Re: CUPS (1.2) is screwed up totally--I have no printers
On Sun, Jun 11, 2006 at 11:42:19PM +0200, Felix C. Stegerman wrote:
> * Kenward Vaughan <kay_jay@earthlink.net> [2006-06-11 13:16]:
> > Just to pass this titillating piece of info along if the earlier
> > posts aren't enough... I have submitted a bug report. The notes
> > that I took for its contents follow. If anyone has some thought on
> > what to try, I'd love to hear from you.
> >
> > I need my printers... :(
> >
> <...>
>
> Have you tried purging all CUPS packages and reconfiguring all
> printers? That worked for me.
Yes and yes. No change. Includes reboots in between. What I don't
know is whether there is another package outside of the "regular"
cupsys ones which may be leaving traces of something about, messing up
the purge. Basically, I hit all the cups\* listed as installed.
It is also weird that CUPS identifies my usb printer (the Epson) with
/dev/lp0, which is a parallel port.
I'm wondering whether there is some problem with udev or the like.
There is no /dev/usb directory, unlike the information below suggests.
Is this because of the existence of the /udev/.static directory???
Again, my system sees the printers properly (via hwinfo):
==========
----- parallel info -----
/proc/sys/dev/parport/parport0/base-addr
888 1912
/proc/sys/dev/parport/parport0/autoprobe
CLASS:PRINTER;
MODEL:HP LaserJet 1200;
MANUFACTURER:Hewlett-Packard;
DESCRIPTION:Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 1200;
COMMAND SET:PJL,MLC,PCL,PCLXL,POSTSCRIPT;
----- parallel info end -----
40: Parallel 00.0: 10900 Printer
[Created at parallel.154]
Unique ID: ffnC.+mImpC1PXY5
Parent ID: YMnp.ecK7NLYWZ5D
Hardware Class: printer
Model: "Hewlett-Packard HP LaserJet 1200"
Vendor: "Hewlett-Packard"
Device: "HP LaserJet 1200"
Device File: /dev/lp0
Config Status: cfg=new, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown
Attached to: #8 (Parallel controller)
64: USB 00.1: 10900 Printer
[Created at usb.124]
Unique ID: xnLL.wHjGvTVSII4
Parent ID: k4bc.UyPasJNOYrE
SysFS ID: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:10.4/usb1/1-4/1-4:1.1
SysFS BusID: 1-4:1.1
Hardware Class: printer
Model: "Epson USB2.0 MFP(Hi-Speed)"
Hotplug: USB
Vendor: usb 0x04b8 "Epson"
Device: usb 0x0803 "USB2.0 MFP(Hi-Speed)"
Revision: "1.00"
Serial ID: "M16P20407291006080"
Device File: /dev/usb/lp0
Device Number: char 180:0
Speed: 480 Mbps
Module Alias: "usb:v04B8p0803d0100dc00dsc00dp00ic07isc01ip02"
Config Status: cfg=new, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown
Attached to: #62 (Hub)
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