Re: Problems with cups/printconf on Squeeze and Sid

[Wayne Topa <linuxtwo@gmail.com>]

On 11/21/2010 10:49 AM, Camaleón wrote:
> On Sun, 21 Nov 2010 10:05:05 -0500, Wayne Topa wrote:
>
> > On 11/21/2010 07:20 AM, Camaleón wrote:
>
> > > Uh? That is not normal. You should be able to add/manage your printer
> > > from web interface. What do logs say?
> > Sorry, I forgot the log entries.  After purging all of the cups packages
> > as well as all of the dependices, and re-install of version 1.4.4-3, the
> > problem remains.  The log is interesting.
> >
> > /var/log/cups/error_log
> >
> > W [21/Nov/2010:09:14:17 -0500] [CGI] Missing Product in
> > /usr/share/ppd/hp-ppd/HP/HP_DeskJet_630C.ppd!
>
> That seems just a (W)arning message.
>
> > E [21/Nov/2010:09:17:53
> > -0500] PID 355 (/usr/lib/cups/cgi-bin/printers.cgi) crashed on signal 6!
> > E [21/Nov/2010:09:18:24 -0500] PID 662 (/usr/lib/cups/cgi-bin/admin.cgi)
> > crashed on signal 6!
> > E [21/Nov/2010:09:21:04 -0500] Unable to bind socket for address ::1:631
> > - Cannot assign requested address.
>
> Those entries are more serious (E)rrors and for me worth for bug
> reporting because Cups is just crashing :-/
>
> > BTW I am trying to get an HP Laser HP-6P installed, not a "Deskjet"
> >
> > Odd that I can connect to localhost:631, the cups home page OK though. I
> > then upgraded to the sid  version 1.4.4-7 and the error_log shows
> >
> > Unable to bind socket for address ::1:631 - Cannot assign requested
> > address. PID 21560 (/usr/lib/cups/cgi-bin/admin.cgi) crashed on signal
> > 6!
>
> I would not install the sid version while running squeeze, unless
> explicitly recommended.
>
> > Cups has not worked on this AMD64 system for over a year and if I recall
> > correctly, this error is the what made me set up the 686 system as the
> > print server.
>
> And why not reporting the error? A year is so much time for leaving Cups
> crashing without reporting the bug. Printing facility is a must in any
> system.

IIRC when I first experienced this Cups error, I checked the bug out and 
it had been reported but had not been fixed.  As I needed to get the 
printer working I installed the print server.  I had no problems
with the server and promptly forgot about it.

> > This box, squeeze partition, is updated 3-4 times a week and the sid
> > partition at least once a week.  They both have the same problem.
> >
> > Strange.....
>
> Yep, strange. I have squeeze (32 bits) installed and cups works fine.

That was also the case on the 685 box.  I can't imagine that people 
running AMD64 don't have a working cups system.

Cups has always been a PITA, to me, anyway.  It required more work after 
each "upgrade" here.  I recall many people moving to lpring or
magicfilter so they could avoid the cups problems.


Thanks for the help.  I am going to see if I can get lpring or 
migicfilter to work so I can get on with my work.

Have a nice day

Wayne