Cups + cups-bsd not providing command line functionality

[Vittorio Beggi]

lp does not connecto to any printer queue
lpq does not show any queue, does not manage anything

cups installed, default printer assigned, cups-bsd installed.

lpstat working but useless.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: cups-bsd 1.7.2-0ubuntu1.3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-40.68-generic 3.13.11.10
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-40-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.6
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
Date: Sat Nov 8 12:50:14 2014
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-10-25 (13 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140723)
Lpstat:
 device for Deskjet_F4100: hp:/usb/Deskjet_F4100_series?serial=CN79N5W41404TJ
 device for Hewlett-Packard-HP-LaserJet-1018: hp:/usb/HP_LaserJet_1018?serial=KP04ARL
MachineType: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO.,LTD MS-7596
Papersize: a4
PpdFiles:
 Hewlett-Packard-HP-LaserJet-1018: HP LaserJet 1018 Foomatic/foo2zjs-z1 (recommended)
 Deskjet_F4100: HP Deskjet f4100 Series, hpcups 3.14.10
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-40-generic root=UUID=5fa122db-cf90-4501-9d18-11ad242f9acc ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: cups
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 12/09/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: V2.4
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: 785GM-E51 (MS-7596)
dmi.board.vendor: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO.,LTD
dmi.board.version: 1.0
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO.,LTD
dmi.chassis.version: 1.0
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrV2.4:bd12/09/2009:svnMICRO-STARINTERNATIONALCO.,LTD:pnMS-7596:pvr1.0:rvnMICRO-STARINTERNATIONALCO.,LTD:rn785GM-E51(MS-7596):rvr1.0:cvnMICRO-STARINTERNATIONALCO.,LTD:ct3:cvr1.0:
dmi.product.name: MS-7596
dmi.product.version: 1.0
dmi.sys.vendor: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO.,LTD

[Till Kamppeter (till-kamppeter)]

Added tag "bot-stop-nagging", see bug 1386241, comment #12 and comment #13.

[Till Kamppeter (till-kamppeter)]

Can you please check whether 1.7.2-0ubuntu1.2 already causes this problem? Or is the cause definitely the transition from -0ubuntu1.2 to -0ubuntu1.3?

[Vittorio Beggi (vittorio-beggi)]

I cannot check. I need more precise specifications of the packages (deb)
you want tested.
All I can say is that the bug appeared after upgrading (with reinstall)
from ubuntu 12.04 to 14.04.
I have some Debian "wheezy" installed in several different phisical
computers and "virtual-boxes" where there isn't that problem.

Il 09/11/2014 00:07, Till Kamppeter ha scritto:
> Can you please check whether 1.7.2-0ubuntu1.2 already causes this
> problem? Or is the cause definitely the transition from -0ubuntu1.2 to
> -0ubuntu1.3?
>
> ** Changed in: cups (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>

[Vittorio Beggi (vbeggi)]

Solved with this workaround:

1) Install cups-pdf
2) Set cups-pdf as default printer (This builds the queue as expected)
3) Set the HPLIP printer as default printer.

Now lpq shows the HPLIP printer queue as expected.
Printing to default lp works again.

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