Now I have solved the problem of HAL not calling the hal_lpadmin script. HAL requires all scripts to be in certain directories, even if they are called with an absolute path. See
I have fixed this now by moving hal_lpadmin to /usr/lib/hal/scripts/. Now both my HP LaserJet P2015 and my HP PhotoSmart A717 get set up automatically by simply plugging them in.
Now I have solved the problem of HAL not calling the hal_lpadmin script. HAL requires all scripts to be in certain directories, even if they are called with an absolute path. See
http:// people. freedesktop. org/~david/ hal-spec/ hal-spec. html#device- properties- info-callouts
I have fixed this now by moving hal_lpadmin to /usr/lib/ hal/scripts/ . Now both my HP LaserJet P2015 and my HP PhotoSmart A717 get set up automatically by simply plugging them in.
Packages for testing are here:
http:// www.linux- foundation. org/~till/ tmp/ubuntu/ gutsy/hal- cups-utils/