Update, printer no longer working

hi,
i've had the 1.4.x series of CUPS for a while, and had to rmmod usblp to print. not a big deal.
this is no longer working, and i'm not sure why. i've blacklisted usblp, still no dice.
print jobs are permanently reported as:
Processing - "Waiting for printer to become available..."
Last edited by earthpig (2010-04-11 04:10:14)

Try re-installing (go over the settings again) in the cups web-interface. I had do this when I just updated for some reason. Process is like: Maintain Printer, then go through all the steps to set it up again.

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{quote:title=Jeffrey Lee wrote:}
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