[Mageia-discuss] Request for testing: hplip

Tue Jul 10 23:28:16 CEST 2012

On 10/07/2012 20:26, Claire Robinson wrote:
+> On 10/07/12 17:56, Claire Robinson wrote:
+>> Hi all
+>>
+>> We currently have hplip packages in Core Updates Testing which need to
+>> be tested. If you have an HP printer and Mageia 2 then you can help :)
+>>
+>> To enable you to update packages from Core Updates Testing you need as
+>> root to use: edit-urpm-sources.pl --expert
+>>
+>> Place a tick in the Updates column next to Core Updates Testing.
+>>
+>> You can enable it as per normal update media and should be able to
+>> update from Core Updates Testing. Please _don't_ install everything you
+>> find there, just the packages relevant to hplip which you can find
+>> listed on the update request here:
+>>
+>> https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5619#c12
+>>
+>> Once you have updated just those few please, remember to disable Core
+>> Updates Testing again.
+>>
+>> Please check you can still print and scan OK, the HP printing menus are
+>> OK and that there are no regressions. If you are able check duplexing
+>> (printing on both sides of the paper) that would be useful too.
+
+This bug was about scanning, the duplex bit of the bug was, too:
+
+https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5619#c4
+ > the functionality it provides (double-sided scanning with the hp8600 
+ > plus) does _not_ work, as xsane does not seem to have been updated.
+