Bug 706880

Summary: Cannot add network printer - nothing happens
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Alex Hudson (Fedora Address) <fedora>
Component: gnome-settings-daemonAssignee: Bastien Nocera <bnocera>
Status: CLOSED WONTFIX QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version: 15CC: bnocera, collura, rstrode, tomas.ostlund42
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Description Alex Hudson (Fedora Address) 2011-05-23 10:50:42 UTC
Description of problem:

Going through the "Add printer" bit of gnome-control-center. Everything seems to work - I hit the network item, it sees the printer (three times, oddly), and allows me to try to add it. However, it never actually appears - not even briefly - and there's no error dialog.

Nothing appears at the cli when manually invoked; I also can't see any problems in the logs. 

The printer is/should be a network postscript device, so I can't imagine there's a driver issue either..

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

gnome-settings-daemon-3.0.1-4.fc15.x86_64
system-config-printer-udev-1.3.2-2.fc15.x86_64

How reproducible:

Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. As above

Additional info:

$ sudo lpinfo -l -v
[snip]
Device: uri = dnssd://Alex's%20Office%20Printer._printer._tcp.local/
        class = network
        info = Alex's Office Printer
        make-and-model = Lexmark Lexmark E120n
        device-id = MFG:Lexmark;MDL:E120n;FZY:1;
        location = 
Device: uri = dnssd://Alex's%20Office%20Printer._ipp._tcp.local/
        class = network
        info = Alex's Office Printer
        make-and-model = Lexmark Lexmark E120n
        device-id = MFG:Lexmark;MDL:E120n;FZY:1;
        location = 

Device: uri = dnssd://Alex's%20Office%20Printer._pdl-datastream._tcp.local/
        class = network
        info = Alex's Office Printer
        make-and-model = Lexmark Lexmark E120n
        device-id = MFG:Lexmark;MDL:E120n;FZY:1;
        location = 

(that blank line is in the output, don't know if that makes a difference)

The printer is allocated a static IP, I've also tried going by that address and that doesn't seem to make any difference or work either.

Comment 1 Tomas Östlund 2011-06-07 19:58:50 UTC
Created attachment 503564 [details]
Screenshot of "Add printer" dialog

Comment 2 Tomas Östlund 2011-06-07 20:07:07 UTC
I have the exact same problem.
The printer is a Brother HL-2170W connected to my router.
The printer shows up 3 times in the "Add printer" dialog (see screenshot in previous post). When I choose "Add" nothing happens and I get back to the "Printers" dialog without any printer being installed.

Comment 3 Tomas Östlund 2011-06-07 20:08:36 UTC
Additional information:

$ sudo lpinfo -l -v
[snip]
Device: uri = dnssd://Brother%20HL-2170W._pdl-datastream._tcp.local/
        class = network
        info = Brother HL-2170W
        make-and-model = Brother HL-2170W series
        device-id = MFG:Brother;MDL:HL-2170W series;FZY:0;
        location = 
Device: uri = dnssd://Brother%20HL-2170W._printer._tcp.local/
        class = network
        info = Brother HL-2170W
        make-and-model = Brother HL-2170W series
        device-id = MFG:Brother;MDL:HL-2170W series;FZY:0;
        location = 
Device: uri = dnssd://Brother%20HL-2170W._ipp._tcp.local/
        class = network
        info = Brother HL-2170W
        make-and-model = Brother HL-2170W series
        device-id = MFG:Brother;MDL:HL-2170W series;FZY:0;
        location =

Comment 4 Tomas Östlund 2012-06-02 19:44:02 UTC
Update for fedora 16 and 17:

Now the printer only shows up in 1 entry, and when I choose it, the printer it is added BUT, the wrong driver "generic text-only printer" is chosen (see attached screenshot).

Additional info:
[snip]
Device: uri = https
        class = network
        info = Internet Printing Protocol (https)
        make-and-model = Unknown
        device-id = 
        location = 
Device: uri = lpd
        class = network
        info = LPD/LPR Host or Printer
        make-and-model = Unknown
        device-id = 
        location = 
Device: uri = ipp
        class = network
        info = Internet Printing Protocol (ipp)
        make-and-model = Unknown
        device-id = 
        location = 
Device: uri = socket
        class = network
        info = AppSocket/HP JetDirect
        make-and-model = Unknown
        device-id = 
        location = 
Device: uri = ipps
        class = network
        info = Internet Printing Protocol (ipps)
        make-and-model = Unknown
        device-id = 
        location = 
Device: uri = http
        class = network
        info = Internet Printing Protocol (http)
        make-and-model = Unknown
        device-id = 
        location = 
Device: uri = dnssd://Brother%20HL-2170W._pdl-datastream._tcp.local/
        class = network
        info = Brother HL-2170W
        make-and-model = Brother HL-2170W series
        device-id = MFG:Brother;MDL:HL-2170W series;FZY:0;
        location = 
Device: uri = dnssd://Brother%20HL-2170W._printer._tcp.local/
        class = network
        info = Brother HL-2170W
        make-and-model = Brother HL-2170W series
        device-id = MFG:Brother;MDL:HL-2170W series;FZY:0;
        location = 
Device: uri = dnssd://Brother%20HL-2170W._ipp._tcp.local/
        class = network
        info = Brother HL-2170W
        make-and-model = Brother HL-2170W series
        device-id = MFG:Brother;MDL:HL-2170W series;FZY:0;
        location =

Comment 5 Tomas Östlund 2012-06-02 19:46:37 UTC
Created attachment 588711 [details]
Printer dialogue showing the wrong driver

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