[Mageia-dev] hplip update in progress - feedback needed

Wed Sep 7 13:29:29 CEST 2011

Am 04.09.2011 14:37, schrieb Florian Hubold:
+> Hello guys,
+>
+> as i'm writing this, hplip-3.11.7 should have been uploaded by the buildsystem.
+> This is quite a big update, as before we had 3.11.3a, and it was necessary to 
+> skip
+> one version, as Mandriva already has 3.11.5 and so an upgrade from Mandriva
+> to Mageia will be blocked by hplip, as hplip requires Perl and upgrade will 
+> fail.
+> After there is some feedback from cauldron users this will be submitted to
+> Mageia 1 updates_testing, fixing one upgrade blocker from Mandriva.
+>
+> hplip-3.11.7 adds support for these printers:
+>
+> - HP DeskJet 3050A J611 series
+> - HP LaserJet 100 Color MFP M175
+> - HP LaserJet Professional M1216nfh MFP
+> - HP LaserJet Professional M1219nf MFP
+>
+> and support for the following was added in 3.11.5
+>
+> - HP Designjet T790ps 24in
+> - HP Designjet T790ps 44in
+> - HP Designjet T1300 Postscript
+> - HP LaserJet M4555 MFP
+> - HP LaserJet Professional m1214nfh MFP
+>
+> It also brings the following significant new features:
+>
+> - Added LEDM ADF Scan support&  LEDM Wireless support
+>
+> Full changelog is available upstream:
+> http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/release_notes.html
+> Also note there were quite some issues fixed.
+>
+>
+> Please test and report back!
+>
+No cauldron users with HP printers? Please guys, c'mon!
+Any feedback is really appreciated.
+