[SOLVED] Configure a printer in 14.2

offgridguy · 07-30-2016, 05:38 PM

I have read the verbiage in Slack docs on printing, http://docs.slackware.com/slackbook

rinting ,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

allend · 07-30-2016, 07:42 PM

Have you seen this page at SlackDocs?

Have you installed the Brother driver?
Are you running 64-bit Slackware64? If so, have you installed the required multilib packages?

STDOUBT · 07-30-2016, 08:04 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.

offgridguy · 07-30-2016, 08:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by allend

Have you seen this page at SlackDocs?

Have you installed the Brother driver?
Are you running 64-bit Slackware64? If so, have you installed the required multilib packages?

Thank you for the reply,
Where do I find the multilib packages?

dugan · 07-30-2016, 08:52 PM

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:

http://support.brother.com/g/b/downl...60d_all&os=128

And my SlackBuilds are here:

https://github.com/duganchen/my_slac...ther_dcp_7060d

Then it was a matter of making sure cups was running, going to http://localhost:631, choosing "Administration->Add Printer", and following the wizard.

I'd imagine that that should be easily adaptable to your device.

offgridguy · 07-30-2016, 09:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dugan

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:

http://support.brother.com/g/b/downl...60d_all&os=128

And my SlackBuilds are here:

https://github.com/duganchen/my_slac...ther_dcp_7060d

Then it was a matter of making sure cups was running, going to

, choosing "Administration->Add Printer", and following the wizard.

I'd imagine that that should be easily adaptable to your device.

Thak you dugan, this looks very straightforward. However for some reason I cannot connect to
http://localhost:631

dugan · 07-30-2016, 09:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by offgridguy

I cannot connect to http://localhost:631

As root:

Code:

chmod +x /etc/rc.d/rc.cups
/etc/rc.d/rc.cups start

Now try connecting again.

allend · 07-30-2016, 11:38 PM

Quote:

Where do I find the multilib packages?

You can get the glibc-solibs package from
http://bear.alienbase.nl/mirrors/peo...64-11alien.txz
and the cups package from
http://bear.alienbase.nl/mirrors/peo....1compat32.txz

offgridguy · 07-31-2016, 08:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dugan

As root:

Code:

chmod +x /etc/rc.d/rc.cups
/etc/rc.d/rc.cups start

Now try connecting again.

Thank you dugan, thats what I needed

offgridguy · 07-31-2016, 08:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by allend

You can get the glibc-solibs package from
http://bear.alienbase.nl/mirrors/peo...64-11alien.txz
and the cups package from
http://bear.alienbase.nl/mirrors/peo....1compat32.txz

Thanks for the links.

offgridguy · 07-31-2016, 08:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by STDOUBT

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.

You were right, thanks.

offgridguy · 07-31-2016, 10:40 AM

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?

STDOUBT · 07-31-2016, 03:25 PM

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

offgridguy · 07-31-2016, 06:19 PM

Thank you, unfortunately the command produced this argument.

Code:

bash-4.2$ rmp2txz brdcp7030lpr-2.0.2-1.i386.rpm
bash: rmp2txz: command not found
bash-4.2$

bassmadrigal · 07-31-2016, 06:47 PM

It should be rpm2txz, not rmp2txz.