Re: non installed printer can not be removed
On Thu 16 Jun 2022 at 23:13:11 +0200, Hans wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> I am struggeling with a little problem, I can not explain.
>
> A friend of mine uses a printer (Samsung SL-C480FW), which is connected to the
> router with wireless. However, although there are no drivers and no ppd-files
> installed, the printer is seen by cups (and also by system-printer-config) but
> can not be used (think, because the missing ppd-file).
Give 'ls -l /etc/cups/ppd'.
> When this is installed, udev-entries and so on are set, then the printer is
> seen for example with ipp://192.168.*.*.
>
> However, printing does not work, although the printer gets data, but then
> hangs. I believe, this is a driver problem (because this appeared, since my
> friend got a new router (FritzBox).
>
> I hope, for this I will find a solution, so hints are welcome, buut not the
> reason for this thread.
>
> Much more I am interested, to know, why I can not delete the printer in CUPS
> or system-config-printer? Any printer I add, can be deleted, but the last
> entry can not be deleted.
The cups-browsed docs and our wiki should help with this.
> What is wrong? Why does the kernel see the correct printer, and where does it
> get its information? It is not connected at the USB-port, so no information
> could be taken from this.
The kernel is not involved in printer dicsovery. mdns/DNS-sd is.
--
Brian.
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