Comment 41 for bug 369850

Try sudo modprobe parport_pc and see if the printer is found

If it is then add parport_pc to you /etc/modules file

This usually fixes the problem

On Sat, Jan 16, 2010 at 4:34 PM, chrone <email address hidden> wrote:
> 8.04 detected the lp0, but after reinstalling to 9.10, ubuntu could not
> detect any lp0 devices.
>
> i'm using a p4 2ghz with intel 945g chipset motherboard. how to debug
> this problem?
>
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> Cannot set up parallel port printer on Ubuntu 9.04 or 9.10
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/369850
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> Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed
> Status in “udev” package in Ubuntu: Invalid
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: cups
>
> I have just done a clean upgrade from Intrepid Ibex to Jaunty Jackalope (i.e., I downloaded the CD .iso file, burned it to CD and then did a clean install over the existing Ubuntu installation).
>
> I was able to set up my parallel port connected laser printer on Intrepid Ibex, but Jaunty Jackalope seems not to give me a choice of Parallal port when I try to set up my printer.
>
> Please tell me how to set up my parallel port connected laser printer on Jaunty Jackalope.
>
> Thanks!
>
> I used the ubuntu-bug cups program to upload the information about my system.  I hope that it made it, associated with this bug.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> Architecture: i386
> CupsErrorLog:
>  E [29/Apr/2009:13:47:59 -0400] CUPS-Add-Modify-Printer: Unauthorized
>  E [29/Apr/2009:13:53:18 -0400] cupsdAuthorize: Local authentication certificate not found!
>  E [29/Apr/2009:13:54:02 -0400] cupsdAuthorize: Local authentication certificate not found!
>  E [29/Apr/2009:13:54:02 -0400] CUPS-Delete-Printer: Unauthorized
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
> Lpstat: Error: command ['lpstat', '-v'] failed with exit code 1: lpstat: No destinations added.
> Lsusb:
>  Bus 001 Device 002: ID 13b1:000d Linksys WUSB54G Wireless Adapter
>  Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
> MachineType: Dell Computer Corporation L466c
> Package: cups 1.3.9-17ubuntu2
> Papersize: letter
> ProcCmdLine: root=UUID=03f04b06-444f-44e9-8017-ff85b8c6db57 ro quiet splash
> ProcEnviron:
>  LANG=en_US.UTF-8
>  SHELL=/bin/bash
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.28-11.42-generic
> SourcePackage: cups
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