Bug#912768: hplip-data: hp-toolbox fsck
On Mon, 5 Nov 2018, Brian Potkin wrote:
> On Sun 04 Nov 2018 at 23:21:14 +0000, Brian Potkin wrote:
>
> > avahi-deamon is essential; there were no instructions to uninstall it.
> > Without it you will be unable to detect the DNS-SD broadcasts of the
> > printer/scanner device. Put it back.
>
> Please forget about this, it is nonsense.
Right. I'll say that much. I don't intend to follow the avahi track.
I just wish the bugs are fixed in 3.18.10+dfsg0-1, specially when
patches are readily available. Just like other distributions (ubuntu,
mint, arch, fedora, and so on do already) do. So, please patch. The
little I digged in upstream bug DB, reported bugs (those that concern
me) seem to be buried, although solutions exist :(
3.17.10+repack0-5 (in testing) is working for me as expected (with a
minimally patched models.dat). The downgraded to 3.17.10+repack0-5 in
unstable (with the same patch) is also usable, but not working as
well. I see this kind of messages in the syslog (in unstable):
hp-toolbox(UI)[1127]: warning: Supplies information not available for this device.
/hpfax: [1292]: error: Failed to create/var/spool/cups/tmp/.hplip
xpraforwarder: '/usr/lib/cups/backend/xpraforwarder'
python3: io/hpmud/hpmud.c 246: invalid channel_open state, current io_mode=raw/uni service=HP-MESSAGE hp:/net/HP_ColorLaserJet_MFP_M278-M281?ip=192.168.x.y
hpcups[3963]: prnt/hpcups/Hbpl1.cpp 52: Hbpl1 constructor : m_szLanguage = HBPL1
hp[7978]: prnt/backend/hp.c 919: ERROR: null print job total=0
and others.
The hplip* packages are highly rated in popcon (~40%). So, that shows
the importance of stabilizing the hplip* packages.
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cii
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