Ubuntu
cups package

  1. Bug #910272
  2. Comment #29

Comment 29 for bug 910272

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nvsoar (nvsoar) wrote : Re: [Bug 910272] Re: USB->Parallel adapter produces crappy device URI and CUPS "usb" backend cannot cope with it

On 1/21/2012 2:20, Till Kamppeter wrote:
> Can you also please test the version from -proposed on all your three
> machines? Thanks.
>
> Files are on
>
> https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/1.5.0-8ubuntu7/+build/3098798
>
> Section "Built files".
>
 Are the files indicated in the link above the same as the proposed
update through the Update Manager? If not then a retest is in order.

21Jan2012 report.
SysA - Synaptic showed Ubuntu7 version installed. Id string appeared
in the data collected and print test was successful after deleting and
reinstalling the printer. "Unknown" showed up in the choices.
Shutdown. Revisited SysA after testing other systems - No id string in
the data, no printing. (/dev/usb did not exist.)

SysB - Synaptic showed Ubuntu7 version installed. Id string appeard in
the data. Deleted the printer. Attempted to reinstall - no "Unknown"
in the list. "Unknown" choice appear after a few minutes. Installed
printer; printed successfully. Shutdown. Revisited SysB after testing
SysC. Same result as SysA revisit.

SysC - Synaptic showed Ubuntu7 version installed. No id string in the
data. Deleted the printer. Reinstalled using URI =
"usb://Unknown/Printer". Printing not successful. Cups reported
"Processing -"Waiting for printer to become available.""