Referring to my comment 2 above this one, I conclude the difference is that my printer which works is connected to a print server via the network, and other printers which do not work are connected directly to the computer via USB. That seems to implicate USB and udev components as the source of the problem.
Referring to my comment 2 above this one, I conclude the difference is that my printer which works is connected to a print server via the network, and other printers which do not work are connected directly to the computer via USB. That seems to implicate USB and udev components as the source of the problem.