[Pkg-cups-devel] Bug#375254: Etch cupsys upgrade: web interface does not list HPLIP drivers

Sat Jun 24 19:25:36 UTC 2006

Package: cupsys
Version: 1.2.1-2

After the upgrade, opened http://localhost:631/admin and checked
printers. Had trouble with printing test page. ( See bug # 373793) When
I tried to 'add printer' the steps did not include the Make/Manufacturer
page, instead went to the Model/Driver page . This didn't list the
correct driver for my printer, HP Business Inkjet 1000. I had to click
'browse' and find it, actually using the link, hplip, already in
/usr/share/cups/model. If I used the 'modify printer' option then the 
correct pages and drivers were displayed. I installed the 
cups-driver-gutenprint package , those drivers were picked up cups and 
displayed, however that package does not contain the correct driver for 
my printer. I have the hplip and hpijs packages installed (0.9.7-4 and 
2.1.7+0.9.7-4). Everything worked correctly before upgrade. I decided to 
try removing the link to 'cups-included' and the other .ppd files in the 
/usr/share/cups/model directory and then the Make/Manufacturer page was 
displayed, with of course only hplip and raw as options. So apparently 
cups is recognizing my printer as a HP and just giving me the 
cups-included drivers, or gutenprint ones if installed, and ignoring the 
    link, hplip, to the correct driver. It didn't do that before the 
upgrade. I just bought the printer a few months ago and had no problem 
installing it then. So I found a work around, but it is not right. I 
only have one physical printer, but have 3 installed, regular printing, 
grayscale and high quality, easier than opening the web interface and 
adjusting the printer settings, just choose the desired one from the 
menu. Cups should not skip the Make/Manufacturer page, which would give 
a HP user the HP and the HP (HPLIP) options, along with all the other 
makes. Cups is either lazy or trying to be too smart, but messes up.

Pkgs installed: cupsys, cups-bsd, cups-client, libcupsys2, foomatic-db, 
foomatic-db-engine, foomatic-db-hpijs, foomatic-filters, hplip, hpijs, 
hplip-ppds, openoffice.org, plus several others.

Cupsys  config file:
> # Show general information in error_log. LogLevel info SystemGroup
> lpadmin # Disable printer sharing and shared printers. Browsing Off 
> DefaultAuthType Basic <Location /> # Restrict access to the server...
>  Order allow,deny Allow localhost </Location> <Location /admin> 
> Encryption Required # Restrict access to the admin pages... Order
> allow,deny Allow localhost </Location> <Location /admin/conf> 
> AuthType Basic Require user @SYSTEM # Restrict access to the
> configuration files... Order allow,deny Allow localhost </Location> 
> <Policy default> <Limit Send-Document Send-URI Hold-Job Release-Job
> Restart-Job Purge-Jobs Set-Job-Attributes Create-Job-Subscription 
> Renew-Subscription Cancel-Subscription Get-Notifications
> Reprocess-Job Cancel-Current-Job Suspend-Current-Job Resume-Job
> CUPS-Move-Job> Require user @OWNER @SYSTEM Order deny,allow </Limit> 
> <Limit Pause-Printer Resume-Printer Set-Printer-Attributes 
> Enable-Printer Disable-Printer Pause-Printer-After-Current-Job 
> Hold-New-Jobs Release-Held-New-Jobs Deactivate-Printer 
> Activate-Printer Restart-Printer Shutdown-Printer Startup-Printer 
> Promote-Job Schedule-Job-After CUPS-Add-Printer CUPS-Delete-Printer 
> CUPS-Add-Class CUPS-Delete-Class CUPS-Accept-Jobs CUPS-Reject-Jobs 
> CUPS-Set-Default> AuthType Basic Require user @SYSTEM Order
> deny,allow </Limit> <Limit CUPS-Authenticate-Job> Require user @OWNER
> @SYSTEM Order deny,allow </Limit> # Only the owner or an
> administrator can cancel a job... <Limit Cancel-Job> Order deny,allow
>  Require user @OWNER @SYSTEM </Limit> <Limit All> Order deny,allow 
> </Limit> </Policy> Include /etc/cups/cups.d/ports.conf Include
> /etc/cups/cups.d/browse.conf # Only listen for connections from the
> local machine. Listen 127.0.0.1:631 Listen /var/run/cups/cups.sock

System Info: P4 2.4C w/HT enabled, Abit BH7, 512MB 3200 DDR, Seagate
160GB HDD, Maxtor 120GB HDD,
                      Sony CD-RW, Lite-On CD-RW.

> Linux Debian-SS2 2.6.16.20060604-ss2 #1 SMP PREEMPT Sun Jun 4
> 17:06:15 EDT 2006 i686 GNU/Linux
> 
> 0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 
> 82845G/GL[Brookdale-G]/GE/PE DRAM Controller/Host-Hub Interface (rev
> 02) 0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 
> 82845G/GL[Brookdale-G]/GE/PE Host-to-AGP Bridge (rev 02) 0000:00:1d.0
> USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM 
> (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 02) 0000:00:1d.1 USB
> Controller: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M)
> USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 02) 0000:00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel
> Corporation 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller
> #3 (rev 02) 0000:00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation
> 82801DB/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-M) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 02) 0000:00:1e.0
> PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev 82) 0000:00:1f.0
> ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801DB/DBL (ICH4/ICH4-L) LPC Interface
> Bridge (rev 02) 0000:00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801DB
> (ICH4) IDE Controller (rev 02) 0000:00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation
> 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) SMBus Controller (rev 02) 
> 0000:00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 
> 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 02) 
> 0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV35 
> [GeForce FX 5900] (rev a1) 0000:02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek
> Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10) 0000:02:05.0
> Serial controller: 3Com Corp, Modem Division 56K FaxModem Model 5610
> (rev 01)
> 
> Bus 001 Device 006: ID 04b8:0121 Seiko Epson Corp. Perfection 2840
> Photo Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 Bus 002 Device 004: ID
> 03f0:1712 Hewlett-Packard Business Inkjet 1000 Bus 002 Device 001: ID
> 0000:0000 Bus 002 Device 002: ID 046d:c025 Logitech, Inc. MX500
> Optical Mouse Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 Bus 004 Device 001: ID
> 0000:0000