On Tue 07 May 2019 at 18:40:15 -0000, Dan Purgert wrote: > > There is enough misinformation in Gene's post without adding more. :) > > Both the LPR and the CUPSwrapper printer driver packages are required. > > One contains a PPD and the other a driver for conversion to the specific > > printer language. > > I have never pulled in the CUPSwrapper driver, and have never had a > problem with the printer.
You have a PPD in /etc/cups/ppd for the printer. What do the *NicKName and *cupsFilter lines give when you look at the PPD. > >> Some features may require that you've connected the printer via USB (I > >> have a MFC-L8860CDW connected to the network that "loses" a lot of the > >> "from the PC" functionality due to that). > > > > MFC-L8860CDW? What features are missing from network connected device? > > > Mainly the "pushbutton scan" and other fancy scanning options from the > "usb driver" -- I mean, I can walk over to the thing, and hit the "scan > to SFTP" button and get a PDF, but that's about the extent of my "scan > back to a PC" ability. There are also a couple of "on the printer" > options that require a windows compter (although, thinking about it, > those may be more like "scan to SMB share"). > > But scan-to-pdf is perfectly acceptable for my scanning needs. Thanks. Nothing to do with printing, of course. -- Brian.
