FS#9803 - hplip-2.8.2-2 breaks HP Photosmart Printer 8038

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Varun Acharya (ganja_guru) - Monday, 10 March 2008, 03:31 GMT
Last edited by Tobias Powalowski (tpowa) - Monday, 04 August 2008, 16:21 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To Tobias Powalowski (tpowa)
Architecture x86_64
Severity Medium
Priority Normal
Reported Version 2007.08-2
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description:
Installing the hplip update and trying to print leads to no response from the printer when a document is queued for printing. Running hp-toolbox gives the error:
CUPSEXT could not be loaded. Please check HPLIP installation.

A simple recompile of the package from ABS fixed the issue.

Additional info:
* hplip-2.8.2-2

Steps to reproduce:
As above.
This task depends upon

Closed by  Tobias Powalowski (tpowa)
Monday, 04 August 2008, 16:21 GMT
Reason for closing:  Fixed
Comment by Jan de Groot (JGC) - Monday, 10 March 2008, 07:18 GMT
You're using testing with libtool 2.x, see the other libtool bugs about what to do in the meanwhile (extract the old lib from the old package and put it on your system for now).
Comment by Varun Acharya (ganja_guru) - Monday, 10 March 2008, 12:30 GMT
OK, thanks for the tip. Aren't there usually two packages when something like this happens, one for testing and one for extra?
Comment by Tobias Powalowski (tpowa) - Wednesday, 12 March 2008, 17:54 GMT
yes if the maintainer has the time to do it.

Loading...