Re: Cups problems adding printer Epson in new Debian install
On Sun 18 Aug 2024 at 18:44:30 (+0200), sentiniate@virgilio.it wrote:
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> At the “connection” line it says: Connection: ipps://EPSON%20ET-2810%20Series._ipps._tcp.local/
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> in the next screen it tells me: "Unable to add printer: cups-driver failed to get PPD file" - see error_log for details.
> This is what /var/log/cups/error_log says:
> E [18/Aug/2024:17:27:03 +0200] [CGI] Unable to create PPD file: Could not poll sufficient capability info from the printer (ipps://EPSON%20ET-2810%20Series._ipps._tcp .local/, ipps://EPSON318F07.local:631/ipp/print) via IPP!
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> I click on "Maintenance" and select "Print text Page":
> I get this line in the "Jobs" section:
> EPSON_ET-2810_Series_-14 Unknown Withheld 1k Unknown stopped
> and, in fact, nothing is printed.
> Since to print I have to transfer the documents to my mobile phone via Whatsapp, I know that the printer works but.... a question arises spontaneously, why on earth with Android (which is also Linux) printing works immediately (with the app from Epson) and with Cups (which if I'm not mistaken is, or at least once was, from Apple) do I have to go crazy like this?
What's the output from:
$ driverless
(This is normally step one in configuring a printer.)
Cheers,
David.
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