I have tried again with the install of my Lexmark X2650 printer/scanner on both 
my Dell Vostro 1510 laptop running Ubuntu 11.10 32bit and my Dell Optiplex 510 
running Ubuntu 11.10 64bit with the same result, the printer is detected as a 
USB printer and identified as a "Lexmark 2600 series" but refuses to print 
anything, with a warning flag, the Icon is also marked up immediately after the 
printer is detected, the detection process overriding the printer driver 
installation software supplied by Lexmark. The printer worked fine with Ubuntu 
11.04 (with the earlier Kernel). It doesn't seem to be a problem with the HP 
printer/scanner I now have but I am concerned about future upgrades doing a 
"Windows" making older hardware obsolete or the "Apple" approach of "must be 
approved by us". 
It is a bit irritating as both my computers have the 3.0.0.13 Kernel and though 
I have looked at the Ubuntu 12.04 pre-alpha version with the newer 3.1.0 Kernel 
in VirtualBox I don't know if it could print as the VirtualBox imposes some 
limitations anyway.
I have seen many cups updates as well as at least one Kernel upgrade since I 
moved to 11.10 but the problem still persists.
John

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  Kernel does not report some USB printers correctly, making them not
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