[Pkg-cups-devel] Bug#495243: cups: After upgrade 1.3.7-9 -> 1.3.8-1 HP_Color_LaserJet_2605 is unsetable

[Roland Rosenfeld]

On Fri, 15 Aug 2008, Viktor Matys wrote:

> Package: cups
> Version: 1.3.8-1
> Severity: normal
> 
> After last upgrade 1.3.7-9 -> 1.3.8-1 my printer HP Color LaserJet 2605
> has problem to print. PPD file was not changed, so I suppose the problem
> is in cups.
> 
> Printer prints, but when printing from any application, there are some 
> default settings instead my previous setting. If I try to change it thru 
> cpus manager (http://localhost:631) and I select "set printer options"
> I get message "Error: Missing value string".

Same problem with same printer here.
It seems, that this is a more generic problem with the new cups
version running into heavy trouble with old (somewhat broken) PPDs.
See also http://bugs.debian.org/493104
There you find a patch by Josselin Mouette <joss at debian.org> which
seems to fix the broken 2605 PPD.

Tschoeeee

        Roland