[cups.general] add printer hangs with looking for printers

Wed Jan 12 13:37:27 PST 2011

It is certainly possible there are issues in 1.4.4; since the current stable release is 1.4.6, you could also try that…

On Jan 12, 2011, at 1:29 PM, Mike Nurmi wrote:

> 
> there must be a bug on this yes i am and if I do try to add a printer the port stops listening and i need to restart the cups service.
> 
> I downloaded the cups 1.3.11 source and compiled it.
> I removed cups 1.4.4
> I installed 1.3.11 on my solaris 10 server and it works fine.
> So there must be an issue for solaris 10 in 1.4.4
> I guess i will use 1.3.11
> 
> 
> Thanks
> 
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>> OK, so are you getting past the "looking for printers" now, or ???
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>> On Jan 12, 2011, at 10:34 AM, Mike Nurmi wrote:
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>>> yes i see where i can add a printer but when i do the listener stops =
>> and the printer is not added.
>>> I get thru the whole add but when it tries to add it it doesnt.
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>>>> What browser are you using?
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>>>> If you scroll down do you see anything different?
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>>>> On Jan 12, 2011, at 8:37 AM, Mike Nurmi wrote:
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>>>>> I just compiled cups 1.4.4 on Solaris 10 u8
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>>>>> It all looks good but when i use the web interface to add a printer  =
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>>>> it hangs with a spinner and says looking for printers...
>>>>> =3D20
>>>>> If i go to the printers page it shows all my printers on a cups =
>> 1.3.8 =3D
>>>> server i have.
>>>>> the server with 1.3.8 is under lease and i need to move off of it. I =
>> =3D
>>>> really wanted to get up to a newer version and am having this issue.
>>>>> I looked at the log files and it is not giving me any useful =3D
>>>> information.
>>>>> I did see this issue in your bugs section but did not see a solution =
>> =3D
>>>> for it.
>>>>> =3D20
>>>>> =3D20
>>>>> please help.
>>>>> =3D20
>>>>> thank you
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>> ________________________________________________________________________
>>>> Michael Sweet, Senior Printing System Engineer, PWG Chair
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>> ________________________________________________________________________
>> Michael Sweet, Senior Printing System Engineer, PWG Chair
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>> <html><head></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
>> -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">OK, =
>> so are you getting past the "looking for printers" now, or =
>> ???<div><br><div><div>On Jan 12, 2011, at 10:34 AM, Mike Nurmi =
>> wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote =
>> type=3D"cite"><div>yes i see where i can add a printer but when i do the =
>> listener stops and the printer is not added.<br>I get thru the whole add =
>> but when it tries to add it it doesnt.<br><br><br><br><blockquote =
>> type=3D"cite">What browser are you using?<br></blockquote><blockquote =
>> type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">If you scroll =
>> down do you see anything different?<br></blockquote><blockquote =
>> type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">On Jan 12, =
>> 2011, at 8:37 AM, Mike Nurmi wrote:<br></blockquote><blockquote =
>> type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote =
>> type=3D"cite">I just compiled cups 1.4.4 on Solaris 10 =
>> u8<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote =
>> type=3D"cite">=3D20<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote =
>> type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite">It all looks good but when i use =
>> the web interface to add a printer =
>>  =3D<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">it =
>> hangs with a spinner and says looking for =
>> printers...<br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote =
>> type=3D"cite">=3D20<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote =
>> type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite">If i go to the printers page it =
>> shows all my printers on a cups 1.3.8 =
>> =3D<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">server i =
>> have.<br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote =
>> type=3D"cite">the server with 1.3.8 is under lease and i need to move =
>> off of it. I =3D<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote =
>> type=3D"cite">really wanted to get up to a newer version and am having =
>> this issue.<br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote =
>> type=3D"cite">I looked at the log files and it is not giving me any =
>> useful =3D<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote =
>> type=3D"cite">information.<br></blockquote><blockquote =
>> type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite">I did see this issue in your =
>> bugs section but did not see a solution =
>> =3D<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">for =
>> it.<br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote =
>> type=3D"cite">=3D20<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote =
>> type=3D"cite"><blockquote =
>> type=3D"cite">=3D20<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote =
>> type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite">please =
>> help.<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote =
>> type=3D"cite">=3D20<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote =
>> type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite">thank =
>> you<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote =
>> type=3D"cite">_______________________________________________<br></blockqu=
>> ote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite">cups =
>> mailing list<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote =
>> type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><a =
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>> kquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><a =
>> href=3D"http://lists.easysw.com/mailman/listinfo/cups">http://lists.easysw=
>> ...com/mailman/listinfo/cups</a><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote =
>> type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote =
>> type=3D"cite">____________________________________________________________=
>> ____________<br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">Michael Sweet, =
>> Senior Printing System Engineer, PWG Chair<br></blockquote><blockquote =
>> type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><br>_______________________________________=
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>> ______________________________________________________________<br>Michael =
>> Sweet, Senior Printing System Engineer, PWG =
>> Chair<br><br><br><br><br></div><br></div></body></html>=
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