I believe this is the bug we are all seeing: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=280593 At least it feels like it to me. I've had the same problem on this for so long taht I don't even try Printer setup through Systems Settings; I just go straight to the web browser -> localhost:631, as anne said. -klaatu > On 01/24/2012 08:58 PM, Neal Becker wrote: > > Anne Wilson wrote: > >> On 23/01/12 20:29, Neal Becker wrote: > >>> Anne Wilson wrote: > >>>> On 23/01/12 15:06, Neal Becker wrote: > >>>>> I was so happy to see, maybe 1 year back, that fedora/kde had finally > >>>>> progressed to the point that when I tried to add my home printer it > >>>>> was autodetected, and I didn't have to specify the make, model, etc. > >>>>> > >>>>> Not any more. Seems pretty broken now. > >>>>> > >>>>> I seem to have 3 ways to try to add a printer. I can use system > >>>>> settings (kde). > >>>>> This, unlike the other ways, actually works. But it doesn't detect > >>>>> my printer, and I do need to select make/model etc. > >>>>> > >>>>> The other two ways I find by opening application launcher and search > >>>>> for 'print' which shows 2 items, 1 called 'printer configuration' > >>>>> and 1 called 'printing'. > >>>>> Neither of them work at all. The first gives me > >>>>> 'cups-authorization-cancelled' when I try to add a new printer, > >>>>> without having ever asked for any > >>>>> authorization. (This seems to be just another way to get to the kde > >>>>> printer > >>>>> config dialog, but a broken one). The other seems like a gnome > >>>>> version. IIRC this one also fails but later in the process. > >>>> > >>>> Adding a printer through the CUPS page (localhost:631) has always > >>>> required you to be root. Did you go to the Admin page and log in as > >>>> root? In the past I found that it is often best to set up the printer > >>>> on this interface before doing anything else, but then I've used hplip > >>>> to set up mine for the past 3 years, so things could be different now. > >>>> > >>>> Then again, have you tried system-config-printer? > >>>> > >>>> Other than that, it might help if you gave us a clue what printer you > >>>> are trying to add, in case there are any specifics. > >>>> > >>>> Anne > >>> > >>> I'm not particularly looking for help here in setting up my printer. > >>> I'm concerned for the poor fedora noob, who will find the process > >>> pretty much broken. > >> > >> I've not found it so, but if you have, please find out what went wrong > >> and document it. That's more help to a newbie than simply saying it's > >> broken. > >> > >> Anne > > > > If you read my post, I think you'll see I did try to describe the > > problem. I did at least go to the trouble of trying these dialogs again > > and telling what happened. > > OK, but if your goal is to help a "noob" is your expectation that this > "noob" will search through the kde mailing list archive in order to find > this message and learn from it? > > In the case of running "add printer from system settings" you indicated > that it works, but fails to detect your printer and you need to enter > that information manually as you expect it should. At the very least, > that would seem to warrant a bugzilla, yes? - klaatu _______________________________________________ kde mailing list kde@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/kde New to KDE4? - get help from http://userbase.kde.org
