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Hi all, I have a strange problem that I'm not sure how to fix.
I have cups and gnome-cups-manager installed, and all the foomatic files (foomatic-db, foomatic-filters, etc etc), but when I go to add a printer, I am faced with the following dialogue:
Showing that I have foomatic installed...
[owen@oblong ~]$ sudo pacman -Qs foomatic
Password:
local/foomatic-db 3.1-1
Foomatic is a system for using free software printer drivers with common
spoolers on Unix
local/foomatic-db-engine 3.1-1
Foomatic is a system for using free software printer drivers with common
spoolers on Unix
local/foomatic-db-ppd 20060411-2
Foomatic is a system for using free software printer drivers with common
spoolers on Unix
local/foomatic-filters 3.1-1
Foomatic is a system for using free software printer drivers with common
spoolers on Unix
And all the necessary cups & GNOME apps:
[owen@oblong ~]$ sudo pacman -Qs cups
local/cups 1.2.7-1
The CUPS Printing System
local/gnome-cups-manager 0.31-4
A CUPS manager for the Gnome Desktop Environment.
local/libcups 1.2.7-1
The CUPS Printing System
local/libgnomecups 0.2.2-4
GNOME cups library
Any ideas?
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just use the cups server directly...
http://localhost:631
under administration tab
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Well I would, but that doesn't give me the option of specifying a username and password for the smb share that my printer comes from.
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I'm having a problem with cups' browser interface nowadays, so there's basically no (gui) way to configure printers. Choosing 'set printer options' sends me to
http://::1/admin/?op=set-printer-options&printer_name=HP_DESKJET_845C_USB_1
and firefox give me
This address uses a network port which is normally used for purposes other than Web browsing. Firefox has canceled the request for your protection.
Isn't there away to use gnome's cups interface, gnome-cups-manager?? Other distributions use it as far as I know.
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well, i have installed cups, foomatic, gutenprint
then i started cups daemon
then i went by browser: http://127.0.0.1:631/
and added a printer from my CD (there were included drivers)
gnome-cups-manager will not work always.
E: nightfrost, there, where are these ::1 ; replace this with localhost:631
Last edited by intsarts (2007-03-19 17:30:31)
Mmm... Doughnuts....
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never had any problms with gnome cups manager...and still use it
Its a sick world we live in....
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I have the same problem as Oblong_Cheese.
Anything new on this?
I need to connect to a samba printer share with username and password. How can i do that with the cups web interface?
Regards,
Acker
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I have the same problem too, no driver in gnome-cups-manager, could you help us please, i don't want to use web interface
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Hi!
I found a solution for me without using the gnome cups interface. I followed some steps in http://www.gentoo.org/doc/de/quick-samba-howto.xml
On the server i made a new cupsd.conf
and on the client a new /etc/cups/client.conf
Just read the Gentoo link and you will understand!
Acker
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How about filing a bugreport at flyspray? (I'm to busy with other stuff to do it myself right now).
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Anything new on this?
Is there now a bugreport?
Acker
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I met the same problem today. gnome-cups-manager didn't work so I swith to KDE and add the printer.
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Same problem as described in the initial post for me.
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Same problem here. I dont get a list of drivers when trying to add a printer under the gnome-cups-manager dialog.
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jesus!!! this is going on and on..ive been using gnome.cups for ages... just look for the pdd files!! and load the one the as your printers name..is that so hard? a stupid answer for a stupid question....use ubuntu
Its a sick world we live in....
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