CUPS is telling me lies: "Printer not connected"

kamagurka

Ever since I rebooted the last time I can't print anymore, since CUPS keeps telling me "printer not connected, will retry in 30 seconds", and I just can't find a way to get CUPS to acknowledge that the printer is, indeed hooked up. Any ideas?
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XenoTerraCide · Veteran Joined: 18 Jan 2004 Posts: 1418 Location: MI, USA

does lspci show it?
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kamagurka · Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2006 1:15 pm Post subject:

It doesn't, but lsusb shows a device which can only be the printer, since it's the only canon thing I own...
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XenoTerraCide · Veteran Joined: 18 Jan 2004 Posts: 1418 Location: MI, USA

you checked all the config steps? make sure the .ppd is still there? have any errors in cups log file?
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kamagurka · Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2006 8:51 pm Post subject:

This goddamn thing was working before I made the foolish error to reboot, so yes, unless an evil emacs-pixie got on my harddrive all configuration should be in working order (hell, what do I know?). The log isn't showing anything conclusive, it is however telling me to set the log level to debug. I have no idea how to do that...
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XenoTerraCide · Veteran Joined: 18 Jan 2004 Posts: 1418 Location: MI, USA

gremlin's yes... I was thinking though I have seen the time that configuration file's for no reason disappear. so I was thinking they should be checked. I don't know what fs you use it is possible. and I couldn't tell you how to run in debug. you may possibly know more than me.
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wjb · Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2006 11:47 pm Post subject:

Tak a look at the cups printer page, http://localhost:631/printers - whats the listed printer device? Is it still there? My year-old setup was expecting /dev/usb/lp0 when as of this week the only printerish thing in /dev was /dev/lp0.

I think this is probably down to udev, but till I get my head round that, all I've done is edit /etc/cups/printer.conf to match the actual printer device.