usb printer not detected to add printer
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udev (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Undecided
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Bug Description
Feisty Fawn: When trying to add a new printer (xubuntu printing dialog or cupsys web interface), my usb printer (powered on and recognized by the kernel per /var/log/messages) does not appear as a choice. A user on forums suggested to add cupsys to the plugdev group, and with this workaround I was able to see the printer (epson cx4200).
However, even with the workaround, I got a dialog box saying that I needed to add the foomatic-gutenprint package. I could find no package by this name, but I added several foomatic and gutenprint db packages. Not sure which one did the trick.
Now printer is working.
My feisty system is completely up to date except for held packages. I have cupsys-
I had the same problem - it wouldn't detect my printer after upgrading to feisty. Doing the add user to group thing fixed the problem. I didn't, however, need to do the foomatic thing. Perhaps it was already installed...