Bug#879719: libsane-hpaio: Does not recognize OfficeJet Pro 8710

[Brian Potkin <claremont102@gmail.com>]

On Wed 25 Oct 2017 at 05:15:58 +0200, Gedalya wrote:

> Package: libsane-hpaio
> Version: 3.17.9+repack0-1
> 
> Just tried using simple-scan with my new HP OfficeJet Pro 8710. The
> AIO is connected by ethernet.
> 
> simple-scan says no scanner is detected. Syslog says:
> 
> simple-scan: io/hpmud/model.c 532: no officejet_pro_8710 attributes found in /usr/share/hplip/data/models/models.dat
> simple-scan: io/hpmud/model.c 543: no officejet_pro_8710 attributes found in /usr/share/hplip/data/models/unreleased/unreleased.dat
> 
> I was able to fix the problem by duplicating the
> [hp_officejet_pro_8710] secion in
> /usr/share/hplip/data/models/models.dat, starting on line 59706, and
> renaming it to [officejet_pro_8710] as the log suggests. That works
> fine.

The probable cause is discussed in LP #1797501:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/hplip/+bug/1797501

Regards,

Brian.