[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-08 Thread Joshc
I exhibit similar behaviors (namely module in use and rebooting without said module) __ r...@comp1:~# udevadm monitor --udev -e monitor will print the received events for: UDEV - the event which udev sends out after rule processing UDEV [1241815082.399105]

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-09 Thread edfield
Same behavior. Remarked out in etc/modules and rebooted. monitor will print the received events for: UDEV - the event which udev sends out after rule processing UDEV [1241917282.105341] add /bus/platform/drivers/parport_pc (drivers) UDEV_LOG=3 ACTION=add DEVPATH=/bus/platform/drivers/parpor

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-11 Thread bhiggs
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed -- Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/369850 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing lis

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-12 Thread Amit Kucheria
This seems to be a udev issue. Assigning it to pitti ** Also affects: udev (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: udev (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => High ** Changed in: udev (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed ** Changed in: udev (Ubuntu) Assignee:

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-12 Thread Scott James Remnant
Sorry for the confusion above, this is unlikely to be a udev issue but simply missing entries in the kernel device table for the parport_pc module. Could people attach their /var/log/udev files to this bug. Thanks ** Changed in: udev (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Invalid ** Changed in: l

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-12 Thread Amit Kucheria
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) => Amit Kucheria (amitk) ** Changed in: udev (Ubuntu) Importance: High => Undecided ** Changed in: udev (Ubuntu) Assignee: Martin Pitt (pitti) => (unassigned) -- Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04 https://bugs.lau

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-12 Thread edfield
udev logs ** Attachment added: "udev.tar.gz" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/26642968/udev.tar.gz -- Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/369850 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubunt

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-04 Thread Till Kamppeter
The kernel tells in the boot dmesg that it loaded the "lp" parallel port driver but it did not find any devices. Did you turn on your printer before booting? Is your printer cable OK? -- Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/369850 You received this bu

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-04 Thread bhiggs
Yes, I did turn on the printer before booting. I did this explicitly, knowing that it might make a difference. As I said in the main bug text, I had already set up this printer, using the same cable, for Intrepid Ibex and had no problems at all (I was impressed how easy it was!). When I cleanly

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-04 Thread Till Kamppeter
Then it seems to be a kernel problem. The kernel is not detecting the printer here and so the "parallel" CUPS backend does not get any information about the printer when communicating with the kernel. ** Package changed: cups (Ubuntu) => linux (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Importance:

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-05 Thread FrancisT
I should add that I followed the advice here - http://newbiedoc.berlios.de/wiki/Setting_up_a_parallel_printer_using_CUPS#BIOS_setting_for_parallel_port - about resetting the BIOS ppt without success. For some reason jaunty doesn't seem to like parallel ports... -- Cannot set up parallel port prin

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-05 Thread Bert
I can confirm this bug. I upgraded from 8.10 to 9.04 and have a HP Deskjet 720 C on my parallel port. It worked fine before the upgrade. After the upgrade, when I tried to print I got this message: 'Printer may not be connected' (in Dutch). I removed the printer and tried to reïnstall, but it seems

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-05 Thread edfield
I can confirm this bug. I upgraded from 8.10 to 9.04 and have a HP Laser Jet 6P on my parallel port. It worked fine before the upgrade. I reported under bug #367457 on 4-26-09 Logs attached to that bug. $ lsmod | grep lp lp 17156 0 paraport 42220 2 ppdev,lp $ lsmod | grep ppdev ppdev 15620 0 parp

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-06 Thread stek79
Same problem here, had to get an Intrepid machine to print a document I needed. /dev/lp0 doesn't even exists. -- Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/369850 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscrib

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-06 Thread Joshc
I have found a fix. Im running Ubuntu 9.04 Desktop on an old machine. I have a HP Laserjet 4 via /dev/lp0 I lsmod'ed to make sure the appropriate modules were loaded. I then checked dmesg to see what was in there. And lpstat still showed no /dev/lp0 activity. My experience thus far mirrors everyb

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-06 Thread Till Kamppeter
Up to Intrepid parport_pc got loaded automatically. The fix which has to be done is that the module needs to get loaded automatically again. -- Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/369850 You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-06 Thread Till Kamppeter
Can everyone test whether this is the solution? -- Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/369850 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.u

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-07 Thread FrancisT
parport_pc is the fix for me. sudo modprobe parport_pc got it working adding parport_pc to /etc/modules has resulted in it working across resets. There may be a bug with HPLIPS not properly finding the printer - it keeps on reporting "Device Communication Error" - but it prints fine... -- Canno

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-07 Thread edfield
parport_pc worked. After that it recognized the printer but wouldn't print. I removed printer from cups and ran hp-setup from console. $ sudo hp-setup -i All problems fixed Yeah! -- Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-07 Thread Joshc
Fix is partially correct. Adding parport_pc to /etc/modules does work. However, we need to find the underlying problem why parport_pc is not automatically being loaded. Prior distributions of Ubuntu correctly loaded parport_pc. 9.04 does not. ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: New => Fi

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-07 Thread Till Kamppeter
Joshc, use "Fix Committed" only if a fix is submitted/uploaded but still needs to get approved. And with "fix" I mean any package (does not need to be "linux") which makes the automatic loading of the parport_pc module working again. ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Fix Committed => C

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-07 Thread Joshc
Sorry. I thought that was a "We got some sort of fix but not a 100% correct one" button. -- Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/369850 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubu

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-07 Thread bhiggs
I tried adding parport_pc to /etc/modules, and rebooting. The system came up, and I was able to bring up the New Printer dialog, and the proper printer was listed first in the list, as connected via the parallel port. I added it, and it now works. Only one strangeness: I got some kind of error m

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-08 Thread Martin Pitt
Can you please open a terminal and do this: sudo rmmod parport_pc sudo udevadm monitor --udev -e Now open a second terminal and do: sudo modprobe parport_pc Now copy&paste the output of udevadm here. After that, please attach /var/log/kern.log. Thank you! ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-08 Thread Martin Pitt
** Tags added: regression-release -- Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/369850 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com http

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-08 Thread FrancisT
sudo rmmod parport_pc retusn an error about "Module in use" commening it out from /etc/modules and rebooting and then doing the two terminal thing provides the following output monitor will print the received events for: UDEV - the event which udev sends out after rule processing UDEV [12417727

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-04-30 Thread bhiggs
** Attachment added: "BootDmesg.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/26178892/BootDmesg.txt ** Attachment added: "CurrentDmesg.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/26178893/CurrentDmesg.txt ** Attachment added: "Dependencies.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/26178894/Dependencies.txt ** A

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-03 Thread Pascal De Vuyst
Please provide the information described under "Printer detection" of https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingPrintingProblems ** Changed in: cups (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete ** Changed in: cups (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) => Pascal De Vuyst (pascal-devuyst) -- Cannot set up par

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-03 Thread bhiggs
I thought that the ubuntu-bugs cups program already did that. However, here's the output requested from the Parallel Port section: br...@pinkroom:~$ lsmod | grep lp lp 17156 0 parport42220 2 ppdev,lp br...@pinkroom:~$ lsmod | grep ppdev ppdev

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-13 Thread edfield
It is an HP P4. Don't know how old, it was given to me second hand. The motherboard is an Asus P4B266-LA Rev 1.0 It has had Ubuntu on iit for 3 1/2 years now and this is the first significant problem I have had with the machine. It does what I want it to do, so I have seen no need to upgrade i

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-13 Thread Scott James Remnant
apw cooked up some patches to add MODALIAS support to PNPBIOS - they might help edfield's problem ;) -- Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/369850 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubun

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-13 Thread Rich Bishop
Hi all, I am having a similar problem, however, I am a bit new to Ubuntu. I went through the steps written by Joshc: >j...@comp1:~$ sudo modprobe parport_pc > >After you type in your system passwd, you should see a line either >on stdout >or dmesg along the lines of >parport0: PC-style at 0x37

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-18 Thread CAMILO
HI I found this solution. In my case it works. I come from world the Windows. I am new in linux. i Do not know how to edit the file / etc / modules for doing that at the beginning. Can tell me how? The solution is: remove the lp and parport_pc modules $ sudo rmmod lp $ sudo rmmod parport_pc an

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-18 Thread Rich Bishop
Hi, I tried the steps shown above, and I still only get a serial printer only. As far as editing the /etc/modules file, I did the following: su root (then entered the admin password) Then I edited the /etc/modules file to contain: parport_pc lp rtc sbp2 Thanks for the help, but it still does

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-23 Thread cubytus
I have a HP LaserJet 1100 that was perfectly working on Ubuntu 8.04, but couldn't even be detected in 9.04. I didn't even had the /dev/lp0 in that tree. As a machine, I have the exact same motherboard as edfield, and maybe the same computer (a HP Pavilion 750n), which is 9 year old. Everything is

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-09 Thread edfield
Same behavior. Remarked out in etc/modules and rebooted. monitor will print the received events for: UDEV - the event which udev sends out after rule processing UDEV [1241917282.105341] add /bus/platform/drivers/parport_pc (drivers) UDEV_LOG=3 ACTION=add DEVPATH=/bus/platform/drivers/parpor

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-11 Thread bhiggs
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed -- Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/369850 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing lis

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-12 Thread Amit Kucheria
This seems to be a udev issue. Assigning it to pitti ** Also affects: udev (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: udev (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => High ** Changed in: udev (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed ** Changed in: udev (Ubuntu) Assignee:

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-12 Thread Scott James Remnant
Sorry for the confusion above, this is unlikely to be a udev issue but simply missing entries in the kernel device table for the parport_pc module. Could people attach their /var/log/udev files to this bug. Thanks ** Changed in: udev (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Invalid ** Changed in: l

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-12 Thread Amit Kucheria
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) => Amit Kucheria (amitk) ** Changed in: udev (Ubuntu) Importance: High => Undecided ** Changed in: udev (Ubuntu) Assignee: Martin Pitt (pitti) => (unassigned) -- Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04 https://bugs.lau

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-12 Thread edfield
udev logs ** Attachment added: "udev.tar.gz" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/26642968/udev.tar.gz -- Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/369850 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubunt

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-13 Thread edfield
It is an HP P4. Don't know how old, it was given to me second hand. The motherboard is an Asus P4B266-LA Rev 1.0 It has had Ubuntu on iit for 3 1/2 years now and this is the first significant problem I have had with the machine. It does what I want it to do, so I have seen no need to upgrade i

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-13 Thread Scott James Remnant
apw cooked up some patches to add MODALIAS support to PNPBIOS - they might help edfield's problem ;) -- Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/369850 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubun

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-13 Thread Rich Bishop
Hi all, I am having a similar problem, however, I am a bit new to Ubuntu. I went through the steps written by Joshc: >j...@comp1:~$ sudo modprobe parport_pc > >After you type in your system passwd, you should see a line either >on stdout >or dmesg along the lines of >parport0: PC-style at 0x37

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-04-30 Thread bhiggs
** Attachment added: "BootDmesg.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/26178892/BootDmesg.txt ** Attachment added: "CurrentDmesg.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/26178893/CurrentDmesg.txt ** Attachment added: "Dependencies.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/26178894/Dependencies.txt ** A

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-03 Thread Pascal De Vuyst
Please provide the information described under "Printer detection" of https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingPrintingProblems ** Changed in: cups (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete ** Changed in: cups (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) => Pascal De Vuyst (pascal-devuyst) -- Cannot set up par

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-03 Thread bhiggs
I thought that the ubuntu-bugs cups program already did that. However, here's the output requested from the Parallel Port section: br...@pinkroom:~$ lsmod | grep lp lp 17156 0 parport42220 2 ppdev,lp br...@pinkroom:~$ lsmod | grep ppdev ppdev

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-04 Thread Till Kamppeter
The kernel tells in the boot dmesg that it loaded the "lp" parallel port driver but it did not find any devices. Did you turn on your printer before booting? Is your printer cable OK? -- Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/369850 You received this bu

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-04 Thread bhiggs
Yes, I did turn on the printer before booting. I did this explicitly, knowing that it might make a difference. As I said in the main bug text, I had already set up this printer, using the same cable, for Intrepid Ibex and had no problems at all (I was impressed how easy it was!). When I cleanly

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-04 Thread Till Kamppeter
Then it seems to be a kernel problem. The kernel is not detecting the printer here and so the "parallel" CUPS backend does not get any information about the printer when communicating with the kernel. ** Package changed: cups (Ubuntu) => linux (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Importance:

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-05 Thread FrancisT
I should add that I followed the advice here - http://newbiedoc.berlios.de/wiki/Setting_up_a_parallel_printer_using_CUPS#BIOS_setting_for_parallel_port - about resetting the BIOS ppt without success. For some reason jaunty doesn't seem to like parallel ports... -- Cannot set up parallel port prin

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-05 Thread Bert
I can confirm this bug. I upgraded from 8.10 to 9.04 and have a HP Deskjet 720 C on my parallel port. It worked fine before the upgrade. After the upgrade, when I tried to print I got this message: 'Printer may not be connected' (in Dutch). I removed the printer and tried to reïnstall, but it seems

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-05 Thread edfield
I can confirm this bug. I upgraded from 8.10 to 9.04 and have a HP Laser Jet 6P on my parallel port. It worked fine before the upgrade. I reported under bug #367457 on 4-26-09 Logs attached to that bug. $ lsmod | grep lp lp 17156 0 paraport 42220 2 ppdev,lp $ lsmod | grep ppdev ppdev 15620 0 parp

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-06 Thread stek79
Same problem here, had to get an Intrepid machine to print a document I needed. /dev/lp0 doesn't even exists. -- Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/369850 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscrib

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-06 Thread Joshc
I have found a fix. Im running Ubuntu 9.04 Desktop on an old machine. I have a HP Laserjet 4 via /dev/lp0 I lsmod'ed to make sure the appropriate modules were loaded. I then checked dmesg to see what was in there. And lpstat still showed no /dev/lp0 activity. My experience thus far mirrors everyb

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-06 Thread Till Kamppeter
Up to Intrepid parport_pc got loaded automatically. The fix which has to be done is that the module needs to get loaded automatically again. -- Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/369850 You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-06 Thread Till Kamppeter
Can everyone test whether this is the solution? -- Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/369850 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.u

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-07 Thread FrancisT
parport_pc is the fix for me. sudo modprobe parport_pc got it working adding parport_pc to /etc/modules has resulted in it working across resets. There may be a bug with HPLIPS not properly finding the printer - it keeps on reporting "Device Communication Error" - but it prints fine... -- Canno

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-07 Thread edfield
parport_pc worked. After that it recognized the printer but wouldn't print. I removed printer from cups and ran hp-setup from console. $ sudo hp-setup -i All problems fixed Yeah! -- Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-07 Thread Joshc
Fix is partially correct. Adding parport_pc to /etc/modules does work. However, we need to find the underlying problem why parport_pc is not automatically being loaded. Prior distributions of Ubuntu correctly loaded parport_pc. 9.04 does not. ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: New => Fi

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-07 Thread Till Kamppeter
Joshc, use "Fix Committed" only if a fix is submitted/uploaded but still needs to get approved. And with "fix" I mean any package (does not need to be "linux") which makes the automatic loading of the parport_pc module working again. ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Fix Committed => C

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-07 Thread Joshc
Sorry. I thought that was a "We got some sort of fix but not a 100% correct one" button. -- Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/369850 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubu

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-07 Thread bhiggs
I tried adding parport_pc to /etc/modules, and rebooting. The system came up, and I was able to bring up the New Printer dialog, and the proper printer was listed first in the list, as connected via the parallel port. I added it, and it now works. Only one strangeness: I got some kind of error m

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-08 Thread Martin Pitt
Can you please open a terminal and do this: sudo rmmod parport_pc sudo udevadm monitor --udev -e Now open a second terminal and do: sudo modprobe parport_pc Now copy&paste the output of udevadm here. After that, please attach /var/log/kern.log. Thank you! ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-08 Thread Martin Pitt
** Tags added: regression-release -- Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/369850 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com http

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-08 Thread FrancisT
sudo rmmod parport_pc retusn an error about "Module in use" commening it out from /etc/modules and rebooting and then doing the two terminal thing provides the following output monitor will print the received events for: UDEV - the event which udev sends out after rule processing UDEV [12417727

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-08 Thread Joshc
I exhibit similar behaviors (namely module in use and rebooting without said module) __ r...@comp1:~# udevadm monitor --udev -e monitor will print the received events for: UDEV - the event which udev sends out after rule processing UDEV [1241815082.399105]

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-18 Thread CAMILO
HI I found this solution. In my case it works. I come from world the Windows. I am new in linux. i Do not know how to edit the file / etc / modules for doing that at the beginning. Can tell me how? The solution is: remove the lp and parport_pc modules $ sudo rmmod lp $ sudo rmmod parport_pc an

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-18 Thread Rich Bishop
Hi, I tried the steps shown above, and I still only get a serial printer only. As far as editing the /etc/modules file, I did the following: su root (then entered the admin password) Then I edited the /etc/modules file to contain: parport_pc lp rtc sbp2 Thanks for the help, but it still does

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-12 Thread Scott James Remnant
Sorry for the confusion above, this is unlikely to be a udev issue but simply missing entries in the kernel device table for the parport_pc module. Could people attach their /var/log/udev files to this bug. Thanks ** Changed in: udev (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Invalid ** Changed in: l

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-12 Thread Amit Kucheria
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) => Amit Kucheria (amitk) ** Changed in: udev (Ubuntu) Importance: High => Undecided ** Changed in: udev (Ubuntu) Assignee: Martin Pitt (pitti) => (unassigned) -- Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04 https://bugs.lau

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-12 Thread edfield
udev logs ** Attachment added: "udev.tar.gz" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/26642968/udev.tar.gz -- Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/369850 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubunt

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-13 Thread edfield
It is an HP P4. Don't know how old, it was given to me second hand. The motherboard is an Asus P4B266-LA Rev 1.0 It has had Ubuntu on iit for 3 1/2 years now and this is the first significant problem I have had with the machine. It does what I want it to do, so I have seen no need to upgrade i

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-13 Thread Scott James Remnant
apw cooked up some patches to add MODALIAS support to PNPBIOS - they might help edfield's problem ;) -- Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/369850 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubun

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-13 Thread Rich Bishop
Hi all, I am having a similar problem, however, I am a bit new to Ubuntu. I went through the steps written by Joshc: >j...@comp1:~$ sudo modprobe parport_pc > >After you type in your system passwd, you should see a line either >on stdout >or dmesg along the lines of >parport0: PC-style at 0x37

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-03 Thread Pascal De Vuyst
Please provide the information described under "Printer detection" of https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingPrintingProblems ** Changed in: cups (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete ** Changed in: cups (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) => Pascal De Vuyst (pascal-devuyst) -- Cannot set up par

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-03 Thread bhiggs
I thought that the ubuntu-bugs cups program already did that. However, here's the output requested from the Parallel Port section: br...@pinkroom:~$ lsmod | grep lp lp 17156 0 parport42220 2 ppdev,lp br...@pinkroom:~$ lsmod | grep ppdev ppdev

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-04 Thread Till Kamppeter
The kernel tells in the boot dmesg that it loaded the "lp" parallel port driver but it did not find any devices. Did you turn on your printer before booting? Is your printer cable OK? -- Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/369850 You received this bu

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-04 Thread bhiggs
Yes, I did turn on the printer before booting. I did this explicitly, knowing that it might make a difference. As I said in the main bug text, I had already set up this printer, using the same cable, for Intrepid Ibex and had no problems at all (I was impressed how easy it was!). When I cleanly

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-04 Thread Till Kamppeter
Then it seems to be a kernel problem. The kernel is not detecting the printer here and so the "parallel" CUPS backend does not get any information about the printer when communicating with the kernel. ** Package changed: cups (Ubuntu) => linux (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Importance:

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-05 Thread FrancisT
I should add that I followed the advice here - http://newbiedoc.berlios.de/wiki/Setting_up_a_parallel_printer_using_CUPS#BIOS_setting_for_parallel_port - about resetting the BIOS ppt without success. For some reason jaunty doesn't seem to like parallel ports... -- Cannot set up parallel port prin

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-05 Thread Bert
I can confirm this bug. I upgraded from 8.10 to 9.04 and have a HP Deskjet 720 C on my parallel port. It worked fine before the upgrade. After the upgrade, when I tried to print I got this message: 'Printer may not be connected' (in Dutch). I removed the printer and tried to reïnstall, but it seems

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-05 Thread edfield
I can confirm this bug. I upgraded from 8.10 to 9.04 and have a HP Laser Jet 6P on my parallel port. It worked fine before the upgrade. I reported under bug #367457 on 4-26-09 Logs attached to that bug. $ lsmod | grep lp lp 17156 0 paraport 42220 2 ppdev,lp $ lsmod | grep ppdev ppdev 15620 0 parp

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-06 Thread stek79
Same problem here, had to get an Intrepid machine to print a document I needed. /dev/lp0 doesn't even exists. -- Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/369850 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscrib

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-06 Thread Joshc
I have found a fix. Im running Ubuntu 9.04 Desktop on an old machine. I have a HP Laserjet 4 via /dev/lp0 I lsmod'ed to make sure the appropriate modules were loaded. I then checked dmesg to see what was in there. And lpstat still showed no /dev/lp0 activity. My experience thus far mirrors everyb

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-06 Thread Till Kamppeter
Up to Intrepid parport_pc got loaded automatically. The fix which has to be done is that the module needs to get loaded automatically again. -- Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/369850 You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-06 Thread Till Kamppeter
Can everyone test whether this is the solution? -- Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/369850 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.u

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-07 Thread FrancisT
parport_pc is the fix for me. sudo modprobe parport_pc got it working adding parport_pc to /etc/modules has resulted in it working across resets. There may be a bug with HPLIPS not properly finding the printer - it keeps on reporting "Device Communication Error" - but it prints fine... -- Canno

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-07 Thread edfield
parport_pc worked. After that it recognized the printer but wouldn't print. I removed printer from cups and ran hp-setup from console. $ sudo hp-setup -i All problems fixed Yeah! -- Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-07 Thread Joshc
Fix is partially correct. Adding parport_pc to /etc/modules does work. However, we need to find the underlying problem why parport_pc is not automatically being loaded. Prior distributions of Ubuntu correctly loaded parport_pc. 9.04 does not. ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: New => Fi

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-07 Thread Till Kamppeter
Joshc, use "Fix Committed" only if a fix is submitted/uploaded but still needs to get approved. And with "fix" I mean any package (does not need to be "linux") which makes the automatic loading of the parport_pc module working again. ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Fix Committed => C

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-07 Thread Joshc
Sorry. I thought that was a "We got some sort of fix but not a 100% correct one" button. -- Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/369850 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubu

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-07 Thread bhiggs
I tried adding parport_pc to /etc/modules, and rebooting. The system came up, and I was able to bring up the New Printer dialog, and the proper printer was listed first in the list, as connected via the parallel port. I added it, and it now works. Only one strangeness: I got some kind of error m

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-08 Thread Martin Pitt
Can you please open a terminal and do this: sudo rmmod parport_pc sudo udevadm monitor --udev -e Now open a second terminal and do: sudo modprobe parport_pc Now copy&paste the output of udevadm here. After that, please attach /var/log/kern.log. Thank you! ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-08 Thread Martin Pitt
** Tags added: regression-release -- Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/369850 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com http

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-08 Thread FrancisT
sudo rmmod parport_pc retusn an error about "Module in use" commening it out from /etc/modules and rebooting and then doing the two terminal thing provides the following output monitor will print the received events for: UDEV - the event which udev sends out after rule processing UDEV [12417727

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-08 Thread Joshc
I exhibit similar behaviors (namely module in use and rebooting without said module) __ r...@comp1:~# udevadm monitor --udev -e monitor will print the received events for: UDEV - the event which udev sends out after rule processing UDEV [1241815082.399105]

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-09 Thread edfield
Same behavior. Remarked out in etc/modules and rebooted. monitor will print the received events for: UDEV - the event which udev sends out after rule processing UDEV [1241917282.105341] add /bus/platform/drivers/parport_pc (drivers) UDEV_LOG=3 ACTION=add DEVPATH=/bus/platform/drivers/parpor

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-11 Thread bhiggs
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed -- Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/369850 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing lis

[Bug 369850] Re: Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04

2009-05-12 Thread Amit Kucheria
This seems to be a udev issue. Assigning it to pitti ** Also affects: udev (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: udev (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => High ** Changed in: udev (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed ** Changed in: udev (Ubuntu) Assignee:

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