Bug 132092

Summary: PPD files placed in /usr/share/cups/model don't appear in redhat-config-printer, but do appear in CUPS web interface
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Reporter: Gary Case <gcase>
Component: cupsAssignee: Tim Waugh <twaugh>
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PPD file for the HP OfficeJet 5500 from linuxprinting.org none

Description Gary Case 2004-09-08 18:43:51 UTC 
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Description of problem:
I'm trying to add a printer that doesn't have a driver supplied by Red
Hat. Specifically, it's an HP OfficeJet 5500 and I'm getting the PPD
file from www.linuxprinting.org. When I place the PPD file in
/usr/share/cups/model, that printer doesn't appear in the Printer
model list in the text or gui versions of redhat-config-printer. It
does appear when I add the printer through the web interface
(http://localhost:631).

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How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Download PPD file from http://www.linuxprinting.org
2. Place in /usr/share/cups/model and chmod 644 the PPD file
3. Restart the CUPS service (service cups restart)
4. Run redhat-config-printer or redhat-config-printer-tui and attempt
to add the printer. 
    

Actual Results:  Printer doesn't appear in the Printer model list.

Expected Results:  Printer should have appeard in the Printer model list.
Comment 1 Gary Case 2004-09-08 23:17:46 UTC 
Created attachment 103615 [details]
PPD file for the HP OfficeJet 5500 from linuxprinting.org

This is the PPD file I'm trying to use. I have verified the same behavior with
an additional PPD file from linuxprinting.org
Comment 2 Tim Waugh 2004-09-09 08:30:37 UTC 
redhat-config-printer has never had support for 3rd party PPD files. 
It is entirely foomatic driven.

RHEL4 will provide rudimentary support for importing a PPD file into
the foomatic database.
Comment 3 Gary Case 2004-09-09 14:50:52 UTC 
This worked in previous versions of Red Hat Linux using CUPS. Why
doesn't it work now?
Comment 4 Tim Waugh 2004-09-09 14:55:21 UTC 
This is not a regression.  redhat-config-printer has never supported
arbitrary PPD files.