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On Thursday 17 Sep 2015 08:12:56 Dale wrote: |
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> Mick wrote: |
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> > On Wednesday 16 Sep 2015 23:43:51 Dale wrote: |
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> >> Mick wrote: |
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> >>> Hi All, |
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> >>> |
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> >>> I just noticed that the driver for my old printer no longer shows up in |
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> >>> cups, on one of my PCs. Comparison with other PCs shows that this one |
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> >>> does *not* have the hpijs USE set. |
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> >>> |
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> >>> Could someone who also does not have hpijs set in their hplip tell me |
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> >>> if the HP DeskJet 930C selection is missing, when they load up the GUI |
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> >>> via https://127.0.0.1:631 and then try to modify a printer? |
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> >>> |
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> >>> Until this week there wasn't a problem with this PC so I am not sure |
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> >>> what changed ... |
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> >>> |
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> >>> I've set it up with DeskJet 932c for now without USE=hpijs and it seems |
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> >>> to work, so I am in two minds if I need hpijs or if I need to use the |
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> >>> 930c driver anyway. |
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> >> |
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> >> I was going to try and test this. I try to help when ever I can. Thing |
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> >> is, the way CUPS works here, you have to have the printer connected to |
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> >> set it up. I can't find a option to set up a printer that is not |
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> >> connected during the set up process. Maybe I am missing something. o_O |
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> >> |
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> >> Maybe someone else who has that printer can test it. We hope. |
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> >> |
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> >> Dale |
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> >> |
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> >> :-) :-) |
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> > |
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> > Thank you Dale, |
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> > |
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> > You don't have to complete the setup of the printer. Just select Modify |
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> > printer and 'try' to change its driver from the dropdown selection. You |
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> > don't need to actually change it - just look in there if DeskJet 930c is |
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> > listed. Assuming of course that your hplip was compiled with |
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> > USE="-hpijs". |
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> > |
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> > My 930C is a USB printer, but I have a little ethernet to USB printer |
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> > server that I access it through. This is a monodirectional lpd server, |
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> > so all the hplip GUI to report printer status is not working. It |
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> > doesn't bother me as printing is a rare occasion and all users know what |
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> > to do if it runs out of ink. |
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> > |
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> > Printing was all working fine on this PC until a couple of days ago, so I |
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> > wonder if I removed something in /etc/portage/* to cause this ... |
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> |
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> I get the same option just trying to modify my current printer. It |
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> doesn't list anything, it just shows the printer I currently have set |
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> up. Even if I tell it I want to add another printer, it still shows my |
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> current printer. I can't find a way to get it to list them. Maybe it |
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> is a setting somewhere that I have that makes mine work different. |
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> |
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> Dale |
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> |
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> :-) :-) |
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OK, I managed to get 10 minutes access to the offending box and I remerged |
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hplip. Guess what? The 930c driver re-appeared on the list. So I am now |
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doubly paranoid that the btrfs is playing up ... |
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Regards, |
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Mick |
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