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HP Linux Imaging and Printing System (HPLIP) 2.7.9 Release
Hosszu, John
2007-09-29 00:20:38 UTC
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HPLIP 2.7.9 - This release has the following changes.

1. Made the default udev 55-hpmud.rules file more permissive (ie: MODE=0666). Users no longer have to belong to the "lp" group. Users or distributions can change this user policy by modify the 55-hpmud.rules file.
2. Changed 55-hpmud.rules file to check udev "add" events by product-id. Check is done by wild-card compare instead of individual product-id.
3. All known product-ids that HPLIP/HPIJS supports have been added the model.dat file.
4. Updated the udev notes in the technical documentation.
5. Re-synced foomatic-db-engine with bzr branch at linuxprinting.org.
6. Fixed defect (Description of some File Types are not consistent with those in Description of Show Types window when add items to the list to send as a fax.)
7. Fixed defect (Hplip installation process hangs up at "PRINTER SETUP" if select no GUIs during custom installation.)
8. Fixed defect (Traceback information displays in terminal when click "Unload Photo Card" button in Toolbox.)
9. Filtered out foo2* drivers in hp-setup
10. Fixed defect (Traceback information displays in terminal when send fax in non-interactive mode in MEPIS 6.5 OS.)
11. Fixed installer support for MEPIS 6.5.
12. Added DJ550C and DJ560C support to hpijs. These devices are supported with the "DESKJET 540" device class.
13. Fixed defect (The default setting of "print a test page" is invalid when executing "hp-setup -i" command in terminal)
14. Added a connection type chooser to hp-setup -i
15. Enhanced/fixed handling of -p/--printer= in hp-testpage
16. Fixed defect (Traceback information displays in terminal when click "Unload Photo Card" button in Toolbox.)
17. Fixed defect (Some error information displays in terminal when performing a scan job via command "hp-scan -n".)
18. Fixed defect ("Move Up" and "Move Down" buttons are not grayed when there is no file in the print list. )
19. Fixed defect (The same two files are both moved up/down by clicking "Move Up"/ "Move Down" button in Files to print list.)
20. Fixed defect (The record of "Fax Address Book" still appears after it is deleted from the record of Recipient tab.)
21. Fixed defect (Error occurs when adding a recipient to a group via in interactive mode "hp-fab -i")
22. Fixed defect (Some error information is displayed when entering "hp-scan -n --fax=" in terminal)
23. Fixed defect (Adding printer using hp-setup with network is invalid from command line)
24. Fixed missing error status when hpmud_make_net_uri() failed.
25. Fixed issue where hp-setup would skip the first (Connection) page
26. Fixed defect (Some error information displays in terminal when add printer via the command "hp-setup")
27. Removed lp group check in hp-check
28. Fixed defect (Error occurs when changing group information via command "editgrp" in interactive mode "hp-fab -i")
29. Fixed defect (Error occurs when adding a recipient to a group via in interactive mode "hp-fab -i")
30. Removed permissions modification from the installer
31. Removed lp group add from the installer
32. Removed permissions and lp checks from hp-check
33. Updated COPYING file.
34. Fixed defect (The default setting of "print a test page" is invalid when executing "hp-setup -i" command in terminal)
35. Fixed defect (The input "q" of "perform level 2 cleaning" is invalid during the cartridge cleaning process)
36. Fixed defect (The default setting of "view the release notes" is invalid during the text installation)
37. Fixed hp-fab -i (was still using old Kirbybase database)
38. Fixed hp-levels so that it will resize based on the available console width automatically
39. Removed lj1018 & lj1020 firmware from distribution. These files should not have been in the tar ball.
40. Fixed defect (Some error information is displayed when entering "hp-scan -n --fax=" in terminal)
41. Fixed defect (KeyError: 0 during install or check)
42. Fixed issue with "KeyError: internal-tag" in check.py reported by a user
43. If running --disable-gui-build, the makefile no longer installs hplip/data/images/#. (ie: *.png files).
44. Fixed defect (The default setting of "view the release notes" is invalid during the text installation)
45. Removed laserjet contrast scan parameter from hpaio sane backend. Laserjets ignore this parameter. Contrast can be adjusted up-stream in xsane.
46. Fixed defect (The Printer Name can not be modified during setup UI process)

This HPLIP package includes HPIJS 2.7.9 which has the following changes.

1. Added support for the following new printer(s).

- HP Photosmart D7400 series (DJGenericVIP)
- HP Photosmart D7200 series (DJGenericVIP)
- HP Officejet K7100 Series (DJGenericVIP)
- HP Photosmart C6200 series (DJGenericVIP)
- HP Photosmart C8100 series (DJGenericVIP)

- HP Photosmart C7200 series (DJGenericVIP)
- HP Photosmart D5300 series (DJGenericVIP)
- HP Officejet J3600 Series (DJ3600)
- HP Officejet J5500 Series (DJ3600)

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