From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: <4D6D6D45.3070907@gmail.com> Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2011 23:03:49 +0100 From: Till Kamppeter MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <4BD18655.8060000@gmail.com> <4C091F92.7050102@gmail.com> <4C1284F4.3000707@gmail.com> <4C89CF0C.60003@avasys.jp> <4CE55A84.3070006@gmail.com> <4D265C61.2000703@gmail.com> <20110131104358.GC4406@piware.de> <4D662705.9020803@gmail.com> <4D67A34D.4020008@gmail.com> <1298669202.5347.0.camel@worm.elk> <4D6D5FD5.4010506@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4D6D5FD5.4010506@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: [Printing-architecture] Ubuntu Natty the first distribution which does automatic download of binary printer driver packages List-Id: Printing architecture under linux List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , To: Tim Waugh Cc: printing-architecture@lists.linux-foundation.org, printing-japan@lists.linux-foundation.org, michael.vogt@ubuntu.com, martin.pitt@ubuntu.com Saito-san, for testing the automatic driver download on current Natty, please update to the current state of the system, via sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get dist-upgrade and then apply the patch attached to my previous mail using the commands: cd /usr/share/system-config-printer/ sudo patch -p1 < 0001-Activated-and-fixed-testing-mode-for-device-ID-drive.patch Then do tests by running the commands: cupsctl FileDevice=yes cd /usr/share/system-config-printer/ python newprinter.py --setup-printer=file:/tmp/printout --devid="MFG:Epson;MDL:Stylus NX110;" Try device IDs of different Epson printers and see whether the appropriate driver downloads. Especially test also in environments where the internet is only accessible through a proxy. Till On 03/01/2011 10:06 PM, Till Kamppeter wrote: > On 02/25/2011 10:26 PM, Tim Waugh wrote: >> On Fri, 2011-02-25 at 13:40 +0100, Till Kamppeter wrote: >>> Tim, is there a new way to test the driver selection and >>> automatic-download for a given device ID without needing to modify the >>> code of system-config-printer and without having the appropriate printer >>> physically? Or do I need to re-develop this feature? >> >> Use: python newprinter.py --with-uri URI >> (requires current git master... I'll do a 1.3.2 release in a week or so) > > Unfortunately, this testing mode does not work. I have fixed it, > including the possibility to supply device IDs. Patch attached. > > Till