[cups] get a new copy of a network printers configuration

Helge Blischke helgeblischke at web.de
Fri Nov 30 13:10:36 PST 2018


> Am 30.11.2018 um 21:30 schrieb Brian Potkin <claremont102 at gmail.com>:
> 
> On Fri 30 Nov 2018 at 17:00:24 +0100, Helge Blischke wrote:
> 
>> 
>>> Am 30.11.2018 um 07:39 schrieb Bob <cups-a5729 at listemail.net>:
>>> 
>>> So far for me CUPS has just worked and I have not had to get into its workings,
>>> this was just great.
>>> 
>>> MondayNovember 26 there was a power outage.  The next day after power was
>>> restored I could not print two-sided.  I could not find anywhere in CUPS GUI to
>>> change the printer.  I did find where I could change it in the printer itself,
>>> and did change Duplex from off to on.  Restarted the system but still could not
>>> print two-sided.  How do I get the system to recognize that the printer can
>>> print two-sided?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> System
>>> ASUS laptop running Ubuntu 18.10
>>> CUPS 2.2.8
>>> HP Color LaserJet MFP M277dw  -  connected as a wireless printer
>> 
>> I just tested installing an AirPrint capable printer (a Brother MFC
>> printer in my case) on an Ubuntu based Linux installation (Peppermint
>> 9).
> 
> The cups and cups-browsed versions would be useful to know, please.
cups version is 2.2.7
cups-browsed is not installed
>  And which MFC was it?
Brother-DCP-9022CDW, the backend used is dense
> 
>> The printer’s PPD was generated by the driverless utility which is part of the cups-filters package.
>> The generated PPD is correct and reflects – as far as I can see – all features of the printer correctly,
>> including the duplex facility.
> 
> Did you have to install cups-browsed after installing Peppermint 9?
No

Helge


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