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On 04/15/2014 04:07 PM, Philip Webb wrote: |
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> I ran into a problem trying to print yesterday -- solved for now -- , |
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> but would like to simplify things for the next occasion. |
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> What appears to have happened is that when I updated Hplip + Cups, |
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> one of them created a new printer, so that the list now appears as : |
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> Deskjet_2510 Automatically setup by HPLIP |
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> HP Deskjet 2510 Series hpijs, 3.13.9 Paused - "Filter failed" |
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> Deskjet_2510_2 Deskjet_2510_2 |
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> HP Deskjet 2510 Series hpijs, 3.13.9 Idle |
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> I had the Vim plug-in 'prtdialog' + Kwrite + LO set to use the former, |
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> but needed to change them all to the latter to get the printer to respond. |
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> Is this something I have to allow for whenever I update those pkgs ? |
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> I can delete the old one as root, but can I rename the new one ? |
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From years of frustrating bug-hunting I've learned that I need to delete |
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and re-create my cups printers each and every time I update cups. |
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I always reinstall my printer(s) with hp-setup, not with any cups tools. |
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That routine may not be necessary but it's always been sufficient :) |
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