OS: gNewSense 1.1 (www.gnewnsense.org), based on ubuntu dapper Printer: HP LaserJet 2100 $ dpkg -l cupsys Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold | Status=Not/Installed/Config-files/Unpacked/Failed-config/Half-installed |/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err: uppercase=bad) ||/ Name Version Description +++-==============-==============-============================================ ii cupsys 1.2.0-0ubuntu5 Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - server logs: $ cat /var/log/cups/error_log E [21/Jan/2007:18:31:19 +0000] Hostname lookup for "localhost" failed! E [21/Jan/2007:18:31:19 +0000] Bad Listen address localhost:631 at line 1. E [21/Jan/2007:18:31:19 +0000] Creating missing directory "/var/run/cups/certs" E [21/Jan/2007:18:31:19 +0000] Unable to find IP address for server name "sandbo x"! E [21/Jan/2007:18:31:24 +0000] Hostname lookup for "localhost" failed! E [21/Jan/2007:18:31:24 +0000] Bad Listen address localhost:631 at line 1. E [21/Jan/2007:18:31:24 +0000] Unable to find IP address for server name "sandbo x"! E [29/Sep/2007:12:40:25 +0000] Creating missing directory "/var/run/cups/certs" E [29/Sep/2007:12:48:45 +0000] CUPS-Add-Modify-Printer: Unauthorized E [29/Sep/2007:12:48:53 +0000] cupsdAuthorize: pam_authenticate() returned 7 (Au thentication failure)! E [29/Sep/2007:12:48:53 +0000] CUPS-Add-Modify-Printer: Unauthorized E [29/Sep/2007:12:49:46 +0000] CUPS-Add-Modify-Printer: Unauthorized E [29/Sep/2007:12:52:27 +0000] CUPS-Delete-Printer: Unauthorized E [29/Sep/2007:13:17:33 +0000] CUPS-Add-Modify-Printer: Unauthorized E [29/Sep/2007:23:17:44 +1000] cupsdAuthorize: pam_authenticate() returned 7 (Au thentication failure)! E [29/Sep/2007:23:17:44 +1000] CUPS-Add-Modify-Printer: Unauthorized $ cat /var/log/cups/access_log localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:12:46:52 +0000] "GET / HTTP/1.1" 200 5865 - - localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:12:46:52 +0000] "GET /cups.css HTTP/1.1" 200 3660 - - localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:12:46:52 +0000] "GET /favicon.ico HTTP/1.1" 200 3638 - - localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:12:46:53 +0000] "GET /images/top-left.gif HTTP/1.1" 200 473 - - localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:12:46:53 +0000] "GET /images/top-middle.gif HTTP/1.1" 200 1144 - - localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:12:46:53 +0000] "GET /images/top-right.gif HTTP/1.1" 200 121 - - localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:12:46:53 +0000] "GET /images/tab-left.gif HTTP/1.1" 200 46 - - localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:12:46:53 +0000] "GET /images/tab-right.gif HTTP/1.1" 200 47 - - localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:12:46:53 +0000] "GET /images/button-help.gif HTTP/1.1" 200 327 - - localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:12:46:53 +0000] "GET /images/button-add-class.gif HTTP/1.1" 200 484 - - localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:12:46:53 +0000] "GET /images/button-add-printer.gif HTTP/1.1" 200 487 - -localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:12:46:53 +0000] "GET /images/button-manage-classes.gif HTTP/1.1" 200 619 - - localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:12:46:53 +0000] "GET /images/button-manage-jobs.gif HTTP/1.1" 200 556 - -localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:12:46:53 +0000] "GET /images/button-manage-printers.gif HTTP/1.1" 200 610 - - localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:12:46:53 +0000] "GET /images/button-manage-server.gif HTTP/1.1" 200 599 - - localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:12:46:53 +0000] "GET /images/happy.gif HTTP/1.1" 200 3522 - - localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:12:46:53 +0000] "GET /images/esp-logo.gif HTTP/1.1" 200 2529 - - localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:12:46:53 +0000] "GET /images/bottom-left.gif HTTP/1.1" 200 122 - - localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:12:46:53 +0000] "GET /images/bottom-right.gif HTTP/1.1" 200 123 - - localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:12:46:56 +0000] "GET /printers/ HTTP/1.1" 200 0 - - localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:12:46:56 +0000] "GET /printers/ HTTP/1.1" 200 3633 - - localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:12:46:58 +0000] "GET /images/button-search.gif HTTP/1.1" 200 410 - - localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:12:46:58 +0000] "GET /images/button-clear.gif HTTP/1.1" 200 359 - - localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:12:47:03 +0000] "GET /admin HTTP/1.1" 200 0 - - localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:12:47:04 +0000] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 1599 CUPS-Get-Devices - localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:12:47:03 +0000] "GET /admin HTTP/1.1" 200 6091 - - localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:12:47:06 +0000] "GET /images/button-add-this-printer.gif HTTP/1.1" 200 577 - - localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:12:47:06 +0000] "GET /images/button-edit-configuration-file.gif HTTP/1.1" 200 699 - - localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:12:47:06 +0000] "GET /images/button-view-access-log.gif HTTP/1.1" 200 638 - - localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:12:47:06 +0000] "GET /images/button-view-error-log.gif HTTP/1.1" 200 554 - - localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:12:47:06 +0000] "GET /images/button-view-page-log.gif HTTP/1.1" 200 590 - - localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:12:47:06 +0000] "GET /images/button-change-settings.gif HTTP/1.1" 200 615 - - localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:12:47:07 +0000] "GET /admin?op=add-printer HTTP/1.1" 200 0 - - localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:12:47:07 +0000] "GET /admin?op=add-printer HTTP/1.1" 200 4144 - - localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:12:47:09 +0000] "GET /images/button-continue.gif HTTP/1.1" 200 423 - - localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:12:47:20 +0000] "POST /admin HTTP/1.1" 200 83 - - localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:12:47:20 +0000] "POST /admin HTTP/1.1" 200 3550 - - localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:12:47:27 +0000] "POST /admin HTTP/1.1" 200 82 - - localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:12:47:27 +0000] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 1640 CUPS-Get-Devices - localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:12:47:27 +0000] "POST /admin HTTP/1.1" 200 4644 - - localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:12:47:39 +0000] "POST /admin HTTP/1.1" 200 141 - - localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:12:47:39 +0000] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 1346 CUPS-Get-PPDs - localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:12:47:39 +0000] "POST /admin HTTP/1.1" 200 6240 - - localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:12:48:18 +0000] "POST /admin HTTP/1.1" 200 1726 - - localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:12:48:18 +0000] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 173912 CUPS-Get-PPDs - localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:12:48:18 +0000] "POST /admin HTTP/1.1" 200 112991 - - localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:12:48:44 +0000] "POST /admin HTTP/1.1" 200 1804 - - localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:12:48:45 +0000] "POST /admin/ HTTP/1.1" 401 329 CUPS-Add-Modify-Printer successful-ok localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:12:48:44 +0000] "POST /admin HTTP/1.1" 401 1804 - - localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:12:48:44 +0000] "POST /admin HTTP/1.1" 200 1804 - - localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:12:48:51 +0000] "POST /admin HTTP/1.1" 200 1804 - - localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:12:48:53 +0000] "POST /admin/ HTTP/1.1" 401 329 CUPS-Add-Modify-Printer successful-ok localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:12:48:51 +0000] "POST /admin HTTP/1.1" 401 1804 - - localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:12:48:51 +0000] "POST /admin HTTP/1.1" 200 1804 - - localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:12:49:08 +0000] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 1599 CUPS-Get-Devices - localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:12:49:12 +0000] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 652837 CUPS-Get-PPDs - localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:12:49:46 +0000] "POST /admin/ HTTP/1.1" 401 424 CUPS-Add-Modify-Printer successful-ok localhost - root [29/Sep/2007:12:49:46 +0000] "POST /admin/ HTTP/1.1" 200 424 CUPS-Add-Modify-Printer successful-ok localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:12:50:19 +0000] "GET /ppd/LaserJet-2100-Series-Postscript-(recommended).ppd HTTP/1.1" 200 44157 - - localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:12:50:24 +0000] "POST /printers/LaserJet-2100-Series-Postscript-(recommended) HTTP/1.1" 200 25537 - successful-ok localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:12:52:27 +0000] "POST /admin/ HTTP/1.1" 401 165 CUPS-Delete-Printer successful-ok localhost - root [29/Sep/2007:12:52:27 +0000] "POST /admin/ HTTP/1.1" 200 165 CUPS-Delete-Printer successful-ok localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:13:16:10 +0000] "GET /admin/ HTTP/1.1" 200 0 - - localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:13:16:11 +0000] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 1599 CUPS-Get-Devices - localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:13:16:10 +0000] "GET /admin/ HTTP/1.1" 200 6091 - - localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:13:16:15 +0000] "GET /printers/ HTTP/1.1" 200 0 - - localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:13:16:15 +0000] "GET /printers/ HTTP/1.1" 200 3633 - - localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:13:16:36 +0000] "GET /admin?OP=add-printer HTTP/1.1" 200 0 - - localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:13:16:36 +0000] "GET /admin?OP=add-printer HTTP/1.1" 200 4144 - - localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:13:16:45 +0000] "POST /admin HTTP/1.1" 200 82 - - localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:13:16:45 +0000] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 1640 CUPS-Get-Devices - localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:13:16:45 +0000] "POST /admin HTTP/1.1" 200 4644 - - localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:13:16:55 +0000] "POST /admin HTTP/1.1" 200 141 - - localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:13:16:55 +0000] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 1346 CUPS-Get-PPDs - localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:13:16:55 +0000] "POST /admin HTTP/1.1" 200 6240 - - localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:13:17:04 +0000] "POST /admin HTTP/1.1" 200 1757 - - localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:13:17:04 +0000] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 173912 CUPS-Get-PPDs - localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:13:17:04 +0000] "POST /admin HTTP/1.1" 200 113022 - - localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:13:17:33 +0000] "POST /admin HTTP/1.1" 200 1804 - - localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:13:17:33 +0000] "POST /admin/ HTTP/1.1" 401 329 CUPS-Add-Modify-Printer successful-ok localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:13:17:33 +0000] "POST /admin HTTP/1.1" 401 1804 - - localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:13:17:33 +0000] "POST /admin HTTP/1.1" 200 1804 - - localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:23:17:42 +1000] "POST /admin HTTP/1.1" 200 1804 - - localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:23:17:44 +1000] "POST /admin/ HTTP/1.1" 401 329 CUPS-Add-Modify-Printer successful-ok localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:23:17:42 +1000] "POST /admin HTTP/1.1" 401 1804 - - localhost - - [29/Sep/2007:23:17:42 +1000] "POST /admin HTTP/1.1" 200 1804 - - ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ problem: printing anything results in the printing spitting out blank pages until it runs out of paper. the document never gets printed links: http://bugs.gnewsense.org/Bugs/00113