After latest emerge of footmatic db the /usr/share/foomatic/db/source/driver/hpijs.xml, /usr/share/foomatic/db/source/opt/hpijs-* are broken... 'HP970C' should be replaced with '186729' in the files to use the driver. the http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/printing-howto.xml how-to state # grep $printer_model /usr/share/foomatic/db/source/printer/* # grep $printer_ID /usr/share/foomatic/db/source/driver/* # foomatic-configure -s cups -p $printer_model_number -c $print_device_path -n queue name -d driver using 970C as $printer_model the 'model' file should be 186729.xml but if using it to find a driver # grep 186729 /usr/share/foomatic/db/source/driver/* it produce the output: /usr/share/foomatic/db/source/driver/cdj550.xml: <id>printer/186729</id><!-- HP DeskJet 970C --> /usr/share/foomatic/db/source/driver/cdj970.xml: <id>printer/186729</id><!-- HP DeskJet 970C --> /usr/share/foomatic/db/source/driver/pcl3.xml: <id>printer/186729</id><!-- HP DeskJet 970C --> As you can see non hpijs driver is shown... but 970C (and 970C?? models) are well supported... the foomatic was merged at end of august 2003 but i've not used the printer for some time so i've found this bug only now. greetings
it seems that you are using an old version of hpijs, please provide the versions of "cups, foomatic and hpijs"
Ok the packages are: net-print/cups-1.1.19-r1 net-print/foomatic-db-engine-3.0.0 net-print/foomatic-2.0.0 net-print/foomatic-filters-3.0.0 net-print/hpijs-1.4.1 I can't figure out how they could be obsolete... i've always used "emerge -sync" o update the portage tree and "emerge -u world" to install new packages... thanks for the help
at least foomatic is outdated, it should be version 3.0.0, please upgrade
and then remerge hpijs
any news?
Ok I'm back, i was out for job... I've updated foomatic to version 3.0 an now all is working fine... still i can't figure out how the foomatic db could have been outdated, i always use emerge rsync emerge -up world emerge -u world from now on i'll use emerge -up --deep world , to be sure to have a complete view of updates. thanks to all for the help, and sorry for boring
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