On 10/18/2011 04:17 AM, tb wrote:

> On 10/15/2011 10:50 PM, Gordon wrote:

>>

>> Okay, try http://127.0.0.1:631 (in your browswer) does CUPS say hello?

>>

>> If she does then you should be able to attempt to add a printer. And do lots

>> of other stuff.

>>

> 

> It works!  Thank you very much for your help, Gordon.

> 

> Somebody in ubuntuforums.org pointed out that this is a known bug 

> afflicting those like me using GNOME 3 as their desktop environment.

> See:

> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/871985

> for another way to solve this problem.

> 

> Thanks again.

Also see:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/872711

[Kernel does not report some USB printers correctly, making them not

being detected by CUPS ]