[conspire] corrected to HP LaserJet4M Plus Re: HP LaserJet4 - CUPS lists printer twice

[Darlene Wallach]

Rick,

On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 5:10 PM, Rick Moen<rick at linuxmafia.com> wrote:
> Quoting Darlene Wallach (freepalestin at dslextreme.com):
>
>> The printer I got from Bruce is a HP LaserJet 4M Plus
>
> OK, there you go.  A LaserJet 4M Plus is not the same as a LaserJet 4.
> In your earlier post, you opened your explanation by saying it's a
> LaserJet 4 -- as does your Subject header, still, in fact.  (So, that
> part was incorrect, and led me down the wrong path.)


I apologize for the incorrect information and laziness on my part in
not correcting the subject.

>
> Anyhow, your original question was:  "Why is it [the printer] listed
> twice?"  Answer:  It's not.  Those were two distinct configurations of
> filter ("driver") and port selection that CUPS suggested as, in its
> view, suitable choices for the "Available" (i.e., probed) printer.
>
> So, I hear you asking, if they're distinct, what's the difference
> between them?  Answer:  Not 100% sure, but the second of the two says
> "HPLIP", which seems to designate the OpenPrinting-recommended driver
> package.
>
> If you were to install them both, and then look at the resulting PPD
> files under your /etc/cups/ppd/ directory, you might find that the
> second used a hplip driver, and the first some more ancient PCL driver.
>

Thank you!

I'll choose the HPLIP.

Would you advise me to select "add printer" instead of "find printer"
on the CUPS administration page?

I figured if I chose "find printer" I'd get the correct information as
opposed to me perhaps selecting incorrectly if I chose "add printer"

Thank you,
Darlene Wallach