sounds like your cups install is corrupt. try uninstalling cups then
reinstalling it, see if that corrects the problem.
On 10/4/05, dandimmitt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> I have a problem with cups. I had a printer installed twice. The name was
> spelled wrong on one, so I deleted that one. The next time I wanted to
> print something, I saw that I had no printers installed. So I tried to
> install a printer and was not able to. The mcc tool would not load the
> printer menu. So I went to the console and entered printerdrake and got the
> following error message:
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>
>
> Lpstat: Unable to connect to server: Success
>
> Use of uninitialized value in pattern match (m//) at
> /usr/bin/foomatic-configure line 1395
>
>
>
> In emacs, I found the offending line :
>
> If ($defaultstr =~ m!\S+:\s+(\S+)$!) {
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>
>
> I went into services and turned the cups service on – it wasn't running- and
> tried again with the same outcome. So I rebooted. During the boot
> sequence, the computer went on permanent hold waiting for the cups service
> to start. I ended up having to use the installation disk to turn that off
> and be able to boot the computer.
>
>
>
> I think that I need to install a printer to satisfy the cups program, but I
> am not able to do that. I tried to install it manually, but I got the same
> message: lpadmin: Unable to connect to server: Success.
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>
>
> Appreciate any suggestions
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> dan
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