[gentoo-user] cups 1.3 -> 1.4 no more avahi?

[gentoo-user] cups 1.3 -> 1.4 no more avahi?

[Michael George]

I upgraded cups to 1.4.6 today and my Macs could no longer print to it.
I looked and the avahi USE flag is gone, so I checked the avahi wiki
page to see if some other flag should be used.  That page said this:

	Zeroconf isn't enabled by default so you have to browse the CUPS admin
	page and enable it. Open http://localhost:631/admin if you're running it
	on localhost and enable the "Share published printers connected to this
	system" option. "Change Settings" will restart CUPS and your printer
	should be instantly visible to zeroconf-aware applications in the local
	network.

	Unfortunately, shared printers from other systems aren't usable with
	zero configuration by default. You have to check "Show shared printers
	from other systems" under Administration and you have to actively search
	for them and manually add them in the webinterface. 

I looked and I already have those options set.  My config file has the
following sharing options:

Browsing On
BrowseOrder allow,deny
BrowseAllow all
BrowseAddress @LOCAL
BrowseLocalProtocols CUPS

I'm not sure what I'm missing for the Macs to be happy like they were
with 1.3 and avahi.

-- 
-M

There are 10 kinds of people in this world:
	Those who can count in binary and those who cannot.

Re: [gentoo-user] cups 1.3 -> 1.4 no more avahi?

[Stroller]

On 26 June 2011, at 04:42, Michael George wrote:

> I upgraded cups to 1.4.6 today and my Macs could no longer print to it.
> …
> 
> I'm not sure what I'm missing for the Macs to be happy like they were
> with 1.3 and avahi.

Version of CUPS on your Mac?

http://localhost:631/

Stoller.

Re: [gentoo-user] cups 1.3 -> 1.4 no more avahi?

[Michael George]

On Sun, Jun 26, 2011 at 11:31:36AM +0100, Stroller wrote:
> 
> On 26 June 2011, at 04:42, Michael George wrote:
> 
> > I upgraded cups to 1.4.6 today and my Macs could no longer print to it.
> > ?
> > 
> > I'm not sure what I'm missing for the Macs to be happy like they were
> > with 1.3 and avahi.
> 
> Version of CUPS on your Mac?
> 
> http://localhost:631/

1.4.7.  I have "Show printers shared by other systems" enabled.  I
notice that there is no more avahi USE flag for 1.4.  I had that enabled
for 1.3 and the Macs found the printer automagically.

Thank you!

-- 
-M

There are 10 kinds of people in this world:
	Those who can count in binary and those who cannot.

[gentoo-user] Re: cups 1.3 -> 1.4 no more avahi?

[James]

Michael George <george <at> mutualdata.com> writes:


> > http://localhost:631/

> 1.4.7.  I have "Show printers shared by other systems" enabled.  I
> notice that there is no more avahi USE flag for 1.4.  I had that enabled
> for 1.3 and the Macs found the printer automagically.

OK so I'm no cups whiz, but, you may want to use the  localhost
access from a web browser to cups on one of your macs and get printing 
working on that one particular mac. Then either copy the files to the 
other macs or individually set up printing from each system. Over the
last year, cups has seem to be a bit flaky and I just find it easier
to set up printing again rather than debuging the numerous issues
with cups. netprint/HPlip solves many problem with HP printers and 
cups. I have no idea if other software is needed to compliment cups
for brands of printers that are not HP.

I have no idea why the printing access stop working, but, the
above suggestion should result in a fix for printing from your macs.

hth,
James