admin.cgi calls cups-driverd wrong

Thu May 8 04:29:13 PDT 2008

> If I want to add a printer on cups-webinterface, admin.cgi calls the
> following to generate the drivers list:

>  /usr/lib/cups/daemon/cups-driverd list 1 0 requested-attributes=all
>  ppd-make='HP'
>
> This doesn't work. cups-webinterface doesn't went on. I cant add a
> printer.
>
> If I type this command in the console I get:
>
>  Usage: cups-driverd cat ppd-name
>  Usage: cups-driverd list request_id limit options
>
> I guess that admin.cgi doesn't call cups-driverd correctly.
>
> This command:
>  /usr/lib/cups/daemon/cups-driverd list 1 0 "requested-attributes=all
>  ppd-make='HP'" shows me a list of ppds.

Good day,
I'm experiencing the same problem, under Kubuntu 8.06 (Hardy). The funny thing is that I've installed linux at home and at work. At home it is working perfectly, while at the office it gives exactly the same behavior as you've described. I can not seem to add a printer. B.t.w, it was working perfectly under Kubuntu 7 (Gutsy)...

The binary distribution that is shipping with Kubuntu 8.06 is:
  1.3.7-1ubuntu3

Setting the log level to debug in cupsd.conf gives the following output:

 [CGI] admin.cgi started...
D [08/May/2008:13:24:27 +0200] [CGI] http=0x8079ff8
D [08/May/2008:13:24:27 +0200] cupsdAcceptClient: 9 from localhost (Domain)
D [08/May/2008:13:24:27 +0200] [CGI] op="add-printer"...
D [08/May/2008:13:24:27 +0200] [CGI] do_am_printer: DEVICE_URI="socket://192.168.10.16|KONICA MINOLTA bizhub C252"
D [08/May/2008:13:24:27 +0200] cupsdReadClient: 9 POST / HTTP/1.1
D [08/May/2008:13:24:27 +0200] cupsdAuthorize: No authentication data provided.
D [08/May/2008:13:24:27 +0200] CUPS-Get-PPDs ipp://localhost/printers/
D [08/May/2008:13:24:27 +0200] [CGI] /usr/lib/cups/daemon/cups-driverd started - PID = 9738
I [08/May/2008:13:24:27 +0200] Started "/usr/lib/cups/daemon/cups-driverd" (pid=9738)
D [08/May/2008:13:24:27 +0200] cupsdSendCommand: 9 file=13
D [08/May/2008:13:24:28 +0200] [cups-driverd] Updating ppd "lsb/usr/2-third-party/cups-included/postscript.ppd"...
D [08/May/2008:13:24:28 +0200] [cups-driverd] Updating ppd "lsb/usr/2-third-party/cups-included/textonly.ppd"...
D [08/May/2008:13:24:28 +0200] [cups-driverd] Updating ppd "lsb/usr/2-third-party/cups-included/Intellitech/intelbar.ppd"...
D [08/May/2008:13:24:28 +0200] [cups-driverd] Updating ppd "lsb/usr/2-third-party/cups-included/HP/laserjet.ppd"...
D [08/May/2008:13:24:28 +0200] [cups-driverd] Updating ppd "lsb/usr/2-third-party/cups-included/HP/deskjet.ppd"...
D [08/May/2008:13:24:28 +0200] [cups-driverd] Updating ppd "lsb/usr/2-third-party/cups-included/Oki/okidata9.ppd"...
D [08/May/2008:13:24:28 +0200] [cups-driverd] Updating ppd "lsb/usr/2-third-party/cups-included/Oki/okidat24.ppd"...
D [08/May/2008:13:24:28 +0200] [cups-driverd] Updating ppd "lsb/usr/2-third-party/cups-included/Dymo/dymo.ppd"...
D [08/May/2008:13:24:28 +0200] [cups-driverd] Updating ppd "lsb/usr/2-third-party/cups-included/Epson/stcolor.ppd"...
D [08/May/2008:13:24:28 +0200] [cups-driverd] Updating ppd "lsb/usr/2-third-party/cups-included/Epson/stcolor2.ppd"...
D [08/May/2008:13:24:28 +0200] [cups-driverd] Updating ppd "lsb/usr/2-third-party/cups-included/Epson/stphoto.ppd"...
D [08/May/2008:13:24:28 +0200] [cups-driverd] Updating ppd "lsb/usr/2-third-party/cups-included/Epson/epson24.ppd"...
D [08/May/2008:13:24:28 +0200] [cups-driverd] Updating ppd "lsb/usr/2-third-party/cups-included/Epson/stphoto2.ppd"...
D [08/May/2008:13:24:28 +0200] [cups-driverd] Updating ppd "lsb/usr/2-third-party/cups-included/Epson/epson9.ppd"...
D [08/May/2008:13:24:28 +0200] [cups-driverd] Updating ppd "lsb/usr/2-third-party/cups-included/Zebra/zebra.ppd"...
D [08/May/2008:13:24:28 +0200] [cups-driverd] Updating ppd "lsb/usr/2-third-party/cups-included/Zebra/zebracpl.ppd"...
D [08/May/2008:13:24:28 +0200] [cups-driverd] Updating ppd "lsb/usr/2-third-party/cups-included/Zebra/zebraep2.ppd"...
D [08/May/2008:13:24:28 +0200] [cups-driverd] Updating ppd "lsb/usr/2-third-party/cups-included/Zebra/zebraep1.ppd"...
D [08/May/2008:13:24:28 +0200] [cups-driverd] Updating ppd "lsb/usr/2-third-party/cups-pdf/PostscriptColor.ppd"...
D [08/May/2008:13:24:28 +0200] [cups-driverd] Updating ppd "lsb/opt/cups-included/postscript.ppd"...
D [08/May/2008:13:24:28 +0200] [cups-driverd] Updating ppd "lsb/opt/cups-included/textonly.ppd"...
D [08/May/2008:13:24:28 +0200] [cups-driverd] Updating ppd "lsb/opt/cups-included/Intellitech/intelbar.ppd"...
D [08/May/2008:13:24:28 +0200] [cups-driverd] Updating ppd "lsb/opt/cups-included/HP/laserjet.ppd"...
D [08/May/2008:13:24:28 +0200] [cups-driverd] Updating ppd "lsb/opt/cups-included/HP/deskjet.ppd"...
D [08/May/2008:13:24:28 +0200] [cups-driverd] Updating ppd "lsb/opt/cups-included/Oki/okidata9.ppd"...
D [08/May/2008:13:24:28 +0200] [cups-driverd] Updating ppd "lsb/opt/cups-included/Oki/okidat24.ppd"...
D [08/May/2008:13:24:28 +0200] [cups-driverd] Updating ppd "lsb/opt/cups-included/Dymo/dymo.ppd"...
D [08/May/2008:13:24:28 +0200] [cups-driverd] Updating ppd "lsb/opt/cups-included/Epson/stcolor.ppd"...
D [08/May/2008:13:24:28 +0200] [cups-driverd] Updating ppd "lsb/opt/cups-included/Epson/stcolor2.ppd"...
D [08/May/2008:13:24:28 +0200] [cups-driverd] Updating ppd "lsb/opt/cups-included/Epson/stphoto.ppd"...
D [08/May/2008:13:24:28 +0200] [cups-driverd] Updating ppd "lsb/opt/cups-included/Epson/epson24.ppd"...
D [08/May/2008:13:24:28 +0200] [cups-driverd] Updating ppd "lsb/opt/cups-included/Epson/stphoto2.ppd"...
D [08/May/2008:13:24:28 +0200] [cups-driverd] Updating ppd "lsb/opt/cups-included/Epson/epson9.ppd"...
D [08/May/2008:13:24:28 +0200] [cups-driverd] Updating ppd "lsb/opt/cups-included/Zebra/zebra.ppd"...
D [08/May/2008:13:24:28 +0200] [cups-driverd] Updating ppd "lsb/opt/cups-included/Zebra/zebracpl.ppd"...
D [08/May/2008:13:24:28 +0200] [cups-driverd] Updating ppd "lsb/opt/cups-included/Zebra/zebraep2.ppd"...
D [08/May/2008:13:24:28 +0200] [cups-driverd] Updating ppd "lsb/opt/cups-included/Zebra/zebraep1.ppd"...
D [08/May/2008:13:24:28 +0200] [cups-driverd] Updating ppd "lsb/opt/cups-pdf/PostscriptColor.ppd"...

And then it just hangs there. CPU usage is a follow:
70.1% CPU  5.9% Memory cups-driverd

If you've managed to resolve this or how to try and isolate the problem , I'll be much obliged.

Regards,
-frix