Public bug reported:
I'm using Ubuntu 8.04.1 LTS.
A different printer driver is recommended when manually setting up a printer
queue for my HP LaserJet 1200 printer with system-config-printer (see
screenshot in attachment) compared to plug and print configuration with
hal_lpadmin.
s-c-p recommends the hpijs driver while hal_lpadmin automatically sets up the
printer queue with the pxlmono driver (first recommended driver known to CUPS).
Both s-c-p and hal_lpadmin should recommend the same driver!
Furthermore there are 2 recommended drivers for this printer known to CUPS as
shown in the output of the command below, while there should be only one
recommended driver:
$ lpinfo -m | grep -i 'laserjet 1200'
gutenprint.5.0://hp-lj_1200/expert/C HP LaserJet 1200 - CUPS+Gutenprint v5.0.2
gutenprint.5.0://hp-lj_1200/simple/C HP LaserJet 1200 - CUPS+Gutenprint v5.0.2
Simplified
drv:///hpijs.drv/hp-laserjet_1200-hpijs.ppd HP LaserJet 1200 Foomatic/hpijs
foomatic:HP-LaserJet_1200-lj4dith.ppd HP LaserJet 1200 Foomatic/lj4dith
foomatic:HP-LaserJet_1200-lj5gray.ppd HP LaserJet 1200 Foomatic/lj5gray
foomatic:HP-LaserJet_1200-ljet4.ppd HP LaserJet 1200 Foomatic/ljet4
foomatic:HP-LaserJet_1200-pxlmono.ppd HP LaserJet 1200 Foomatic/pxlmono
(recommended)
lsb/usr/openprinting/HP/HP_LaserJet_1200.ppd.gz HP LaserJet 1200 Postscript
(recommended)
** Affects: hal-cups-utils (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Affects: system-config-printer (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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system-config-printer and hal_lpadmin recommend different driver
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/306301
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