USB printer isn't detected in Linux Mint 14 Mate

[bambino]

Hi,
I have a HP G55 printer that I want to connect through USB, but whatever I do, no printer is detected.
When I boot from a Ubuntu 11.10 live CD, it works just fine. But nothing is detected at all in Ubuntu 12.04 and higher, and nothing is detected in Linux Mint 14 Mate 32 bit. I have installed HPlip. I have tried the CUPS web interface. I have tried to add the printer via the control panel. I have installed all available updates via apt-get. No printer is detected. Printer, cable and USB port must be working since it all works in Ubuntu 11.10.

Normal USB memory sticks work fine.

What am I doing wrong? Is there a bug somewhere? I have been searching forums and googled around but I can't find any answers. Does anyone have any ideas?

Regards
Bjorn

[bambino]

No ideas?

[DrHu]

There are some bugs, worth looking into..
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+sour ... +bug/35638

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1320742

USB bugs, printers..Ubuntu..
https://wiki.kubuntu.org/DebuggingPrintingProblems

[bambino]

Thanks DrHu, but that's not it. Those are old bugs, reported in 2006 and 2009. I didn't have this problem in Ubuntu 9, 10 or 11. Everything works fine if I boot up an Ubuntu 11 live CD. Then the printer is detected and I can both print and scan. In Ubuntu 12 and Mint 14, the printer is not detected at all.

Bjorn