cups network printing doesn't work ubuntu 12.04 server

[rad_sci_guy]

Printer is visible from all computers but will not print. Broken with cups 1.5. confirmed working with older version of cups by running a backup of older server.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: cups 1.5.3-0ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-29.46-generic 3.2.24
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-29-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu12
Architecture: amd64
CupsErrorLog:
 W [19/Aug/2012:06:53:44 -0400] failed to CreateProfile: org.freedesktop.ColorManager.AlreadyExists:profile id 'HP_LaserJet_1020-Gray..' already exists
 W [19/Aug/2012:06:53:44 -0400] failed to CreateDevice: org.freedesktop.ColorManager.AlreadyExists:device id 'cups-HP_LaserJet_1020' already exists
 E [19/Aug/2012:06:53:44 -0400] Failed to update TXT record for HP LaserJet 1020 @ zafserver: -2
Date: Sun Aug 19 10:07:48 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120424.1)
Lpstat: device for HP_LaserJet_1020: usb://HP/LaserJet%201020?serial=JL1B85D
MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
Papersize: letter
PpdFiles: HP_LaserJet_1020: HP LaserJet 1020 Foomatic/foo2zjs (recommended)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_CA:en
 TERM=xterm
 LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-29-generic root=UUID=b7aaf483-9584-419a-9f91-24798d6e5d81 ro
SourcePackage: cups
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 11/03/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 0319
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: M2N68-AM
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev X.0x
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr0319:bd11/03/2008:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnM2N68-AM:rvrRevX.0x:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
mtime.conffile..etc.cups.cupsd.conf: 2012-07-22T15:07:11.164556

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Anthony Godshall (agodshall)]

There seems to be a persistent bug affecting legacy CUPS servers. The primary cups binary has apparently not been fixed, but cups14 remains, presumably as a workaround. In my case, I moved aside /usr/lib/cups/backend/ipp and then

# ln -sf /usr/lib/cups/backend/ipp14 /usr/lib/cups/backend/ipp
# /etc/init.d/cups restart

And workstation was now able to obtain status and job printed.

root@emile-IdeaCentre-Q190:/etc# cat /etc/issue
Ubuntu Utopic Unicorn (development branch) \n \l

root@emile-IdeaCentre-Q190:/etc# uname -r
3.15.0-6-generic

IIRC my users have had this problem since an update in Karmic or Lucid, and it's disheartening to see it continue to the present.

Assuming its the same bug.

[Anthony Godshall (agodshall)]

 I meant "... a persistent bug affecting *interaction with* legacy CUPS servers ..."