HPLIP

  1. Bug #405804
  2. Comment #4

Comment 4 for bug 405804

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David Suffield (david-suffield) wrote :

I can fix the "MFG:" field with USB enumeration. I can simply use the USB "iManufacturer" descriptor which specifies "HP" or "Hewlett-Packard". This will match the deviceID.

> I am looking forward to the day when the "hp" backend is not
> needed any
> more for USB printers. How will it work then with network
> printers. Will
> the "socket" backend also get manufacturer extensions?

Good point. URIs for ip, mdns and scanning would require some thought...

-dave