Ainsi parlait Christophe Combelles :
> printerdrake often runs lpstat to check the config :
>
> If there is a problem with the network config or the cups config, lpstat
> never returns, and printerdrake never finishes to tell me to wait. So I
> must kill it, and I cannot configure any printer with it.
>
> I've got the problem with the following procedure :
>
> - fresh 8.2 install with a printer using PDQ
> - configure the network with dhcp (cable modem)
> - change the printer manager to CUPS
>
> ...hangs... : lpstat doesnt return.
>
> I have run into this problem just by using mdk config tools, without
> manually editing any config file.
>
> I had to disable the dhcp, configure a static IP, configure the printer,
> reconfigure the dhcp.
>
> I think a GUI for a config tool should never be blocked by a single
> command launched in background, and should not suppose it will return in
> short delays.
I suspect it could come from mdk GUI tools actually.
Please see my mail "X freeze when launching drakconf under 8.2", and test if
using mcc triggers the same problem...
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