Bug 13753

Summary: Unnecessary configurator steps in getting detected USB printer configured.
Product: Mageia Reporter: Maurice Batey <maurice77>
Component: RPM PackagesAssignee: Mageia Bug Squad <bugsquad>
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE QA Contact:
Severity: normal    
Priority: Normal CC: maurice77
Version: CauldronKeywords: NEEDINFO
Target Milestone: ---   
Hardware: x86_64   
OS: Linux   
Whiteboard:
Source RPM: system-config-printer-1.4.5-1.mga5.src.rpm CVE:
Status comment:

Description Maurice Batey 2014-07-16 18:38:01 CEST
Description of problem:

  Configurator starts my downloading/installing various printer packages (in the process indicating that it *has* found a printer) but then leaves the user with just the 'Add Printer' option.

  When Add Printer is then selected, it shows only:

          - LPT #1 (for connections via Parellel Port)
          - URL
          - Network
 
 as if no USB printer detected.
 
 Only when 'Network' is selected does it show that it knows very well what (USB)
printer is there!

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

  As above

How reproducible:


Steps to Reproduce:

1. Execute system-config-printer (direct or via MCC/Hardware/Config Printer)
   (Note if printer is e.g. HP, it installs some HP software)

2. When downloads/installs finished, see 'Add Printer' as main option (instead of automatic configuration of detected printer)

3. In Add Printer, no sign of 'USB printer', until 'Network' is selected.
   Only then can printer it obviously already knows about be selected.




Reproducible: 

Steps to Reproduce:
Maurice Batey 2014-07-16 18:38:16 CEST

CC: (none) => maurice

Comment 1 David Walser 2014-11-03 23:58:55 CET
The package has been updated a few times since this was filed and is now at version 1.5.3.  Is this bug still valid?

Keywords: (none) => NEEDINFO

Comment 2 Maurice Batey 2014-11-04 12:33:56 CET
Will re-test with latest ISO this evening.
Comment 3 Maurice Batey 2014-11-05 12:24:56 CET
> Will re-test with latest ISO this evening.

  Just about to do that with 31/10 version when I see a new set of Clasic DVD's is available, so will download 64-bit this evening and test tomorrow.
Comment 4 Maurice Batey 2014-11-06 20:45:56 CET
> will download 64-bit this evening and test tomorrow.

  Just tried the Nov.5 64-bit KDE classical DVD.

After reboot and s/w update, system-config-printer (1.5.3-1.mga5) did install 
CUPS etc, but 'Add Printer' still hangs forever on "Searching for drivers", though it does list the printer.   So still cannot complete installation of printer.
  (No problem on Mageia-4.)
Comment 5 David Walser 2014-11-08 15:42:41 CET
OK, so we're left with the hanging on "Searching for drivers" now, which is Bug 14440.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 14440 ***

Status: NEW => RESOLVED
Resolution: (none) => DUPLICATE