Public bug reported: The default gnome printer control panel cannot detect usblp printers. After I edited the .desktop for the unity printer control panel so that it would display in gnome I was able to use it to detect the printer.
dmesg and cups error_log attached. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04 Package: gnome-control-center 1:3.6.3-0ubuntu24 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-19.30-generic 3.8.8 Uname: Linux 3.8.0-19-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 Date: Fri May 17 23:15:51 2013 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-04-26 (20 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424) MarkForUpload: True SourcePackage: gnome-control-center UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) usr_lib_gnome-control-center: activity-log-manager-control-center 0.9.4-0ubuntu6.1 deja-dup 26.0-0ubuntu1 gnome-control-center-signon 0.1.6bzr13.04.05-0ubuntu1 gnome-control-center-unity 1.2daily13.04.09-0ubuntu1 indicator-datetime 12.10.3daily13.03.26-0ubuntu1 ** Affects: gnome-control-center (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug raring third-party-packages ** Attachment added: "dmesg.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1181420/+attachment/3679891/+files/dmesg.txt -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1181420 Title: gnome-panel-printers cannot detect usblp printer To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/1181420/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs