[CUPS problems] let's get the bug confirmed!

[weatherman]

hi, the status of the cups bug on lauchpad ( https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/gnome-cups-manager/+bug/28812 ) has changed from "needs info" to "unconfirmed". So please add a comment saying that you have the same problem!
Greetings, ~weatherman.

[Foaming Draught]

There are multiple bug reports under different headings, CUPS, printing, a specific printer, whatever. Every one of them has been entirely ignored. In Jane Weideman's latest update on the Fridge forum below, "Flight 4 takes off", her report contains a paragraph from Martin Pitt which might be taken to mean that there will be NO local printing in Dapper, ever, Dapper +1 if we're lucky.
I'm going to compile a list of the many bug reports on Malone, and posts on this forum, to add to the Fridge Discussion response to Jane's status update.

[Txukie]

Hi, I just posted a comment confirming this bug, changed it's status to confirmed and it's severity to major (maybe i should have set it to critical).
Please community post your bugs in this and other subjects, help Dapper be as close to perfection as possible!

[weatherman]

that would be cool, tnx for your work. Maybe nocturn will be able to do something once you've compiled the list.

[Txukie]

might be taken to mean that there will be NO local printing in Dapper, ever, Dapper +1 if we're lucky.

I've read the report too, but can't quite understand this. Can somebody confirm what is going on? I will, and thousands with me will NOT use Dapper if we can't print locally.

[nocturn]

that would be cool, tnx for your work. Maybe nocturn will be able to do something once you've compiled the list.

I wish I could, but I'm a moderator, I have no ties to canonical or the devs.

I would add to the report if I could (even install dapper for it), but I don't even own a printer.

[lerrup]

There are multiple bug reports under different headings, CUPS, printing, a specific printer, whatever. Every one of them has been entirely ignored. In Jane Weideman's latest update on the Fridge forum below, "Flight 4 takes off", her report contains a paragraph from Martin Pitt which might be taken to mean that there will be NO local printing in Dapper, ever, Dapper +1 if we're lucky.
I'm going to compile a list of the many bug reports on Malone, and posts on this forum, to add to the Fridge Discussion response to Jane's status update.

I read it to mean that there will be no automatic printer configuration, which is a different thing.

I agree that someone needs to compile all the problems together to emphasise the seriousness of this.

I couldn't tell you if CUPS is/isn't working at the moment as my USB is stuffed.

[weatherman]

Hey the bug status has changed to confirmed with severity major!
Great, the first step seems to be done! \\:D/

[Txukie]

Hey the bug status has changed to confirmed with severity major!
Great, the first step seems to be done!

Well, I did that, was I not suppossed to? :confused:

[weatherman]

lol ok I'm an idiot, thought only devs could change that. Oh well, good thing anyway :mrgreen:

[nuzzy]

Agreed that it needs to be fixed. I got it working in KDE by going into System Settings-->Printers-->Print Manager-->Configure Manager-->CUPS Server

From there I changed the host setting to localhost and got it working.

[Fedup]

That doesn't work for me :(

[Txukie]

I read it to mean that there will be no automatic printer configuration, which is a different thing.

I agree that someone needs to compile all the problems together to emphasise the seriousness of this.

I couldn't tell you if CUPS is/isn't working at the moment as my USB is stuffed.

Do you mean that what is not to be added is to actually plug a USB printer and it being automatically added and configured without user interaction? If that is the case then fair enough, if it is something else then please somebody explain.

Edit: Ive also changed the milestone to Dapper, as maybe the bug being reported to Breezy and the devs focusing on Dapper bugs, it is being ignored.

[nuzzy]

I apologize for being an idiot...I COMPLETLEY spaced the fact that I installed CUPS by hand from cups.org and that's why I have a working file...sorry :-#

[Txukie]

I just remembered that in falcon repositories
http://deb.thehunter.ws/dists/breezy/all/

They have a cupsys that I haven't tried, but seems to fix a few problems. Can somebody downgrade its cupsys to this, see what they get?

[Gowator]

Do you mean:

http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=750255&postcount=29

I don't think anyone is interested since it only affects machines when you try and change the default settings. I wonder is it perhaps not deliberate like the hacked libs to stop you using non GPl libs ??

I have no idea about dev lists and stuff Im just a noobie ... so if this is the same problem or not I don't know but the solution is fairly simple to do.

[Txukie]

Agreed that it needs to be fixed. I got it working in KDE by going into System Settings-->Printers-->Print Manager-->Configure Manager-->CUPS Server

From there I changed the host setting to localhost and got it working.

Great! That worked for me, i wasnt able to use this menu before though, it used to give me some error.

[patrickfromspain]

I have also problems with printing. I use a canon ip3000 with the turboprint drivers, and it will start printing well, but then will stop. It sys it is printing, but won't do anything.

Anyway.. how do I change the setting to localhost in gnome? How could I install a working cups??

Thanx!

[xombie]

The last update to cups in dapper was in the middle of january and was labeled ver. 1.1.99. Cups on dapper reports it is ver. 1.2svn which is a beta release. Dapper is way behind on the upstream bug fixes. Like five weekly snapshots behind.
http://www.cups.org/articles.php?L368+P2
http://www.cups.org/articles.php?L365+P2
http://www.cups.org/articles.php?L362+P2
http://www.cups.org/articles.php?L360+P2
http://www.cups.org/articles.php?L359+P2