CUPS 1.4b2 for Puppy 4.2 has stopped working.
Posted: Thu 16 Apr 2009, 15:05
I recently upgraded to Puppy 4.2 through a fresh frugal install. I configured my printer (Canon Pixma ip3500) successfully with the MP520 driver file. I printed a test page from Opera (v.9.64) in color and with good results. I went to bed, booted Puppy, printed a page from the browser, with poor results. Mystified, I attempted to re-enter the CUPS interface, and nothing appears, either through the System Menu for managing printing, or through the Setup Menu for the CUPS printer wizard.
I attempted to call CUPS from a console window through the command "gtklp", and received the popup advisory "Unable to connect to Server Localhost!" But my internet connection is quite fast and fully functional. Browsing and email are accomplished quickly and as per normal. Is the warning an alert that the CUPS server is (at least temporarily) down?
The following is what's inside the /usr/etc/cups/cupsd.conf file: (Is there something that I should change withn it?)
==========
#
# "$Id: cupsd.conf.in 7199 2008-01-08 00:16:30Z mike $"
#
# Sample configuration file for the Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS)
# scheduler. See "man cupsd.conf" for a complete description of this
# file.
#
# Log general information in error_log - change "info" to "debug" for
# troubleshooting...
LogLevel info
# Administrator user group...
SystemGroup root
# Only listen for connections from the local machine.
Listen localhost:631
Listen /var/run/cups/cups.sock
# Show shared printers on the local network.
Browsing On
BrowseOrder allow,deny
BrowseAllow all
# Default authentication type, when authentication is required...
DefaultAuthType Basic
# Restrict access to the server...
<Location />
Order deny,allow
</Location>
# Restrict access to the admin pages...
<Location /admin>
Order deny,allow
</Location>
# Restrict access to configuration files...
<Location /admin/conf>
AuthType None
Require user @SYSTEM
Order deny,allow
</Location>
# Set the default printer/job policies...
<Policy default>
<Limit All>
Order deny,allow
</Limit>
</Policy>
#
# End of "$Id: cupsd.conf.in 7199 2008-01-08 00:16:30Z mike $".
#
==========
I believe that I may have overlooked something simple, but am unable to determine what that might be. I would certainly appreciate any help. Is it possible to re-install the CUPS pet package, provided that there is one, or perhaps there is a much simpler solution.
Thanks very much. Puppy is the reason I finally made the swtich to Linux.
I attempted to call CUPS from a console window through the command "gtklp", and received the popup advisory "Unable to connect to Server Localhost!" But my internet connection is quite fast and fully functional. Browsing and email are accomplished quickly and as per normal. Is the warning an alert that the CUPS server is (at least temporarily) down?
The following is what's inside the /usr/etc/cups/cupsd.conf file: (Is there something that I should change withn it?)
==========
#
# "$Id: cupsd.conf.in 7199 2008-01-08 00:16:30Z mike $"
#
# Sample configuration file for the Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS)
# scheduler. See "man cupsd.conf" for a complete description of this
# file.
#
# Log general information in error_log - change "info" to "debug" for
# troubleshooting...
LogLevel info
# Administrator user group...
SystemGroup root
# Only listen for connections from the local machine.
Listen localhost:631
Listen /var/run/cups/cups.sock
# Show shared printers on the local network.
Browsing On
BrowseOrder allow,deny
BrowseAllow all
# Default authentication type, when authentication is required...
DefaultAuthType Basic
# Restrict access to the server...
<Location />
Order deny,allow
</Location>
# Restrict access to the admin pages...
<Location /admin>
Order deny,allow
</Location>
# Restrict access to configuration files...
<Location /admin/conf>
AuthType None
Require user @SYSTEM
Order deny,allow
</Location>
# Set the default printer/job policies...
<Policy default>
<Limit All>
Order deny,allow
</Limit>
</Policy>
#
# End of "$Id: cupsd.conf.in 7199 2008-01-08 00:16:30Z mike $".
#
==========
I believe that I may have overlooked something simple, but am unable to determine what that might be. I would certainly appreciate any help. Is it possible to re-install the CUPS pet package, provided that there is one, or perhaps there is a much simpler solution.
Thanks very much. Puppy is the reason I finally made the swtich to Linux.