http://localhost:631 not working

[ptr]

hi,
I wanted to print an internet-document (from https....) as I did sometimes in the past but the browser (QtWeb) crashed.
I made a reboot and wanted to look at the printerjob via http://localhost:631 but:
"cannot connect to localhost".
I made an update from 4.6.2 to 4.7.7, deleted all the cups- + ghostscript- + hplip-stuff and the my_printer.tcz, saved the ppd-file and installed cups without the other stuff according to the wiki (cups is onboot and running). But the browser (midori) told me
"cannot connect to localhost".
What is going wrong and how can I understand and test it ?
thnx
peter
p.s.: the HP LaserJet 6P was working fine in the past and is still working from another distro.

[gerald_clark]

Did you run ( as root ) '/usr/local/etc/init.d/cups start' ?
If so, perhaps there is an error and you need to install a missing package.
You can run '/usr/local/sbin/cupsd' and check for errors.

[ptr]

/usr/local/sbin/cupsd
shows:
cupsd: Child exited with status 1
what does this mean ?

[gerald_clark]

What else did it say?
Try '/usr/local/sbin/cupsd -f' to run it in foreground.

[ptr]

sorry but it doesnt say anything.
also no "http://localhost:631" working. 

[gerald_clark]

try '/usr/local/sbin/cupsd -t' to check the config files.

[ptr]

sorry, nothing in the terminal.