Matej Cepl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: [Please don't drop the bug CC; I've re-added it.]
> On Sun 25. June 2006 06:47, you wrote: >> Which driver is missing? >> >> The cupsys-driver-gutenprint package is completely independent >> of any foomatic drivers. cupsys-driver-gutenprint upgrades >> are completely automated; it won't break anything. > > Well, I probably haven't described well what is the problem. It is > not that any driver would be missing. The problem I have is with > your next statement -- "it won't break anything". In my case it > did. The problem was in misconfiguration of CUPS caused by upgrade > -- because there was no message (or I don't remember it) or > apparently no automatic effor on part of the installation scripts to > upgrade my current configuration from foomatic drivers to gutenprint > ones. If you are already using the cupsys-driver-gutenprint driver, it will automatically upgrade the PPD under /etc/cups/ppd to the new version. It won't touch Foomatic PPDs. There was a bug some time ago where it would upgrade Gutenprint/Foomatic PPDs, but that's been fixed for some time; that's why the version you upgraded from is important to know. > I.e., the result was that my computer has installed gutenprint > drivers (which is correct, that's what I want), but configuration of > CUPS system was still for foomatic drivers, because I never > reconfigured it for new drivers, because I was never told that I > have to do it. Please could you mail me a copy of the PPD from /etc/cups/ppd/<queuename> And also your /etc/cups/printers.conf. If you use the Foomatic driver (ijsgutenprint) , there is no means of automated upgrading; it is up to you to do it by hand whenever the driver is upgraded. For this reason alone, I would recommend using cupsys-driver-gutenprint. >> Please could you provide the exact details of your setup, >> including how all your print queues were configured and how >> you configured them. > I use different models of the HP Laser Jet printers (don't remember > the model at my university, but it is HP LaserJet 8150 at my wife's > department). Isn't this a native PostScript printer? If so, just use the PPD on the install CD, or download it. http://www.freestandards.org/printing/public/show_printer.cgi?recnum=HP-LaserJet_8150 You don't need Gutenprint or Foomatic in this case. > So, of course that drivers are available, but what I am missing was > some kind of message during upgrade prominently displayed that I > have to reconfigure all my printers, or (which would be better) that > postinst scripts would discover that they are doing upgrade from > foomatic and they would be able to upgrade configuration to new > drivers automatically. You shouldn't have to reconfigure all your printers. But if you use Foomatic, the responsibility of keeping up-to-date is with you; you should only need it if you use LPRng or some obscure Ghostscript driver. In your case, there are better options available. > Are you with me? Partly. You haven't actually given me any real details of the configuration that I can look at. Without them, I can't really do very much. Regards, Roger -- Roger Leigh Printing on GNU/Linux? http://gutenprint.sourceforge.net/ Debian GNU/Linux http://www.debian.org/ GPG Public Key: 0x25BFB848. Please sign and encrypt your mail.
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