new fc6 install in cups hel^Hck. "connection to cups server failed"

[Kam Leo]

On 4/19/07, Joe(theWordy)Philbrook <jtwdyp at ttlc.net> wrote:
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> It would appear that on Tue Apr 17 2007, Tim Waugh did say:
> > On Tue, 2007-04-17 at 12:01 -0400, Joe(theWordy)Philbrook wrote:
> > > lpstat: No destinations added.
> > > lpstat: No destinations added.
> > > no system default destination
> >
> > CUPS is running fine.  So KDE is at fault somehow.
> >
> > > > grep -v ^# /etc/cups/cupsd.conf
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> > > ServerBin /usr/lib/cups
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> > Yes, that's the sort of rubbish KDE tends to write into
> > /etc/cups/cupsd.conf.  My suggestion is to (a) restore the
> > default CUPS configuration (hopefully KDE has left you a
> > backup), and (b) avoid the KDE print config tool.
>
> Well I wouldn't know whether it's rubbish or not, but I took your word for
> it being better to use the default cupsd.conf file. It was there under
> the filename of cupsd.conf.default (A much smaller file I might add) Then
> I tried the cups web interface. It appears to work. But it doesn't find
> the driver for an hp deskjet D4100 series printer.
>
> I know such a driver exists, because I'm using it on my laptop. Where
> I've got Kubuntu (edgy), Mepis, & Sabayon linux installations. All of
> which were able to install it easily with the kde tool...
>
> Then I noticed the welcome (home tab) page of the web interface included:
>
> Visit the official CUPS site for printer drivers and assistance:
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>     www.cups.org
>
> So I clicked on it and tried the "Printer Drivers" tab. But it doesn't
> seem like the d4100 is listed there either...
>
> <sigh> Gawd I miss my old hp 5650...
>
> Any other suggestions?

Did you install the HP drivers, i.e. hplip and hpijs?