> The problem here was that CUPS checked whether the "lp" module > was loaded, and if not, it loaded both "lp" and "ppdev". With "lp" > already loaded at CUPS startup (the usual case), CUPS did not load > any module, so "ppdev" was not loaded again.
The usual case is that the lp module is loaded at boot because it is present in /etc/modules. Simple workaround: removing lp from /etc/modules and rebooting fixes parallel printer autodetection for Dapper and Edgy. -- cupsys does not automatically detect parallel printer https://launchpad.net/bugs/29050 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
