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Description of problem: hp-setup does not find printer ppd by itself. The reason might be that /usr/share/ppd/HP there are many ppds missing. In order to make it find the desired ppd, I either have to add the printer through the cups webinterface, wherein it generates and finds the generated ppd file or I have to download the hplip script installer from HP, manually extract the ppds and copy them all or just the one corresponding to my printer to the previous directory. So, I would like to suggest that all those ppd files should be included by default in the hplip rpm provided by fedora. Still, that seems to be only part of the problem, because even when all files are installed to that directory, hp-setup takes preference for the hpijs ppd instead of the more complete hpcups ppd file. Even they are missing hp-setup somehow manages to find the hpijs ppd, perhaps generated from the gutenberg driver files, but it does not find the corresponding hpcups ppd generated also from gutenberg. All in all, when setting up my printer through hp-setup (method I prefer), I have to manually download the ppds and manually specify them in hp-setup. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 3.11.5
Thank you for the report. Can you show what does the su -c "lpinfo -l -v" command show (when the printer is on) ?
When the printer is on, that command show the following output: Periférico: uri = lpd class = network info = Host ou impressora LPD/LPR make-and-model = Unknown device-id = location = Periférico: uri = ipp class = network info = Protocolo de impressão via Internet (ipp) make-and-model = Unknown device-id = location = Periférico: uri = http class = network info = Protocolo de impressão via Internet (http) make-and-model = Unknown device-id = location = Periférico: uri = https class = network info = Protocolo de impressão via Internet (https) make-and-model = Unknown device-id = location = Periférico: uri = socket class = network info = AppSocket/HP JetDirect make-and-model = Unknown device-id = location = Periférico: uri = scsi class = direct info = Impressora SCSI make-and-model = Unknown device-id = location = Periférico: uri = dnssd://Photosmart%20C4380%20series%20%5B0084B2%5D._pdl-datastream._tcp.local/ class = network info = Photosmart C4380 series [0084B2] make-and-model = HP HP Photosmart C4380 series device-id = MFG:HP;MDL:Photosmart C4380 series;FZY:1; location = Periférico: uri = hp class = direct info = HP Printer (HPLIP) make-and-model = Unknown device-id = location = Periférico: uri = beh class = network info = Backend Error Handler make-and-model = Unknown device-id = location = Periférico: uri = hpfax class = direct info = HP Fax (HPLIP) make-and-model = Unknown device-id = location = Periférico is peripheral.
As the CUPS web interface works fine when setting a driver, the problem is with HPLIP not using the correct method for finding available drivers.
So what should be the course of action for solving this issue?
Still needs investigation.
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