A bit more information that may help: lpr logfile lpr: Error - no default destination available. $ $ tail -f /var/log/messages Dec 29 20:36:57 zack -- MARK -- Dec 29 20:56:57 zack -- MARK -- Dec 29 21:01:33 zack kernel: [260699.546784] ioctl32(parallel:11628): Unknown cmd fd(4) cmd(44005001){t:'P';sz:1024} arg(ffb08a74) on /dev/lp0
tail -20 /var/log/cups/error_log D [29/Dec/2007:23:25:20 -0500] CUPS-Get-Default client-error-not-found: No default printer D [29/Dec/2007:23:25:20 -0500] cupsdProcessIPPRequest: 9 status_code=406 (client-error-not-found) D [29/Dec/2007:23:25:20 -0500] cupsdCloseClient: 9 D [29/Dec/2007:23:26:36 -0500] cupsdAcceptClient: 9 from localhost (Domain) D [29/Dec/2007:23:26:36 -0500] cupsdReadClient: 9 POST / HTTP/1.1 D [29/Dec/2007:23:26:36 -0500] cupsdAuthorize: No authentication data provided. D [29/Dec/2007:23:26:36 -0500] CUPS-Get-Printers D [29/Dec/2007:23:26:36 -0500] CUPS-Get-Printers client-error-not-found: No destinations added. D [29/Dec/2007:23:26:36 -0500] cupsdProcessIPPRequest: 9 status_code=406 (client-error-not-found) D [29/Dec/2007:23:26:36 -0500] cupsdReadClient: 9 POST / HTTP/1.1 D [29/Dec/2007:23:26:36 -0500] cupsdAuthorize: No authentication data provided. D [29/Dec/2007:23:26:36 -0500] CUPS-Get-Classes D [29/Dec/2007:23:26:36 -0500] CUPS-Get-Classes client-error-not-found: No destinations added. D [29/Dec/2007:23:26:36 -0500] cupsdProcessIPPRequest: 9 status_code=406 (client-error-not-found) D [29/Dec/2007:23:26:36 -0500] cupsdReadClient: 9 POST / HTTP/1.1 D [29/Dec/2007:23:26:36 -0500] cupsdAuthorize: No authentication data provided. D [29/Dec/2007:23:26:36 -0500] CUPS-Get-Default D [29/Dec/2007:23:26:36 -0500] CUPS-Get-Default client-error-not-found: No default printer D [29/Dec/2007:23:26:36 -0500] cupsdProcessIPPRequest: 9 status_code=406 (client-error-not-found) D [29/Dec/2007:23:26:36 -0500] cupsdCloseClient: 9 ----------------------------- I have googled around and read through https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingPrintingProblems, (app-armour doesn't seem to apply to the sparc64 server version) but I am really stuck with this one and am looking for something reasonable to try. What is frustrating is that this did actually work with debian. -- gutsy sparc64 server: cupsys does not detect HP Laserjet 6L parallel printer https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/178822 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs