Public bug reported: Binary package hint: cups
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS cups 1.4.3-1 splix 2.0.0-2ubuntu3 system-config-printer-gnome 1.2.0+20100408-0ubuntu5.2 I recently upgraded my laptop (info provided from apport) from Hardy 8.04 LTS to Lucid 10.04 LTS through dist-upgrade. I then attempted to add my Samsung ML-2510 printer originally connected to a Windows machine. After being unsuccessful, I directly connected it via USB to my laptop. No Samsung ML-2510 model was listed when I attempted to add the printer through system-config-printer. I had used one of the ML-2550 drivers on 8.04, but this wasn't working. I then connected the printer via USB to my sister's laptop with a fresh install of 10.04. Amazingly, ML-2510 was listed in system-config-printer with the SpliX PPD driver. I selected it and the printer worked just fine. So the issue seems to be that the SpliX drivers are not listed after upgrading from 8.04 to 10.04, but it does appear on a fresh install. I attempted to reinstall the splix 2.0.0-2ubuntu3 package on my laptop. I verified that the /usr/share/ppd/splix directory had the appropriate .ppd files on both laptops. After further comparing the contents of /usr/share/ppd on both laptops, I realized that mine (upgraded from 8.04) had two symlinks not present on the fresh install: 1-local-admin, 2-third-party. After removing the 1-local-admin file, system-config- printer now lists the ML-2510 SpliX driver. I found in this changelog http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs/pool/main/c/cups/cups_1.4.2-9/changelog an entry for 1.4.0~svn8773-1: * debian/cups.postinst: Do not create the /usr/share/ppd/1-local-admin and /usr/share/ppd/2-third-party links. They are not needed with current CUPS and they also break the test procedure during package build. I guess this would explain why the fresh install didn't have these symlinks present, but since they were present on my 8.04 install, they apparently were not removed during the upgrade. I don't know why the presence of the 1-local-admin file caused the SpliX drivers to not be displayed in 10.04. As for the bug, it seems the upgrade process of cups packages (or whatever package is appropriate) should maybe remove these symlinks if they exist. I'm not sure what process would remove these, but it seems broken the way it is now. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 Package: cups 1.4.3-1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-22.33-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2 Uname: Linux 2.6.32-22-generic i686 Architecture: i386 Date: Sat May 29 20:23:16 2010 Lpstat: device for PDF_file_generator: cups-pdf:/ device for Samsung-ML-2510: smb://192.168.0.6/ML2510 MachineType: TOSHIBA Satellite A135 Papersize: letter PccardctlIdent: Socket 0: no product info available PccardctlStatus: Socket 0: no card PpdFiles: PDF_file_generator: Generic PDF file generator Samsung-ML-2510: Samsung ML-2510, SpliX V. 2.0.0 ProcCmdLine: root=UUID=ff8ac57a-01cc-4753-9344-47e7c262942f ro quiet splash vga=791 ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, user) LANG=en_US.utf8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: cups dmi.bios.date: 07/05/2007 dmi.bios.vendor: TOSHIBA dmi.bios.version: V1.60 dmi.board.name: IAKAA dmi.board.vendor: TOSHIBA dmi.board.version: 1.00 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: * dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: TOSHIBA dmi.chassis.version: N/A dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnTOSHIBA:bvrV1.60:bd07/05/2007:svnTOSHIBA:pnSatelliteA135:pvrPSAD0U-0NY00N:rvnTOSHIBA:rnIAKAA:rvr1.00:cvnTOSHIBA:ct10:cvrN/A: dmi.product.name: Satellite A135 dmi.product.version: PSAD0U-0NY00N dmi.sys.vendor: TOSHIBA ** Affects: cups (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: 1-local-admin apport-bug i386 lucid -- /usr/share/ppd/1-local-admin exists after hardy -> lucid upgrade, not showing splix drivers https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/587393 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
