[cups] Web interface responses NOT FOUND

[Willy Offermans]

Dear Cups friends,

On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 04:16:51PM +0200, Willy Offermans wrote:
> Dear cups friends,
> 
> For a long time, I'm trying to install cups. I encounter one error after
> the other. First cups was not able to locate the USB connected printer. Now
> I cannot even contact the webinterface via http://localhost:631 
> If I try to contact the site, I got a ``Not Found''. If, however, I try to
> connect to http://localhost:631/admin, then I can see a page with the
> expected interfaces (buttons) but without the usually accompanying images.
> With some effort I can even start the add printer helper.
> 
> I'm running  FreeBSD 10.0-STABLE #1 r266030M with
> cups-client-1.7.3_2
> cups-image-1.7.3_1
> cups-base-1.7.3_1
> cups-pstoraster-8.15.4_8
> cups-filters-1.0.57
> 
> Does anyone have a clue how to solve the ``Not Found''? Then we can address
> the local printer problem.
> 

Eventually I have solved the issues by reinstalling cups-base and by
connecting the printer to the network. After reinstallation of cups-base,
the webinterface automagically worked again. A USB connection between printer 
and FreeBSD server did not work. FreeBSD did accept and find the USB
printer and even the USB program of cups could list the printer
(/usr/local/libexec/cups/backend/usb). However the printer could not be
detected by the webinterface, nor could I use lpadmin to install the
printer. I give up on that an connected the printer to the network. Then
CUPS could find and install the printer flawlessly. 


-- 
Met vriendelijke groeten,
With kind regards,
Mit freundlichen Gruessen,
De jrus wah,

Wiel

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