i have changed the device uri and the printer state now stays on printing:job-printing instead of changing to printer-stopped
a few lines of /var/log/cups/error_log: D [16/Jun/2006:15:33:38 +0200] [cups-driverd] Sending linuxprinting.org-gs-builtin/HP/HP-LaserJet_3P_w_PS-Postscript.ppd (HP LaserJet 3P w/PS Foomatic/Postscript (recommended))... D [16/Jun/2006:15:33:38 +0200] [cups-driverd] Sending hpijs/HP/HP-LaserJet_4-hpijs.ppd (HP LaserJet 4 Foomatic/hpijs (recommended) - HPLIP 0.9.7)... dpkg -l |grep hplip-base rc hplip-base 0.9.5-2ubuntu2 HP Linux Printing and Imaging System - base -- HP Laserjet 1000 doesn't work with cups2 https://launchpad.net/bugs/43824 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs