lucid: since last update no printer in printer menu. impossible to install printer because menu is greyed

[ZeroBeat]

Binary package hint: cups

Since last lucid update it's impossible to print.
No printer (CP1515N) in printer menu.
Most of the menu items are greyed (including new printer).

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: cups 1.4.3-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-21.32-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-21-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: amd64
CupsErrorLog:

Date: Sat Apr 17 07:31:59 2010
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Beta amd64 (20100406.1)
Lpstat: Error: command ['lpstat', '-v'] failed with exit code 1: lpstat: Connection refused
MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
Papersize: a4
PpdFiles: HP-Color-LaserJet-cp1515n: HP Color LaserJet cp1515n hpijs pcl3, 3.10.2
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-21-generic root=UUID=355aa46f-8a50-4d0a-aa62-c9b14d07073c ro
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=de_DE.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: cups
dmi.bios.date: 11/26/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 1611
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: P5Q
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr1611:bd11/26/2008:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnP5Q:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer

[ZeroBeat (zerobeat)]

It seems to be a problem running cups server after that update.
After manual restart cups everthing's fine.

[Pascal De Vuyst (pascal-devuyst)]

Do you still need to start the cup service manually after a reboot of your system?

[Pascal De Vuyst (pascal-devuyst)]

Please also attach the files /var/log/apt/term.log

[ZeroBeat (zerobeat)]

Hi Pascal.
No need to start the cups service manually after a reboot, since i did it the first time.
Attached term.log.

[staedtler-przyborski (staedtler-przyborski-deactivatedaccount)]

After enabeling my second (unconnected) network device in the bios Cups fails to start from time to time. I have to start it manually.

As said it is difficult to reproduce, cause it doesn't happen every boot.

My first network device is a wlan card which is connected.

When I disable the second (unconnected) network device Cups starts always.

What else informations are needed ?

[Alicia Boya (ntrrgc)]

This happens to me too...

[Alicia Boya (ntrrgc)]

You are not able to print because cups is not initialized on boot! To check it try to do "/etc/init.d/cups status".
Although it has execution rights and it is in init.d, it doesn't start by default!
This has to be fixed!
The fact of the buttons in Printing settings dialog are grayed isn't the true issue.

[Vlad Pes (pesotsky-web)]

This affect me too. Cups doesn't start on boot. Need to start the cups service manually.

:> sudo service cups status
Status of Common Unix Printing System: cupsd is not running.

[Till Kamppeter (till-kamppeter)]

Should not be caused by CUPS that CUPS does not get started.