Re: gutenprint is a no op here, why?

[Klaus Singvogel]

Gene Heskett wrote:
> On Wednesday 07 October 2020 11:43:34 Klaus Singvogel wrote:
> 
> > Gene Heskett wrote:
> > > Stretch, uptodate. amd64
> > >
> > > I have installed all of the gutenprint packages.
> > >
> > > I have a Brother MFC-J6920DW printer, with the Brother drivers
> > > installed.
> >
> > I'm wondering that it works somehow with Gutenprint, as this printer
> > isn't in the list of supported printers of Gutenprint:
> > http://gimp-print.sourceforge.net/p_Supported_Printers.php
> >
> > I think that you installed and use the drivers from Brother, which are
> > not related to the Gutenprint drivers [and are not aware of it].
> >
> > Please, can you cite the line(s) "*cupsFilter: [...]" in your PPD
> > file: /etc/cups/ppd/.ppd
> 
> *cupsFilter: "application/vnd.cups-postscript 0 
> brother_lpdwrapper_mfcj6920dw"

Yes, you're using a Brother driver, which is (to my knowledge) not
capable of the Gutenprint/GIMP printing extensions.

Sorry for bad news.

Best regards,
Klaus.
-- 
Klaus Singvogel
GnuPG-Key-ID: 1024R/5068792D  1994-06-27

Re: gutenprint is a no op here, why?

[Gene Heskett]

On Wednesday 07 October 2020 11:43:34 Klaus Singvogel wrote:

> Gene Heskett wrote:
> > Stretch, uptodate. amd64
> >
> > I have installed all of the gutenprint packages.
> >
> > I have a Brother MFC-J6920DW printer, with the Brother drivers
> > installed.
>
> I'm wondering that it works somehow with Gutenprint, as this printer
> isn't in the list of supported printers of Gutenprint:
>   http://gimp-print.sourceforge.net/p_Supported_Printers.php
>
> I think that you installed and use the drivers from Brother, which are
> not related to the Gutenprint drivers [and are not aware of it].
>
> Please, can you cite the line(s) "*cupsFilter: [...]" in your PPD
> file: /etc/cups/ppd/.ppd

*cupsFilter: "application/vnd.cups-postscript 0 
brother_lpdwrapper_mfcj6920dw"

> Thanks in advance.
>
> Regards,
>   Klaus.


Cheers, Gene Heskett
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Re: gutenprint is a no op here, why?

[Klaus Singvogel]

Gene Heskett wrote:
> Stretch, uptodate. amd64
> 
> I have installed all of the gutenprint packages.
> 
> I have a Brother MFC-J6920DW printer, with the Brother drivers installed. 

I'm wondering that it works somehow with Gutenprint, as this printer isn't
in the list of supported printers of Gutenprint:
http://gimp-print.sourceforge.net/p_Supported_Printers.php

I think that you installed and use the drivers from Brother, which are not
related to the Gutenprint drivers [and are not aware of it].

Please, can you cite the line(s) "*cupsFilter: [...]" in your PPD file:
/etc/cups/ppd/.ppd

Thanks in advance.

Regards,
Klaus.
-- 
Klaus Singvogel
GnuPG-Key-ID: 1024R/5068792D  1994-06-27

gutenprint is a no op here, why?

[Gene Heskett]

Greetings folks;

Stretch, uptodate. amd64

I have installed all of the gutenprint packages.

I have a Brother MFC-J6920DW printer, with the Brother drivers installed. 
Works moderately well but pastel from gimp. gimp->file has a print with 
gutenprint option, but while I can supply it with the profile cups uses, 
which has a tray selector, the gutenprint version of this tool does not, 
it has no tray selection, and it doesn't work, doesn't even send enough 
data to wake up the printers display.

What might I be missing yet? Trolling thru the cups access_log, it 
appears to be creating a pdf, but it cannot be found in the likely 
places.  Why would it do this when I have given it the printers ppd?

Cheers, Gene Heskett
-- 
"There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty:
 soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
-Ed Howdershelt (Author)
If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable.
 - Louis D. Brandeis
Genes Web page