"Options installed" don't persist

[John A. Murdie]

> In my episodic but continuing exploration of CUPS 1.2.2 on Solaris 8, I find that when I use the web interface to "Set printer options" that the changes I make under the heading "printer: Options installed" (such as whether the printer has a particular optional tray or a duplex unit) are not shown to me when I return to that web page, though any changes I make under the heading "printer: General" on the same page do persist.
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> This is with the snmp backend chmod-ed 000 because of the long delays it causes, if that's relevant.
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> Is this a bug, or the result of some silliness on my part? I can't find any known bug in the listings which quite matches this, to my mind. Is there some way I can debug this?

Ah, this is a problem with just one of my printers (so far) - which explains why I felt that I should have seen this problem before now! The "Options installed" settings persist nicely with another printer I have just tried, but not with an HP LaserJet 9000dtn - though I don't see why the model type should matter!

John A. Murdie