[cups] Dell B1160w on Raspberry Pi -- no pstospl filter for ARM? or is there a workaround?

Hans van der Leeuw tohans at gmail.com
Mon Oct 31 00:00:34 PDT 2016


Carl,
You write the Dell printer is a wireless printer.
This link
http://www.howtogeek.com/169679/how-to-add-a-printer-to-your-raspberry-pi-or-other-linux-computer/
gives information how to add a wireless printer to the Raspberry.

Next step to get your other PC's communicating with the Raspberry is
explained in this link
http://www.howtogeek.com/169566/how-to-turn-a-raspberry-pi-into-a-google-cloud-print-server/
HTH,
Hans

On Sun, Oct 30, 2016 at 8:09 PM, Carl McCabe <cwmccabe at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello CUPS list,
>
> I am attempting to set up a Raspberry Pi with CUPS to serve as a wireless
> print server, connecting it to my Dell B1160w laser printer.  I have been
> unsuccessful and I am now trying to confirm whether or not there is a way
> to get it working.  I believe that points (5) and (6) below identify the
> problem and I'm wondering if the problem is surmountable.
>
> What I have done:
>
> (1) I installed CUPS on the Raspberry Pi, added my user to the lpadmin
> group, and updated cupsd.conf to make the cups web interface accessible
> over the local network.  The following is what I did through the web
> interface:
>
> (2) When I use the web interface to "Administration > Find New Printers" I
> do see that my "Dell B1160w Mono Laser Printer (Dell B1160w Mono Laser
> Printer)" is recognized.  However, when I "Add This Printer", Dell printers
> are not found in the printer "Make" list.
>
> (3) So I download the Linux PPD file directly from Dell, here:
> http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/04/Drivers/
> DriversDetails?driverId=M4HVD
> In the zip file, there are i386, noarch, and x86_64 directories.  Because
> the Raspberry Pi is an ARM processor, I decided to try the PPM file found
> in the noarch directory (/noarch/at_opt/share/ppd/B1160w.ppd).
>
> (4) I copied the noarch B1160w.ppd file into /usr/share/ppd/cupsfilters/.
> --and then, back in the Add Printer web interface, Dell shows up in the
> Make field and "Dell B1160w Mono Laser Printer (en)" shows up in the Model
> select list.  With that selected, I'm able to add the printer.
>
> ...but this is where my problems start and I am hoping for advice.
>
> (5) When I tried to print a test page from the web interface, the Jobs tab
> immediately shows that the job is "stopped".  The Administration/Manage
> Printers page showed the following as the status for this printer:
> "Idle - "File "/usr/lib/cups/filter/pstospl" not available: No such file or
> directory""
>
> (6) The Administration/View Error Log page shows the following:
> "E [30/Oct/2016:14:27:28 -0400] Dell_B1160w_Mono_Laser_Printer: File
> "/usr/lib/cups/filter/pstospl" not available: No such file or directory
> E [30/Oct/2016:14:27:28 -0400] [Job 1] Unable to start filter "pstospl" -
> Success.
> E [30/Oct/2016:14:27:28 -0400] [Job 1] Stopping job because the scheduler
> could not execute a filter.
> E [30/Oct/2016:14:31:06 -0400] SSL shutdown failed: Error in the push
> function.
> E [30/Oct/2016:14:32:29 -0400] [Job 1] Stopping unresponsive job."
>
> (7)   It seems that pstospl may be the missing link.  Looking in
> /usr/lib/cups/filter/, I do not see a pstospl file.
>
> (8) So I searched through the files downloaded from Dell and find that
> pstospl (and pstosplc) are there, but only in the i386 and x86_64
> directories, not in the noarch directory.  Is this the problem, that no
> pstospl filter exists for ARM processors?
>
> (9) I took a chance on the i386 and x86_64 versions of pstospl  -- here's
> what happened with I "Print Test Page" using the i386 version and then the
> x86_64 (same outcome with both):
> Administration/Manage Printers status for the printer says "Idle - "Sending
> data to printer.""
> And the status message on the Jobs tab says "stopped *"Filter failed"*"
>
> And this is where I'm stuck.  I've Googled variations of "pstospl,
> raspberry pi, dell b1160w, CUPS, arm" without finding information that has
> helped me find a solution.
>
> I believe the above information outlines the problem, but I am happy to
> supply more detailed error logging information if that would be helpful.  I
> am grateful for any tips you may have on how to get this Dell B1160w
> printer working on my Raspberry Pi.
>
> Thank you,
> Carl
>
> (P.S. in case you're wondering, yes the B1160w is a wireless printer, but
> it seems to have another incompatibility with my wireless router, so this
> Raspberry Pi / CUPS setup is my work around.)
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