Cups problem. can access localhost:631, but clicking stuff does nothin

Question

rather frustrating.
I'm able to go to localhost:631, which means it's correctly installed and in my daemons, but nothing I click once there works.
I can't click 'add printer' (it just hangs)
very strange
I'm a member of the 'lp' group
here's my var/log/cups/access.log
localhost - - [18/Nov/2008:21:05:27 -0700] "GET /admin?OP=add-printer HTTP/1.1" 200 0 - -
localhost - - [18/Nov/2008:21:05:27 -0700] "GET /admin?OP=add-printer HTTP/1.1" 200 0 - -
I tried reinstalling (and deleting /etc/cups but nothing has worked
any ideas?
Last edited by SyXbiT (2008-11-19 04:10:19)

Answer 1

I also have problems to add a new printer via the CUPS-Interface using chrome. It behaves exactly as described by Bart6114.
When I goto http://localhost:631/admin and try to 'Add printer' I enter the correct user/pass but end up with a 'can't find page' error.
But when I first restart the server via the CUPS-Interface, I can add a new printer without further problems.
The steps are as follows:
1. Goto http://localhost:631/admin
2. Press the button "Edit Configuration File"
3. Accept with "Save Changes" and provide correct username and password
4. Add a new printer as normal.
The behavior is really strange, so I would like to exclude that this workaround only works for me.
The next step would be to clarify whether there is an error in CUPS, or Chrome. But if it is not reproducible on Firefox, I would almost accuse Chrome.
Perhaps this post will help someone.