Fixing HP P1006 Printer Out of Paper Error

Fixing HP P1006 Printer Out of Paper Error

November 9, 2022

On my Linux Mint 19 system, when the HP P1006 printer runs out of paper, the printing system (CUPS) refuses to print even after loading paper into the printer, power-cycling the printer, and disconnecting and reconnecting the USB cable. In the end, restarting CUPS seems to be the only way to eliminate the “out of paper” indicator:

sudo systemctl restart cups