Re: GTK print dialog and Avahi/mDNS
On Tue 10 Jul 2018 at 15:59:29 -0700, Jack Bates wrote:
> On 2018-07-06 03:33 PM, Brian Potkin wrote:
> > On Fri 06 Jul 2018 at 14:02:21 -0700, Jack Bates wrote:
> > > On 2018-06-30 06:08 AM, Brian Potkin wrote:
> > > > On Fri 29 Jun 2018 at 13:59:06 -0700, Jack Bates wrote:
> > > > > Why doesn't my printer show up in the GTK 3 print dialog?
> > > >
> > > > What does show up there (without cups running)?
> > >
> > > With CUPS stopped, "Print to File" and "print" show up in the Evince (GTK 3)
> > > print dialog [1]. If I start CUPS on a *remote* machine, those queues appear
> > > in the print dialog also (CUPS still stopped on the local machine). It
> > > doesn't matter whether CUPS is running locally or not, the same items
> > > appear. (The local CUPS doesn't have any queues configured.)
> >
> > "print" is the printer discovered by the GTK 3 print dialog. What is the
> > make and model of the printer you have on the network. Is it attached to
> > a remote CUPS server which is advertising its queues?
>
> The printer is a Canon MX922. It isn't connected to CUPS, the printer
> advertises itself.
>
> > > At no time does the printer show up, although I confirm that avahi-browse
> > > does still discover it, and it does show up in the LibreOffice (not GTK 3, I
> > > think?) print dialog.
> >
> > Please do
> >
> > avahi-browse -art > log
> >
> > and post log.
>
> The following is the output:
Apologies for putting you to the trouble; I had forgotton you had posted
this in your first mail.
[Snip]
> > = wlp3s0 IPv6 Canon MX920 series _ipp._tcp local
> > hostname = [09B19B000000.local]
> > address = [192.168.1.103]
> > port = [631]
> > txt = ["mac=84:BA:3B:09:B1:9B" "Fax=F" "Scan=T" "Duplex=T" "Color=T" "URF=V1.2,CP1,PQ4-5,RS600,SRGB24,W8,OB9,OFU0,DM3,IS11-13" "UUID=00000000-0000-1000-8000-84BA3B09B19B" "usb_CMD=URF" "usb_MDL=MX920 series" "usb_MFG=Canon" "adminurl=http://09B19B000000.local./mainmenu.html"; "pdl=application/octet-stream,image/urf,image/jpeg" "product=(Canon MX920 series)" "ty=Canon MX920 series" "priority=15" "qtotal=1" "note=" "rp=ipp/print" "txtvers=1"]
pdl=application/octet-stream,image/urf,image/jpeg
These are the only three Page Description Languages the printer will
process. Evince will be sending a PDF but I guess the dialog knows it
is not acceptable; which is why it spins.
--
Brian.
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