Hi. Thank you!! But this does not work: $ apt-cache policy cups-browsed cups-browsed: Installed: 1.0.31-0ubuntu2 Candidate: 1.0.31-0ubuntu2 Version table: *** 1.0.31-0ubuntu2 0 500 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ raring/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
$ more /etc/cups/cups-browsed.conf $ cat !$ cat /etc/cups/cups-browsed.conf # Which protocols will we use to discover printers on the network? # Can use DNSSD and/or CUPS, or 'none' for neither. BrowseRemoteProtocols dnssd # Use BrowsePoll to poll a particular CUPS server # BrowsePoll cups.example.com BrowsePoll cups.ncs.mcgill.ca:631 Browsing On $ sudo restart cups-browsed cups-browsed start/running, process 21545 $ lpstat -p lpstat: No destinations added. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to cups in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1159213 Title: cups server connection worked nicely under 12.10 but fails on 13.04 Status in “cups” package in Ubuntu: Won't Fix Bug description: I'm at McGill. Under 12.04 I just typed (with sudo) once cupsctl BrowsePoll=cups.ncs.mcgill.ca:631 cupsctl Browsing=On and restarted the cups server and then lpstat -p listed the printers I could use, and lp -U... -d mcgill_mono etc would send my jobs to the printer. This fails under 13.04. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04 Package: cups 1.6.2-1ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-13.23-generic 3.8.3 Uname: Linux 3.8.0-13-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 CupsErrorLog: E [23/Mar/2013:07:55:01 -0400] Unknown directive BrowsePoll on line 83 of /etc/cups/cupsd.conf. E [23/Mar/2013:08:53:15 -0400] Unknown directive BrowsePoll on line 83 of /etc/cups/cupsd.conf. Date: Sat Mar 23 09:14:21 2013 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-03-18 (4 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Alpha amd64 (20130318) Lpstat: Error: command ['lpstat', '-v'] failed with exit code 1: lpstat: No destinations added. MachineType: LENOVO 2901CTO MarkForUpload: True Papersize: letter ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-13-generic root=UUID=fcf8343d-2c1d-4f25-ab52-876891045ee9 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: cups UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 04/25/2012 dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO dmi.bios.version: 6UET69WW (1.49 ) dmi.board.name: 2901CTO dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO dmi.board.version: Not Available dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO dmi.chassis.version: Not Available dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr6UET69WW(1.49):bd04/25/2012:svnLENOVO:pn2901CTO:pvrThinkPadT410s:rvnLENOVO:rn2901CTO:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable: dmi.product.name: 2901CTO dmi.product.version: ThinkPad T410s dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/+bug/1159213/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp