Happen to remove my color cartridge and test out only with my black cartridge. It worked the first time but later on every time when I selected the printer with the respective application beside the deskjet F4400 - /usr/lib/cups/backend/hp failed was displayed. I tried stopping and restarting the cupsys daemon
/etc/init.d/cupsys.d stop
/etc/init.d/cupsys.d start

I couldn't get it started so following the instruction at http://chenjie66.wordpress.com/2011/03/26/usrlibcupsbackendhp-failed/ which did work.

I don't know whether the gui equivalent of such resolution is available or not.
like
system->adminstration->printing

user@dell-laptop:~$ sudo cat /etc/cups/printers.conf
# Printer configuration file for CUPS v1.3.7
# Written by cupsd on 2011-12-24 09:50
<Printer Deskjet_F4400>
Info Deskjet_F4400
DeviceURI hp:/usb/Deskjet_F4400_series?serial=CN03JC330405C5
State Stopped
StateMessage /usr/lib/cups/backend/hp failed
StateTime 1324700406
Accepting Yes
Shared Yes
JobSheets none none
QuotaPeriod 0
PageLimit 0
KLimit 0
OpPolicy default
ErrorPolicy retry-job
</Printer>
<Printer Deskjet_F4400_series>
Info HP Deskjet F4400 series
DeviceURI hp:/usb/Deskjet_F4400_series?serial=CN03JC330405C5
State Idle
StateTime 1280592353
Accepting Yes
Shared Yes
JobSheets none none
QuotaPeriod 0
PageLimit 0
KLimit 0
OpPolicy default
ErrorPolicy retry-job
</Printer>
<Printer PDF>
Info PDF
DeviceURI cups-pdf:/
State Idle
StateTime 1214886871
Accepting Yes
Shared No
JobSheets none none
QuotaPeriod 0
PageLimit 0
KLimit 0
OpPolicy default
ErrorPolicy retry-job
</Printer>
user@dell-laptop:~$

change State to Idle
 and
remove StateMessage and the printer starts to work normally

other outputs at the time of failed service

user@dell-laptop:~$ sudo cat /var/log/cups/error_log
E [31/Jul/2010:21:35:53 +0530] CUPS-Add-Modify-Printer: Unauthorized
E [31/Jul/2010:22:58:36 +0530] CUPS-Add-Modify-Printer: Unauthorized
E [01/Dec/2010:17:09:30 +0530] PID 8565 (/usr/lib/cups/backend/hp) stopped with status 4!
E [01/Dec/2010:17:18:09 +0530] PID 9535 (/usr/lib/cups/backend/hp) stopped with status 4!
E [02/Dec/2010:11:50:52 +0530] PID 6337 (/usr/lib/cups/backend/hp) stopped with status 1!
E [10/Mar/2011:06:14:49 +0530] PID 14855 (/usr/lib/cups/backend/hp) stopped with status 1!
E [10/Mar/2011:06:15:19 +0530] PID 14883 (/usr/lib/cups/backend/hp) stopped with status 1!
E [10/Mar/2011:06:20:34 +0530] PID 7016 (/usr/lib/cups/backend/hp) stopped with status 1!
E [10/Mar/2011:07:42:25 +0530] PID 6329 (/usr/lib/cups/backend/hp) stopped with status 1!
E [10/Mar/2011:07:42:27 +0530] PID 6746 (/usr/lib/cups/backend/hp) stopped with status 1!
E [10/Mar/2011:07:47:37 +0530] PID 8042 (/usr/lib/cups/backend/hp) stopped with status 1!
E [10/Mar/2011:07:47:39 +0530] PID 8047 (/usr/lib/cups/backend/hp) stopped with status 1!
E [10/Mar/2011:07:52:49 +0530] PID 8267 (/usr/lib/cups/backend/hp) stopped with status 1!
E [10/Mar/2011:07:52:50 +0530] PID 8272 (/usr/lib/cups/backend/hp) stopped with status 1!
E [10/Mar/2011:07:58:01 +0530] PID 8581 (/usr/lib/cups/backend/hp) stopped with status 1!
E [10/Mar/2011:07:58:02 +0530] PID 8586 (/usr/lib/cups/backend/hp) stopped with status 1!
E [10/Mar/2011:08:03:13 +0530] PID 8799 (/usr/lib/cups/backend/hp) stopped with status 1!
E [10/Mar/2011:08:03:14 +0530] [Job 20] Canceling job since it could not be sent after 5 tries.
E [10/Mar/2011:08:03:14 +0530] PID 8804 (/usr/lib/cups/backend/hp) stopped with status 1!
E [10/Mar/2011:08:03:15 +0530] [Job 22] Canceling job since it could not be sent after 5 tries.
E [24/Dec/2011:09:50:05 +0530] PID 9822 (/usr/lib/cups/backend/hp) stopped with status 4!

dmesg

usblp0: removed
[  373.784336] usb 7-1: USB disconnect, address 2
[  397.575185] usb 7-1: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 3
[  397.709008] usb 7-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[  397.709980] usblp0: USB Bidirectional printer dev 3 if 1 alt 0 proto 2 vid 0x03F0 pid 0x7711
[  411.401418] usb 7-1: USB disconnect, address 3
[  411.401999] usblp0: removed
[  429.409997] usb 7-1: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 4
[  429.543896] usb 7-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[  429.545109] usblp0: USB Bidirectional printer dev 4 if 1 alt 0 proto 2 vid 0x03F0 pid 0x7711
[  435.642008] usblp0: removed
[  452.488867] usb 7-1: USB disconnect, address 4

The result of a working printer with almost all the indicator blinking as if it won't work but IT WORKS



Devel env comparison

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Recommended

Drupal system requirement
    15 MB

web server
    Apache 1.3, Apache 2.x or IIS

Database server
    Drupal 5: MySQL 3.23.17 or higher
    Drupal 6: MySQL 4.1 or higher, postgreSQL 7.1
    Drupal 7: MySQL 5.0.15 or higher with PDO, SQLite 3.3.7 or higher

PHP
    Drupal 5: 4.4.0 or higher (5.2 recommended)
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  • sourceforge.net

PHP Version 5.3.2

System     Linux vz-web-12.sog 2.6.18-238.19.1.el5.028stab092.2 #1 SMP Thu Jul 21 19:23:22 MSD 2011 x86_64
Build Date     Apr 8 2010 02:05:08

Apache Version     Apache/2.2.3 (CentOS)

MySQL
Client API version     5.0.51a

  • Dell-vostro

PHP Version 5.2.4-2ubuntu5.6
System     Linux dell-laptop 2.6.24-24-generic #1 SMP Fri Jun 5 10:34:09 UTC 2009 i686
Build Date     Apr 17 2009 14:11:20


Apache Version     Apache/2.2.8 (Ubuntu) PHP/5.2.4-2ubuntu5.6 with Suhosin-Patch

MySQL
Client API version     5.0.51a

To get the the phpinfo enter the
<?php phpinfo(); ?>
in phpinfo.php in the below given folder

/home/project-web/<project_name>/htdocs/

and run
<project_name>.sourceforge.net/phpinfo.php
example:- http://checkll.sourceforge.net/phpinfo.php

ref:- http://drupal.org/requirements

Retro Tracing - slmodem(USB V92 56K) with driver

To be precise its Krypton Modem v.92 56K USB
The device looks sleek.Driver can be found here http://sourceforge.net/projects/gnumen/files/
Yep its a dial-up modem running on 2.4 kernel. It was run on weendoz first then got the driver from www.smlink.com(site not found now) for GNU/Linux. Use to make use of the driver in Redhat 9.0 and ran like it should be.. when speed was not of concern than the device(s) made to run on GNU/Linux(At that time compiling the src to activate the device was considered c00l, now its almost apt/rpm).Wanted to see when I did it and the date was 2006-2007.

The Redhat 9 was not also automounting the usb pen drive. So these steps helped in recognizing the device and mounting it.  
dmesg

the output of lsusb and mount cmds are as follows

Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 
Device Descriptor:
  bLength                18
  bDescriptorType         1
  bcdUSB               1.00
  bDeviceClass            9 Hub
  bDeviceSubClass         0
  bDeviceProtocol         0
  bMaxPacketSize0         8
  idVendor           0x0000
  idProduct          0x0000
  bcdDevice            0.00
  iManufacturer           0
  iProduct                2 USB UHCI Root Hub
  iSerial                 1 ef80
  bNumConfigurations      1
  Configuration Descriptor:
    bLength                 9
    bDescriptorType         2
    wTotalLength           25
    bNumInterfaces          1
    bConfigurationValue     1
    iConfiguration          0
    bmAttributes         0x40
      Self Powered
    MaxPower                0mA
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength                 9
      bDescriptorType         4
      bInterfaceNumber        0
      bAlternateSetting       0
      bNumEndpoints           1
      bInterfaceClass         9 Hub
      bInterfaceSubClass      0
      bInterfaceProtocol      0
      iInterface              0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x81  EP 1 IN
        bmAttributes            3
          Transfer Type            Interrupt
          Synch Type               none
        wMaxPacketSize          8
        bInterval             255
  Language IDs: (length=4)
     0000 (null)((null))

Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 
Device Descriptor:
  bLength                18
  bDescriptorType         1
  bcdUSB               1.00
  bDeviceClass            9 Hub
  bDeviceSubClass         0
  bDeviceProtocol         0
  bMaxPacketSize0         8
  idVendor           0x0000
  idProduct          0x0000
  bcdDevice            0.00
  iManufacturer           0
  iProduct                2 USB UHCI Root Hub
  iSerial                 1 ef40
  bNumConfigurations      1
  Configuration Descriptor:
    bLength                 9
    bDescriptorType         2
    wTotalLength           25
    bNumInterfaces          1
    bConfigurationValue     1
    iConfiguration          0
    bmAttributes         0x40
      Self Powered
    MaxPower                0mA
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength                 9
      bDescriptorType         4
      bInterfaceNumber        0
      bAlternateSetting       0
      bNumEndpoints           1
      bInterfaceClass         9 Hub
      bInterfaceSubClass      0
      bInterfaceProtocol      0
      iInterface              0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x81  EP 1 IN
        bmAttributes            3
          Transfer Type            Interrupt
          Synch Type               none
        wMaxPacketSize          8
        bInterval             255
  Language IDs: (length=4)
     0000 (null)((null))

Bus 001 Device 002: ID 1ec9:1001 
Device Descriptor:
  bLength                18
  bDescriptorType         1
  bcdUSB               2.00
  bDeviceClass            0 Interface
  bDeviceSubClass         0
  bDeviceProtocol         0
  bMaxPacketSize0        64
  idVendor           0x1ec9
  idProduct          0x1001
  bcdDevice            2.00
  iManufacturer           1 MBIL-SSM
  iProduct                2 SWIVEL
  iSerial                 3 001FD0BB6F33AA7082CF19E9
  bNumConfigurations      1
  Configuration Descriptor:
    bLength                 9
    bDescriptorType         2
    wTotalLength           32
    bNumInterfaces          1
    bConfigurationValue     1
    iConfiguration          0
    bmAttributes         0x80
    MaxPower              200mA
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength                 9
      bDescriptorType         4
      bInterfaceNumber        0
      bAlternateSetting       0
      bNumEndpoints           2
      bInterfaceClass         8 Mass Storage
      bInterfaceSubClass      6 SCSI
      bInterfaceProtocol     80 Bulk (Zip)
      iInterface              0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x81  EP 1 IN
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               none
        wMaxPacketSize         64
        bInterval               0
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x02  EP 2 OUT
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               none
        wMaxPacketSize         64
        bInterval               0
  Language IDs: (length=4)
     0409 English(US)

/dev/hdb5 on / type ext3 (rw)
none on /proc type proc (rw)
usbdevfs on /proc/bus/usb type usbdevfs (rw)
/dev/hdb1 on /boot type ext3 (rw)
none on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,gid=5,mode=620)
/dev/hdb3 on /home type ext3 (rw)
none on /dev/shm type tmpfs (rw)
/dev/hdb2 on /usr type ext3 (rw)
/dev/hdb9 on /mnt/fat32/e-hdb9music type vfat (rw)
/dev/hda1 on /mnt/fat32/windows-c type vfat (rw)
/dev/hda2 on /mnt/fat32/g-hda2Setup type vfat (rw)
/dev/hda5 on /mnt/fat32/d-hda5Big type vfat (rw)
none on /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc type binfmt_misc (rw)
/dev/sda1 on /home/wakaw/pendrive type vfat (rw)

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