Bug#982742: cups: config of usb printer now impossible due to usblp and libusb conficting (used to work!)
On Sun 14 Feb 2021 at 16:17:34 +0100, mh wrote:
> Am Sun, 14 Feb 2021 14:35:53 +0000
> schrieb Brian Potkin <claremont102@gmail.com>:
>
> > On Sun 14 Feb 2021 at 14:47:42 +0100, mh wrote:
> >
[...]
> > > # systemctl start ipp-usb
> > > ~#
> > >
> > > # systemctl status ipp-usb
> > > ● ipp-usb.service - Daemon for IPP over USB printer support
> > > Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/ipp-usb.service; static)
> > > Active: active (running) since Sun 2021-02-14 14:01:53 CET;
> > > 32min ago Docs: man:ipp-usb(8)
> > > Main PID: 854 (ipp-usb)
> > > Tasks: 10 (limit: 4634)
> > > Memory: 7.9M
> > > CPU: 52ms
> > > CGroup: /system.slice/ipp-usb.service
> > > └─854 /sbin/ipp-usb udev
> > >
> > > Feb 14 14:01:53 neutower systemd[1]: Started Daemon for IPP over USB
> > > printer support
> >
> > That's exactly what should happen. cups-browsed should now install a
> > queue. Anything from 'lpstat -t' now?
>
> Nothing
>
> > How about 'lpstat -l -e' and
>
> Nothing
>
> > 'avahi-browse -rt _ipp._tcp'?
>
> Nothing
Inexplicable, especially not getting any outputs from the last two
commands. I hope you did not type the apostrophes (' ').
> But to be clear: Currently there is *no printer installed* here in this
> system. It has been, but as I could not print I purged cups* entierly
> and than reinstalled it as described in my initial report. And now in
> the cups admin webpanel no Oki or USB printer is visible to select a PPD
> file for (whereas it works fine and reliably in a live ISO system).
The whole point is that the printer installion is done via ipp-usb,
which you have shown is active on your machine. There is no need for
you to select a PPD or a vendor driver.
Regards,
Brian.
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