i spoke too soon. i got a pc working somehow, on a laptop, i did the same setup and conf and nothing works.
1 if Shared is unchecked, printer is visible in cups webgui; it does not list in system-config-printer and print dialogs. if printer is added using system-config-printer with Shared unchecked, it will "disappear" after Apply/Save. 2 network/remote printer with raw queue, cups will always force Shared unchecked; said printer disappear from the list. 3 network/remote printer with specified printer driver (rather than raw queue), Shared can be checked; said printer appear on the list, however, print jobs will result in "filter failure" due to double conversion? suggestion is to use raw queue (see point 2) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to system-config-printer in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1441423 Title: printers not listed Status in system-config-printer package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: 1. system-config-printer is not showing all printers listed in cups web interface. 2. print dialog of applications not showing all printers listed in cups web interface. 3. lpstat -a (same result as in 1., 2.) ======= system-config-printer v1.5.6 cups v2.0.2 Linux zzz 3.19.0-12-generic #12-Ubuntu SMP Fri Apr 3 04:03:26 UTC 2015 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu Vivid Vervet (development branch) Release: 15.04 Codename: vivid ======== To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/system-config-printer/+bug/1441423/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
