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Duplicate printers appear when using HPLIP (CUPS gui system-config-printer 0.7.81)

Asked by Alexandre Madar

HPLIP installed on Ubuntu Hardy Heron 8.04. Installation went fine but now there are two almost identical printers listed in the CUPS front-end, system-config-printer 0.7.81 (in Hardy, System > Administration > Printing).

One of the printers appears to be using the HPLIP backend (Device URI says hp:/usb/Photosmart_C5100_series?serial=MY75AP90Q604MK and the make & model says HP Photosmart c5100 series Foomatic/hpijs, hpijs 2.8.6.

The other printer listed seems to be autocreating itself using the "regular" (?) USB backend (Device URI says usb://HP/Photosmart%20C5100%20series?serial=MY75AP90Q604MK and make & model says HP Photosmart c5100 series Foomatic/hpijs, hpijs 2.8.6).

It's confusing when printing to have two identical printers. Whenever I delete the USB printer, it reappears all by itself after a while. Any workarounds or suggestions appreciated!

Thank you.
Andre Madar

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Aaron Albright (albrigha-deactivatedaccount) said : 		#1

I've searched and haven't been able to locate directions for turning off the printer auto detection. It might be something simple and I'm missing it--I'm going to convert this to a bug and assign to system-config-printer and lets see if the ubuntu team has any suggestions.

In the meanwhile perhaps you can change the name of the usb:/ printer to something that will let you know which is which.

Sorry I couldn't help more.

A

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Aaron Albright (albrigha-deactivatedaccount) said : 		#2

Closing. Created a bug:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/system-config-printer/+bug/250275

Aaron

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Alexandre Madar (g-launchpad-3-andremadar-recursor-net) said : 		#3

OK, thanks for checking it out. I'll keep looking too (it does sound like it would be a fairly straightforward config file change, doesn't it?) I did try renaming the usb:/ printer but unfortunately at next power cycle a THIRD local printer appears!