Matej Cepl <matej@ceplovi.cz> 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
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