Default printer is ignored after adding printer

[David lambert]

After adding my USB connected Epson Stylus Photo
R1800, then all applications use it as the default printer regardless of
the stetting in System>Administration>Printing. Without this printer
installed, everything behaves correctly. My other printers are:

Laser_MFP_1815 (Default)
PDF
magicolor_2430DL

lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 8.04
Release: 8.04

[Pascal De Vuyst (pascal-devuyst)]

Did you use system-config-printer to configure the additional printer? Please attach the output of the printingbug info script as described here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PrintingBugInfoScript.

[David lambert (dave-lambsys)]

I did use system-config-printer to set up my default although the Epson was added automagically when switched on. Attached is the output from printing bug info:

[Pascal De Vuyst (pascal-devuyst)]

Probably some problem between CUPS user default printer and system-wide default printer.
Can you attach both your /etc/cups/lpoptions (system-wide) and ~/.cups/lpoptions (user)

[David lambert (dave-lambsys)]

The system wide file /etc/cups/lpoptions does not exist on my system? I notice that the file /etc/cups/printers.conf (attached) defines the default printer correctly. The file ~/.cups/lpoptions (also attached) defines the incorrect printer to be default. Removing this last file corrects the problem - thanks. My question is what created the ~/.cups/lpoptions file?

[Pascal De Vuyst (pascal-devuyst)]

The file ~/.cups/lpoptions hasn't been attached to this bug report, please attach it again.

[Pascal De Vuyst (pascal-devuyst)]

Since your Epson printer was added automatically I think this could be a problem with hal-cups-utils.

[Till Kamppeter (till-kamppeter)]

Pascal, hal-cups-utils does nothing with the default version, at least the current version.

[Till Kamppeter (till-kamppeter)]

I mean

Pascal, hal-cups-utils does nothing with the default printer, at least the current version.

[Till Kamppeter (till-kamppeter)]

David, your lpoptions file marks the Epson as default. Either delete your lpoptions file or configure the default printer with System/Preferences/Default Printer in your desktop menus.