Brian wrote: > On Wed 22 Jun 2016 at 15:21:45 +0000, Dan Purgert wrote: > >> Emanuel Berg wrote: >> > printer laser now printing laser-528. enabled since Wed 22 Jun 2016 >> > 16:42:55 CEST >> > Filter failed >> > >> >> Seems the input (or output) filter failed. You'll likely need to check >> if it's trying to call any 32-bit libraries (my brother does this), and >> add the relevant i386 support for them. > > I think this happens because the Brother debs are not real debs but RPM > packages converted with alien.
They're not even debs -- they're build-from-source archives. But they work great when I remember to set up multiarch. > >> Although, the error is vague, and there's not much context -- another >> fix could simply be getting the latest hplip (if you don't already have >> it). > > "Filter failed" is pretty clear. Yes, but not having any context of 'what' filter(s) are being used, the statement "filter failed" is vague. -- |_|O|_| Registered Linux user #585947 |_|_|O| Github: https://github.com/dpurgert |O|O|O|