Am 02.04.2012 21:20, schrieb zezinho: > Em 02-04-2012 20:50, David W. Hodgins escreveu: >> Note that it is needed for some printers >> so if blacklisting by default is enabled, that should at least be >> pointed out in a README.urpmi file, so users of those printers will >> know how to un-blacklist it. >> > Blacklisting only prevents automatic load of the module AFAIK. So a simple > modprobe still works for printers needing it. > > The problem is that no list exists of printers that need it... > FWIW i've already brought the blacklisting issue up at https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4279#c7 usblp is needed at least for most canon and some samsung printers, a few kyoceras and for all usb-parallel converter. Everybody who uses something like that, will not be able to set up their printer from MCC, until they un-blacklist usblp.
And from where would they know? A README.urpmi will not be displayed for initial Mageia installations, so people doing a fresh mga2 install will not even notice this change. So it also has to be put in release notes, if blacklisted.
