https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=469721
User jsmeix@novell.com added comment
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=469721#c3
--- Comment #3 from Johannes Meixner 2009-01-28 01:31:30 MST ---
info.capabilities is always set to 'scanner'
because this is the only working value which
is currently available for me (nothing would
happen if I set info.capabilities to 'printer')
and because I do not know which device is
- a plain printer
- a plain scanner
- a printer + scanner all-in-one device
- a printer + scanner + fax all-in-one device
- a printer + scanner + cardreader all-in-one device
- a printer + scanner + fax + cardreader all-in-one device
and because there are devices which are basically
a plain printer but an extension scanner unit is
available which makes it a printer + scanner all-in-one device
but the USB ID would not change so that it is not possible
to add 'scanner' automatically when such a plain 'printer'
device was upgraded to a printer + scanner all-in-one device.
I appreciate your help to generate better HAL fdi files
where all devices get the exact right info.capabilities
assigned - just have a look at the sane-backends and
hplip packages how it is done now so that you could
povide patches how to generate better HAL files.
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