Re: SOLVED Re: adding network printer SOLVED
On Saturday 13 June 2015 15:41:03 Brian wrote:
> On Sat 13 Jun 2015 at 11:26:42 -0700, briand@aracnet.com wrote:
> > On Fri, 12 Jun 2015 10:06:21 +0100
> >
> > Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > On Friday 12 June 2015 05:16:51 briand@aracnet.com wrote:
> > > > Windows was no problem at all for the printer i have.
> > >
> > > Which version of Windows? Or are you saying that your printer has
> > > drivers for all versions of Windows? In my experience, you have
> > > to throw things away when the version of Windows changes and there
> > > is no driver for that version. After you have scoured the
> > > Internet.
> >
> > i have both xp and win 7.
> >
> > printer is a dcp-8110dn.
> >
> > my problem under linux is NOT the driver. as i said, brother
> > actually has a cups/driver package for linux - but i found it to be
> > broken and doing weird set-up things.
>
> What is this "driver" you are talking about? Does it have a location
> and a name on your machine? Is it provided in Debian?
>
> If the Brother "driver" is broken then surely you know who to contact?
>
I don't think the driver is broken, I am using it to drive 2 brother
printers here. But it can be miss-installed. Please re-read the
install notes again.
> > so i used the cups driver, i can't remember what driver
> > specifically, and all was well after a considerable amount of
> > effort.
>
> cups provides few "drivers". Which one did you use? It should be on
> your system if you are using it.
>
> > it's actually getting CUPS to work that's my problem, not the driver
> > under cups. i think people are assuming i'm having a driver problem
> > when i'm actually having a getting cups to work problem.
>
> Ah. It's not the "driver"? It's the scheduler which is misbehaving, In
> what way?
>
> > now, last time i tried to set it up was about 2 years ago. maybe
> > things are better now, hence the reason i should try again. but my
> > experience last time was so miserable i keep procrastinating.
>
> What "things" could be better?
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