Cannot add new printer
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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CUPS |
New
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
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affects /products/cupsys
# I seem unable to add a printer on my dapper testbed.
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# To reproduce it, I did this:
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# 1. in a root shell, run gnome-cups-manager
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# 2. Wait even though there is no indication of progress
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# 3. Whent the window appears, double-click on New Printer
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# 4. Observe some error messages of the form
# ** (gnome-
# ->foomatic-
# ->foomatic-
# and many of the form
# ** (gnome-
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# 5. Select (*) Network Printer and Windows Printer (SMB)
# (without pressing Forward yet) and enter username and password
# using the popup dialogue box.
# ** (gnome-
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# 6. Select DAVENANT from the drop-down host list (davenant is a samba
# server) and still don't press Forward - instead, enter username and
# password using the 2nd popup dialogue box. (The need for this
# may well be somethign to do with my strange samba setup.)
# ** (gnome-
# Selected ppd file = foomatic-
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# 7. Select `hplj6mp' (which is the correct printer name) from the drop
# down list of printers.
# 8. Now click Forward.
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# 9. Select
# Manufacturer: HP
# Model: Laserjet 6P/6MP - Postscript Postscript (recommended)
# Driver: Standard (suggested)
# and click Apply.
# ** (gnome-
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# 10. Note that no printer has appeared. Select Printer / Quit to
# terminate gnome-cups-manager.
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# 11:
# root@samual9:~# tail /var/log/
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# root@samual9:~# dpkg -l '*cups*'
# Desired=
# | Status=
# |/ Err?=(none)
# ||/ Name Version Description
# +++-===
# ii bluez-cups 2.24-0ubuntu6 Bluetooth printer driver for CUPS
# un cups <none> (no description available)
# un cups-pdf <none> (no description available)
# un cupsomatic-ppd <none> (no description available)
# ii cupsys 1.1.99.
# ii cupsys-bsd 1.1.99.
# ii cupsys-client 1.1.99.
# ii cupsys-
# pn cupsys-
# ii cupsys-
# un cupsys-pstoraster <none> (no description available)
# un cupsys-pt <none> (no description available)
# un eggcups <none> (no description available)
# ii gnome-cups-manager 0.31-1ubuntu1 CUPS printer admin tool for GNOME
# ii libcupsimage2 1.1.99.
# ii libcupsys2 1.1.99.
# ii libcupsys2-gnutls10 1.1.99.
# ii libgnomecups1.0-1 0.2.2-1ubuntu1 GNOME library for CUPS interaction
# ii libgnomecupsui1.0-1 0.31-1ubuntu1 UI extensions to libgnomecups
# root@samual9:~#
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# Ian.
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# (Lines prefixed with `#' to avoid a Malone command parsing bug.)
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