[OpenIndiana-discuss] Printing issues

[Stephan Althaus]

On 3/13/25 11:57, Stephan Althaus wrote:
> 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 printers list (outdated DB?)...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
>
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Hi!

I don't know if this is from the cups-serverpackege, but do you have

http://localhost:631/printers/

and  does

$ lpstat -p -d

list your printers ?

is your user in the group "lp" ?

$ groups

are you able to prit as user/role root ?


hth,

Stephan