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