Setup for local ... printers, I find this message:

Printer ... : Idle - /usr/lib/cups/backend/usb failed

When I do

lsusb

I find this line:

Bus 006 Device 003: ID 04e8:329f Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd

And when I do

lpstat -l -p

I get this:

skriveren CLP-320_Series er inaktiv. aktivert siden ma. 07. feb. 2011 kl. 16.26 +0100
    /usr/lib/cups/backend/usb failed
    Aktivert skjema:
    Innholdstyper: alle
    Skrivertyper: ukjent
    Beskrivelse: CLP-320_Series
    Varsling: none
    Plassering: XXXXX
    Tilkobling: direkte
    Grensesnitt: /etc/cups/ppd/CLP-320_Series.ppd
    Ved feil: ingen varsling
    Etter feil: fortsett
    Brukere tillatt:
        (alle)
    Tillatte skjemaer:
        (ingen)
    Krever banner
    Tegnsettsamlinger:
        (ingen)
    Standard avstand:
    Standard sidestørrelse:
    Standard portinnstillinger:

I have to admit - I don't understand anything of this - other than my printer is not working. (It works in Win7, so it's not the USB port as such.)

Anyone able to help me?

[Rog131]

Re: Samsung CLP 320 - usb failed

An error message: "/usr/lib/cups/backend/usb failed"


Few search results:
> [SOLVED] Printer suddenly stopped working - Kubuntu Dappe:

...all seem to be after an upgrade...Problem solved. Reinstallation of cupsys through adept, followed by starting the printers through the cups web interface fixed the problem straight away.

> "/usr/lib/cups/backend/usb failed" After Kernel Upgrade:

I downgraded the kernel and the printer works again..

Has there been a kernel upgrade ?
Try with an earlier kernel.

... and one more (an earlier bug report) > "usblp Kernel module needs to be removed and /dev/bus/usb/*/* made accessible for USB printers to work with CUPS 1.4.x

[nilsA]

Re: Samsung CLP 320 - usb failed

Thanks for helping.

I tried the oldest kernel I have - success!

So the solution is - boot with an old kernel?

[Snowhog]

Re: Samsung CLP 320 - usb failed

Not necessarily. In the newer kernel, attempt to add/setup the printer via the CUPS interface. If you aren't familiar with CUPS, open your browser and navigate to http://localhost:631/

[nilsA]

Re: Samsung CLP 320 - usb failed

Not necessarily. In the newer kernel, attempt to add/setup the printer via the CUPS interface. If you aren't familiar with CUPS, open your browser and navigate to http://localhost:631/

It's there - the line is like this:

CLP-320_Series CLP-320_Series XXXX-nils Samsung CLP-315 Foomatic/foo2qpdl (recommended) Idle

What can I do with CUPS to make it work?