tags 1039983 upstream retitle 1039983 CMYK capable printer does not print in colour thanks
On Fri 30 Jun 2023 at 17:56:08 +0200, Kerstin Hoef-Emden wrote: > Package: cups > Version: 2.4.2-3 > Severity: important > > Dear Maintainer, > > *** Reporter, please consider answering these questions, where appropriate *** > > * What led up to the situation? > Upgrade from bullseye to bookworm > > * What exactly did you do (or not do) that was effective (or > ineffective)? > First of all, the printer drivers for my printer (Kyocera FS-C5250dn) were not > anymore available in the printers list. The original Kyocera PPD files were > still present in the file system. I chose them by browsing the file system. > Although the printer was now identified as capable of doing CMYK and it was > set > to color in the cups browser interface. I also tried to change the setting in > printer.conf a) by hand to printer-color-mode CMYK and I tried the command > lpoptions -p Kyocera -o printer-colormode=CMYK. > > * What was the outcome of this action? > It did not work, the printer still prints only Black & White and I am not able > to change the setting in printer.conf. > > * What outcome did you expect instead? > > For sure I want my color printer to print color again. THank you for your report, Kerstin. Your issue sounds like the on at https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/+bug/1971242 Does the lpadmin workaround do anything for you? Regards, Brian.
