[OpenIndiana-discuss] Printing issues

[Stephan Althaus]

On 3/13/25 11:44, Predrag Zečević via openindiana-discuss wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Recently, I got new printer (model "Brother MFC-L3740CDW") and I 
> cannot make OI to use it...
>
> What I did:
>
> A) CUPS enabled
> :; pfexec svcadm enable svc:/application/cups/scheduler:default
> :; pfexec svcadm enable svc:/application/cups/in-lpd:default
> :; print-service -s cups
>
> B) Installed packages:
> :; pfexec pkg install -v cups cups-filters system-config-printer 
> print-manager foomatic-rip pycairo
>
> Executing *system-config-printer* utility (as regular user, opens GUI) 
> finds printer, but no option to pick that model up from Brother 
> printers list (outdated DB?)...
>
> a) Utility *system-config-printer* might need update, as throws lot of 
> Gtk-WARNING errors:
> :; pkg search -l 
> /usr/share/system-config-printer/system-config-printer.py
> INDEX      ACTION VALUE   PACKAGE
> path       file 
> usr/share/system-config-printer/system-config-printer.py 
> pkg:/print/cups/system-config-printer at 2.30.0-2023.0.0.7
>
> b) Finally, have found and extracted *ppd* file from rpm found on 
> Brother site, but still nothing (configuration is done -- no errors 
> reported, but still nothing is sent to the printer).
> :; rpm -qlp mfcl3740cdwpdrv-3.5.1-1.i386.rpm
> /opt/brother/Printers/mfcl3740cdw/LICENSE_ENG.txt
> /opt/brother/Printers/mfcl3740cdw/LICENSE_JPN.txt
> /opt/brother/Printers/mfcl3740cdw/cupswrapper/brother_lpdwrapper_mfcl3740cdw 
>
> /opt/brother/Printers/mfcl3740cdw/cupswrapper/brother_mfcl3740cdw_printer_en.ppd 
>
> /opt/brother/Printers/mfcl3740cdw/cupswrapper/cupswrappermfcl3740cdw
> /opt/brother/Printers/mfcl3740cdw/inf/ImagingArea
> /opt/brother/Printers/mfcl3740cdw/inf/PaperDimension
> /opt/brother/Printers/mfcl3740cdw/inf/brmfcl3740cdwfunc
> /opt/brother/Printers/mfcl3740cdw/inf/brmfcl3740cdwrc
> /opt/brother/Printers/mfcl3740cdw/inf/paperinfij2
> /opt/brother/Printers/mfcl3740cdw/inf/setupPrintcapij
> /opt/brother/Printers/mfcl3740cdw/lpd/filter_mfcl3740cdw
> /opt/brother/Printers/mfcl3740cdw/lpd/i686/brmfcl3740cdwfilter
> /opt/brother/Printers/mfcl3740cdw/lpd/i686/brprintconf_mfcl3740cdw
> /opt/brother/Printers/mfcl3740cdw/lpd/x86_64/brmfcl3740cdwfilter
> /opt/brother/Printers/mfcl3740cdw/lpd/x86_64/brprintconf_mfcl3740cdw
>
> So, any idea/suggestion/etc ?
>
Hi!

Almost any driver that uses PCL or postscript should enable you to print 
"something", regardless if its brother or something different.

e.g. i used a apple laserjet postsript driver on XP to print to a HP 
printer somewhen in the past..

hope this helps,

Stephan