Scott Robbins
2011-02-10 07:15:48 UTC
The hplip testing srpm doesn't include libsane-hpaio. Although there is
a bug filed on RH bugzilla at
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=585362
it seems to be just sitting there, or being moved to
system-config-printer.
In Arch, Debian, and FreeBSD if one installs hplip (though in FreeBSD,
one has to use the port, rather than pkg_add -r, and specify that
scanning is desired), it works as expected. One types hp-setup -i
<whatever> and it will locate the device, possibly requiring you to
specify the path to the ppd (at least in FreeBSD, I don't remember the
others, and then you will have a device that can both print and scan.
In CentOS 5.x, ScientificLinux 6 beta, and Fedora, it doesn't. Running
scanimage -L shows that there are no scanners. As soon as one installs
libsane-hpaio, however, scanimage -L shows the scanner and it works.
I haven't tested this with the rpmforge testing version--however,
looking at the spec file indicates that it too lacks the REQUIRES
libsane-hpaio line, which would cause the same problem.
I won't really have the time for a week or so, but I suspect that I'm
correct. I'm not sure how common the problem is--judging from Fedora
forums, it definitely occurs with various all-in-ones--I assume it
doesn't occur in all of them.
--
Scott Robbins
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a bug filed on RH bugzilla at
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=585362
it seems to be just sitting there, or being moved to
system-config-printer.
In Arch, Debian, and FreeBSD if one installs hplip (though in FreeBSD,
one has to use the port, rather than pkg_add -r, and specify that
scanning is desired), it works as expected. One types hp-setup -i
<whatever> and it will locate the device, possibly requiring you to
specify the path to the ppd (at least in FreeBSD, I don't remember the
others, and then you will have a device that can both print and scan.
In CentOS 5.x, ScientificLinux 6 beta, and Fedora, it doesn't. Running
scanimage -L shows that there are no scanners. As soon as one installs
libsane-hpaio, however, scanimage -L shows the scanner and it works.
I haven't tested this with the rpmforge testing version--however,
looking at the spec file indicates that it too lacks the REQUIRES
libsane-hpaio line, which would cause the same problem.
I won't really have the time for a week or so, but I suspect that I'm
correct. I'm not sure how common the problem is--judging from Fedora
forums, it definitely occurs with various all-in-ones--I assume it
doesn't occur in all of them.
--
Scott Robbins
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Anya: This isn't a relationship. You don't need me. All
you care about is lots of orgasms.
Xander: Okay, remember how we talked about private conversations?
How they're less private when they're in front of my friends?
Spike: Oh we're not your friends. Go on.
Giles: Please don't