Ubuntu
gnome-cups-manager package

  1. Bug #29050
  2. Comment #109

Comment 109 for bug 29050

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Pascal De Vuyst (pascal-devuyst) wrote :

> The problem here was that CUPS checked whether the "lp" module
> was loaded, and if not, it loaded both "lp" and "ppdev". With "lp"
> already loaded at CUPS startup (the usual case), CUPS did not load
> any module, so "ppdev" was not loaded again.

The usual case is that the lp module is loaded at boot because it is present in /etc/modules.
Simple workaround: removing lp from /etc/modules and rebooting fixes parallel printer autodetection for Dapper and Edgy.