Latest available (7 months old) proprietary Canon PPD my printer requires, and preceeding versions, work in F14 and oS 11.3, but not in F15 or oS 11.4, apparently due to something changed in CUPS. https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=683476 I don't "upgrade" to odd numbered releases, and even if this was not the case, I wouldn't "upgrade" to 11.3 anyway due to its immature KMS system and other flaws encountered running it on test systems. 11.2, notwithstanding Tumbleweed, currently installed, is out of support. Sound worked fine in 11.0, but not in 11.2, so I'm not keen on keeping 11.2 any longer than I must. I'd like to move to 11.4 in hopes of restoring sound as soon as the https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=675793 fix is actually available. So, I see three options for moving to 11.4: 1-install 11.3, lock CUPS packages, upgrade to 11.4, or 2-install 11.3's CUPS packages in 11.2, lock them, upgrade to 11.4, or 3-install 11.4, excluding CUPS and its deps, install CUPS packages from 11.3 repos, or 4-upgrade 11.2 to 11.3, lock CUPS, upgrade to 11.4 Do any seem viable? If all, which stands best chance of success? I really don't like the idea of the upgrade route, for fear of sound not getting fixed. Changing printers is not an option. Space limitations, feature set, and the fact that I've not yet used up the first toner cartridge in 1.7 years of ownership (IOW, it's still new) dictate I keep what I have. -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org