cups printer

10 Nov 2006

      I run an autoyast installation with SLES10. I would like to install some 
cups printer. The config file configure section for the printers is:
   <configure>
     <printer>
       <cups_installation config:type="symbol">server</cups_installation>
       <default>hp4050</default>
       <printcap config:type="list">
         <printcap_entry>
           <accepting config:type="boolean">true</accepting>
           <bannerend>none</bannerend>
           <bannerstart>none</bannerstart>
           <info>ircheld</info>
           <location>Y02F07</location>
           <name>ircheld</name>
           <raw config:type="boolean">true</raw>
           <state>idle</state>
           <uri>lpd://idprintserv.unizh.ch/ircheld</uri>
         </printcap_entry>
         <printcap_entry>
           <accepting config:type="boolean">true</accepting>
           <bannerend>none</bannerend>
           <bannerstart>none</bannerstart>
           <info>Pseudo Printer fuer Printkonsolen</info>
           <manufacturer>HP</manufacturer>
           <model> LaserJet 4050</model>
           <name>hp4050</name>
           <nick>HP LaserJet 4050 Foomatic/Postscript(recommended)</nick>
           <ppd_options config:type="list">
             <ppd_option>
               <key>PageSize</key>
               <value>A4</value>
             </ppd_option>
           </ppd_options>
           <raw config:type="boolean">false</raw>
           <state>stopped</state>
           <uri>serial:/dev/null</uri>
         </printcap_entry>
       </printcap>
       <spooler>cups</spooler>
     </printer>
   </configure>

The autoinstall tries to define the printers but fails with:
2006-11-09 09:59:39 <1> serv1(3828) [YCP] CUPS.ycp:256 CUPS settings 
writing success: true
2006-11-09 09:59:39 <3> serv1(3828) [agent-cups] 
PrintersConf.cc(readSettings):32 PrintersConf::getPrinters failed
2006-11-09 09:59:39 <3> serv1(3828) [agent-cups] 
CupsCalls.cc(setPrinter):53 Error while contacting CUPS server occured.
2006-11-09 10:05:29 <3> serv1(3828) [YCP] Report.ycp:484 An error 
occurred while communicating with the
CUPS server while saving queue ircheld.

Error while contacting CUPS server occured.
2006-11-09 10:05:30 <3> serv1(3828) [agent-cups] 
PrintersConf.cc(readSettings):32 PrintersConf::getPrinters failed
2006-11-09 10:05:30 <3> serv1(3828) [agent-cups] 
CupsCalls.cc(setPrinter):53 Error while contacting CUPS server occured.
2006-11-09 10:05:30 <3> serv1(3828) [YCP] Report.ycp:484 An error 
occurred while communicating with the
CUPS server while saving queue hp4050.

Error while contacting CUPS server occured.
2006-11-09 10:05:30 <3> serv1(3828) [agent-cups] 
CupsCalls.cc(setDefaultDest):473 Error while contacting CUPS server occured

I have seen that during this time there is no cups server running.

What can I do to install these printers with autoyast?

Thanks

Ulrich

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