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I have read the verbiage in Slack docs on printing, http://docs.slackware.com/slackbookrinting ,but am not having much success.
I keep getting the error message, cannot connect to localhost.
My printer is a Brother DCP-7030, I have it connected via USB and
powered on, the internet connection is established.
Is there something that needs to be activated from the command line?
I have used this printer extensively with Mint and ubuntu.
Does Slackware only work with Network printers, not USB printers?
Does anyone else use a USB printer?
Do I need an adapter to connect my printer to the ethernet port?
Edit; Sorry the topic should read 14.1
Last edited by offgridguy; 07-30-2016 at 07:36 PM.
offgridguy,
Remember how you had to "chmod +x" to get networkmanager running?
If you haven't already done so, you need to do the same for cups.
The tutorial you linked did not indicate that methinks.
I just got my Brother 7060D printer and scanner working over USB. For 14.2, yes, but I got it working in 14.1 the same way.
First, I used my SlackBuilds to package and install the Generic LPR and cupswrapper drivers, and the 64-bit scanner driver. Just those three. The "scanner settings" file isn't needed (just make sure your user account is in the scanner group), and I didn't have much luck with the "scan-key-tool" thing. The driver downloads page for my device is here:
I just got my Brother 7060D printer and scanner working over USB. For 14.2, yes, but I got it working in 14.1 the same way.
First, I used my SlackBuilds to package and install the Generic LPR and cupswrapper drivers, and the 64-bit scanner driver. Just those three. The "scanner settings" file isn't needed (just make sure your user account is in the scanner group), and I didn't have much luck with the "scan-key-tool" thing. The driver downloads page for my device is here:
offgridguy,
Remember how you had to "chmod +x" to get networkmanager running?
If you haven't already done so, you need to do the same for cups.
The tutorial you linked did not indicate that methinks.
I have a problem with the Brother site. The brother site has always been very, very difficult,
and not helpful at solving issues. I have encountered this before, but got around it by using
instructions from a tutorial, but that was for Ubuntu, so it won't work here.
I download the driver, but can't confirm the model name. See screenshot.
I use the model name, the same as the Brother site lists it.
I tried copy and paste as it appears in my Downloads directory, still no
success.
Edit; afterthought, is there away to execute the install script apart
from the instructions on the Brother site?
Last edited by offgridguy; 07-31-2016 at 12:20 PM.
Reason: afterthought
Try this:
Download the LPR printer driver (rpm package) brdcp7030lpr-2.0.2-1.i386.rpm
Then as root, run:
Code:
rpm2txz brdcp7030lpr-2.0.2-1.i386.rpm
This will create an (hopefully) installable package Slackware-style that you can install with:
Code:
installpkg brdcp7030lpr-2.0.2-1.i386.txz
That would be the way I'd try it first off.
This all assumes that your Slackware just is not seeing the printer after you have verified cups is running and tested adding the printer in http://localhost:631
Last edited by STDOUBT; 07-31-2016 at 08:23 PM.
Reason: FIXED: rmp2txz to rpm2txz !!!
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