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Oblong_Cheese

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Registered: 2007-01-25

Posts: 42

gnome-cups-add printer displays no available drivers?

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?

noriko

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From: In My Mind

Registered: 2006-06-09

Posts: 535

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Re: gnome-cups-add printer displays no available drivers?

just use the cups server directly...
http://localhost:631

under administration tab

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Oblong_Cheese

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Registered: 2007-01-25

Posts: 42

Re: gnome-cups-add printer displays no available drivers?

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.

nightfrost

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From: Sweden

Registered: 2005-04-16

Posts: 647

Re: gnome-cups-add printer displays no available drivers?

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.

intsarts

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From: Viljandi, Estonia

Registered: 2006-05-18

Posts: 31

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Re: gnome-cups-add printer displays no available drivers?

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)

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aRcHaTe

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Registered: 2006-10-24

Posts: 646

Re: gnome-cups-add printer displays no available drivers?

never had any problms with gnome cups manager...and still use it

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Acker

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Registered: 2007-03-21

Posts: 11

Re: gnome-cups-add printer displays no available drivers?

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

atlas95

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Registered: 2007-02-11

Posts: 98

Re: gnome-cups-add printer displays no available drivers?

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

Acker

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Registered: 2007-03-21

Posts: 11

Re: gnome-cups-add printer displays no available drivers?

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

nightfrost

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From: Sweden

Registered: 2005-04-16

Posts: 647

Re: gnome-cups-add printer displays no available drivers?

How about filing a bugreport at flyspray? (I'm to busy with other stuff to do it myself right now).

Acker

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Registered: 2007-03-21

Posts: 11

Re: gnome-cups-add printer displays no available drivers?

Anything new on this?

Is there now a bugreport?

Acker

Archx

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Registered: 2007-05-02

Posts: 2

Re: gnome-cups-add printer displays no available drivers?

I met the same problem today. gnome-cups-manager didn't work so I swith to KDE  and add  the printer.

p_schott

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Registered: 2006-11-23

Posts: 54

Re: gnome-cups-add printer displays no available drivers?

Same problem as described in the initial post for me.

circleback

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Registered: 2007-04-14

Posts: 49

Re: gnome-cups-add printer displays no available drivers?

Same problem here. I dont get a list of drivers when trying to add a printer under the gnome-cups-manager dialog.

aRcHaTe

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Registered: 2006-10-24

Posts: 646

Re: gnome-cups-add printer displays no available drivers?

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

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