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

[Aaron Konstam]

On Mon, 2007-04-16 at 13:23 -0400, Joe(theWordy)Philbrook wrote:
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> I just installed fc6 on my p3 multi-boot desktop. [first time with fedora
> since fc2] I selected kde instead of gnome during the text mode
> install.  Which appeared to install cleanly. I was pleasantly surprised
> that it started in runlevel 3. startx fires up kde nicely btw.
> 
> The next thing I did was to install a few personal MUST-HAVEs (mc, vim,
> & pine (from livna).
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> Then I tried to install my new hp D4160 printer. Which btw was the prime
> reason I bothered to replace an old mdk installation with the current
> core release. My older linux(s) didn't have the D4100 series cups driver.
> I don't want to only be able to print from my laptop or windows...
> 
> Anyway I haven't set up my normal user accounts yet, That happens as
> soon as I get the printer working. So I did startx as root. then found
> the printer menu choice, I think it was:
> kmenu->settings?->printer
> the print manager opened and promptly gave me the following error message(s):
> 
> Error Unable to retrieve the printer list.
> 
> connection to cups server failed
> 
> check that CUPS is installed and running
> 
> IPP request failed for unknown reason
> 
> During the boot (vga=normal) I saw the cups server being started. It
> got an [OK]... So I tried to add printer class anyway. When I selected
> local printer it saw the usb port connected device, which like the
> kubuntu and sayon linuxss on my laptop was reported as a D4100.
> But when I finished the install dialog it said it couldn't install.
> 
> so I did a yum install cups which offered an update. But the results
> were the same...
> 
> Anybody got a clue what went wrong???
All print configuration should be done from the cups web interface:
localhost:631
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