On Fri 04 Aug 2017 at 16:10:13 -0400, Jape Person wrote:
On 08/04/2017 08:58 AM, Brian wrote:
On Fri 04 Aug 2017 at 12:25:51 +0000, Curt wrote:
On 2017-08-04, Jape Person <japers@comcast.net> wrote:
A few weeks ago a CUPS upgrade to our Debian testing systems
started showing a new driver for our Brother MFC-9340CDW in print
dialogs and in the CUPS printer list and in the
system-config-printer utility.
You'd think that was good news, but we've been unable to find any
way to make the queue for this "driverless" instance of the
printer function properly.
Just very quickly found this bug that seems to be relevant to your
case, Jape. As you didn't describe the "garbled" condition of your
printouts with the "driverless" driver I can't be sure but it seems
a fair guess.
Apparently a resolution dpi error (reported as 600x2dpi--firmware
bug?--and set that way by cups in the PPD. Workaroundable by
modifying the PPD manually as explained in the thread).
Definitely a firmware bug; the printer is non-conforming.
cups-browsed puts the incorrect information in the PPD because it
queries the printer and that is what it is told.
BTW at the Brother site I think they're recommending updating the
firmware for this printer (maybe not for the reasons explicited
here).
HTH.
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=868360
If the OP has his testing systems up-to-date, he should not be
seeing this bug.
Hi, Brian.
My Debian testing systems are definitely up-to-date, but it appears that I
am still seeing the bug. Eyes are too tired for me to be able to go through
the suggested PPD edit and other testing. When the world is this bleary I
just can't count on getting dependable results.
Understandable. Sometimes it is better to leave it to another day and
look it with fresh eyes. TBH, that is also the way I feel now when it
comes to your switching off AirPrint not doing what is expected.
The workable solution for me right now is to use the MFC-9320CW driver. It
actually works quite well and gives me access to control of all printer
functions that I need.
Turning off AirPrint didn't remove the advertised driverless print option in
CUPS / system-config-printer / print dialogs. Oddly enough, turning off WiFi
Direct did eliminate it. I know I'm being simple-minded, but the printer's
wireless adapter isn't being used. It's connected to the router via
Ethernet. Why do wireless settings affect what I see of this printer on the
network?
Nothing immediately springs to mind. Something to think about, even
though your desire not to see the printer has been sorted. No wireless
capability anywhere on the network?