Public bug reported: My computer froze ( I believe bad hard drive) while configuring my printer, then after rebooting, it showed error message when trying to change printer settings and would not connect to localhost for cups to start.
ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: cups 1.5.2-9ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-19.31-generic-pae 3.2.12 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-19-generic-pae i686 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu4 AptOrdering: cups: Install printer-driver-gutenprint: Install cups: Configure printer-driver-gutenprint: Configure Architecture: i386 Date: Tue Apr 17 00:16:18 2012 DuplicateSignature: Setting up cups (1.5.2-9ubuntu1) ... start: Job failed to start invoke-rc.d: initscript cups, action "start" failed. dpkg: error processing cups (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha i386 (20120224) Lpstat: Error: command ['lpstat', '-v'] failed with exit code 1: lpstat: Connection refused Papersize: letter PpdFiles: i900D2: Canon i850 - CUPS+Gutenprint v5.2.8-pre1 i900D: Canon i900D - CUPS+Gutenprint v5.2.8-pre1 ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-19-generic-pae root=UUID=70b171d9-74a3-4469-b895-9796e9226c25 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: cups Title: package cups 1.5.2-9ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 10/23/2003 dmi.bios.vendor: Intel Corp. dmi.bios.version: RL86510A.86A.0069.P12.0310231435 dmi.board.name: D865PERL dmi.board.vendor: Intel Corporation dmi.board.version: AAC40926-202 dmi.chassis.type: 2 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnIntelCorp.:bvrRL86510A.86A.0069.P12.0310231435:bd10/23/2003:svn:pn:pvr:rvnIntelCorporation:rnD865PERL:rvrAAC40926-202:cvn:ct2:cvr: modified.conffile..etc.cups.cupsd.conf: mtime.conffile..etc.cups.cupsd.conf: 2012-04-16T23:56:52.720504 ** Affects: cups (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-package i386 precise -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/983721 Title: package cups 1.5.2-9ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/+bug/983721/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs