usb/cups printer problem after upgrade

[Stuart Luppescu]

> Hi,
>
> I have a debian server running cups, with a wireless usb connector
> connected to a remote Brother 5040 laser printer. It's always worked
> fine, modulo a little crackle on the television when printing ;-)
>
> After upgrading the server to etch (without any major problems), which
> gives me cups 1.2.7, cups no longer sees the printer. Cups is running
> ok, and knows about the printer, but the web interface always displays
> the message:
>
> " HL5040 (Default Printer) "Printer not connected; will retry in 30
> seconds..."
[snip]

I had a similar problem. Maybe this will help you. In /etc/cups/printers.conf make sure you have a line like this:

DeviceURI file://dev/usb/lp0

The previous version had usb://... That doesn't work any more. Make sure it
has file://...