[cups] Difficulties with Printer Sharing of Brother L2300D

Tue Aug 22 12:02:33 PDT 2023

I have a printer connected via USB to a computer, ryle. It's a brother
L2300D. I used https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/brlaser for driver
installation. It works and prints documents as expected.

I have another computer, reformed, that I would like to be able to use the
printer. On reformed, I installed the same package and went to
http://localhost:631/admin then chose "Add Printer". I chose the
appropriate "Discovered Network Printers" (which uses the connection
string,
"dnssd://bw_L2300D%20%40%20ryle._ipp._tcp.local/cups?uuid=e5cb8a27-9c25-37b8-48cb-cac011335c2c"),
chose the brlaser v6 driver in "Model", then added the printer.

When I print a document on ryle (the first two pages of this document:
https://static.squarespace.com/static/50a02efce4b046b42952af27/t/50a8701fe4b08d1f2ced2ff4/1353216031950/MourtsRelation.pdf
which is a "simple" PDF with text, no images), I see the following in
`/var/logs/cups/error_log`:

I [22/Aug/2023:14:43:28 -0400] [Job ???] Request file type is
application/pdf.
I [22/Aug/2023:14:43:28 -0400] [Job 1467] Adding start banner page "none".
I [22/Aug/2023:14:43:28 -0400] [Job 1467] Adding end banner page "none".
I [22/Aug/2023:14:43:28 -0400] [Job 1467] File of type application/pdf
queued by "lawsa".
I [22/Aug/2023:14:43:28 -0400] [Job 1467] Queued on "bw_L2300D" by "lawsa".
I [22/Aug/2023:14:43:28 -0400] [Job 1467] Started filter
/usr/lib/cups/filter/pdftopdf (PID 259729)
I [22/Aug/2023:14:43:28 -0400] [Job 1467] Started filter
/usr/lib/cups/filter/gstoraster (PID 259730)
I [22/Aug/2023:14:43:28 -0400] [Job 1467] Started filter
/usr/lib/cups/filter/rastertobrlaser (PID 259731)
I [22/Aug/2023:14:43:28 -0400] [Job 1467] Started backend
/usr/lib/cups/backend/usb (PID 259732)
I [22/Aug/2023:14:43:29 -0400] [Job 1467] Job completed.
I [22/Aug/2023:14:43:58 -0400] Saving job.cache...

When I try to print the first two pages from reformed, the logs look like
this:

I [22/Aug/2023:14:54:48 -0400] [Job ???] Request file type is
application/pdf.
I [22/Aug/2023:14:54:48 -0400] [Job 3131] Adding start banner page "none".
I [22/Aug/2023:14:54:48 -0400] [Job 3131] Adding end banner page "none".
I [22/Aug/2023:14:54:48 -0400] [Job 3131] File of type application/pdf
queued by "crystal".
I [22/Aug/2023:14:54:48 -0400] [Job 3131] Queued on "HL-L2300D" by
"crystal".
I [22/Aug/2023:14:54:48 -0400] [Job 3131] Started filter
/usr/lib/cups/filter/pdftopdf (PID 113805)
I [22/Aug/2023:14:54:48 -0400] [Job 3131] Started filter
/usr/lib/cups/filter/gstoraster (PID 113806)
I [22/Aug/2023:14:54:48 -0400] [Job 3131] Started filter
/usr/lib/cups/filter/rastertobrlaser (PID 113807)
I [22/Aug/2023:14:54:48 -0400] [Job 3131] Started backend
/usr/lib/cups/backend/dnssd (PID 113808)
I [22/Aug/2023:14:54:53 -0400] Saving printers.conf...

and on ryle (where the printer is connected), I see:

I [22/Aug/2023:14:43:04 -0400] [Job 1466] Adding start banner page "none".
I [22/Aug/2023:14:43:04 -0400] [Job 1466] Queued on "bw_L2300D" by
"crystal".
I [22/Aug/2023:14:43:04 -0400] [Job 1466] File of type
application/vnd.cups-raster queued by "crystal".
I [22/Aug/2023:14:43:04 -0400] [Job 1466] Adding end banner page "none".
I [22/Aug/2023:14:43:04 -0400] [Job 1466] Started filter
/usr/lib/cups/filter/rastertobrlaser (PID 259647)
I [22/Aug/2023:14:43:04 -0400] [Job 1466] Started backend
/usr/lib/cups/backend/usb (PID 259648)
I [22/Aug/2023:14:43:04 -0400] [Job 1466] Hint: Try setting the LogLevel to
"debug" to find out more.
E [22/Aug/2023:14:43:05 -0400] [Job 1466] Job stopped due to filter errors;
please consult the /var/log/cups/error_log file for details.
D [22/Aug/2023:14:43:05 -0400] [Job 1466] The following messages were
recorded from 02:43:04 PM to 02:43:05 PM
D [22/Aug/2023:14:43:05 -0400] [Job 1466] Applying default options...
D [22/Aug/2023:14:43:05 -0400] [Job 1466] time-at-processing=1692729784
D [22/Aug/2023:14:43:05 -0400] [Job 1466] 1 filters for job:
D [22/Aug/2023:14:43:05 -0400] [Job 1466] rastertobrlaser
(application/vnd.cups-raster to printer/bw_L2300D, cost 33)
D [22/Aug/2023:14:43:05 -0400] [Job 1466] job-sheets=none,none
D [22/Aug/2023:14:43:05 -0400] [Job 1466] argv[0]="bw_L2300D"
D [22/Aug/2023:14:43:05 -0400] [Job 1466] argv[1]="1466"
D [22/Aug/2023:14:43:05 -0400] [Job 1466] argv[2]="crystal"
D [22/Aug/2023:14:43:05 -0400] [Job 1466] argv[3]="MourtsRelation.pdf"
D [22/Aug/2023:14:43:05 -0400] [Job 1466] argv[4]="1"
D [22/Aug/2023:14:43:05 -0400] [Job 1466]
argv[5]="job-uuid=urn:uuid:5e89d23d-3ac3-319c-603f-938bf0340ea6
job-originating-host-name=[v1.2601:801:380:af5b::2000]
date-time-at-creation= date-time-at-processing= time-at-creation=1692729784
time-at-processing=1692729784"
D [22/Aug/2023:14:43:05 -0400] [Job 1466]
argv[6]="/var/spool/cups/d01466-001"
D [22/Aug/2023:14:43:05 -0400] [Job 1466]
envp[0]="CUPS_CACHEDIR=/var/cache/cups"
D [22/Aug/2023:14:43:05 -0400] [Job 1466]
envp[1]="CUPS_DATADIR=/usr/share/cups"
D [22/Aug/2023:14:43:05 -0400] [Job 1466]
envp[2]="CUPS_DOCROOT=/usr/share/cups/doc"
D [22/Aug/2023:14:43:05 -0400] [Job 1466]
envp[3]="CUPS_REQUESTROOT=/var/spool/cups"
D [22/Aug/2023:14:43:05 -0400] [Job 1466]
envp[4]="CUPS_SERVERBIN=/usr/lib/cups"
D [22/Aug/2023:14:43:05 -0400] [Job 1466]
envp[5]="CUPS_SERVERROOT=/etc/cups"
D [22/Aug/2023:14:43:05 -0400] [Job 1466] envp[6]="CUPS_STATEDIR=/run/cups"
D [22/Aug/2023:14:43:05 -0400] [Job 1466] envp[7]="HOME=/var/spool/cups/tmp"
D [22/Aug/2023:14:43:05 -0400] [Job 1466]
envp[8]="PATH=/usr/lib/cups/filter:/usr/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/bin"
D [22/Aug/2023:14:43:05 -0400] [Job 1466] envp[9]="SERVER_ADMIN=root at ryle"
D [22/Aug/2023:14:43:05 -0400] [Job 1466] envp[10]="SOFTWARE=CUPS/2.4.6"
D [22/Aug/2023:14:43:05 -0400] [Job 1466]
envp[11]="TMPDIR=/var/spool/cups/tmp"
D [22/Aug/2023:14:43:05 -0400] [Job 1466] envp[12]="USER=root"
D [22/Aug/2023:14:43:05 -0400] [Job 1466] envp[13]="CUPS_MAX_MESSAGE=2047"
D [22/Aug/2023:14:43:05 -0400] [Job 1466]
envp[14]="CUPS_SERVER=/run/cups/cups.sock"
D [22/Aug/2023:14:43:05 -0400] [Job 1466]
envp[15]="CUPS_ENCRYPTION=IfRequested"
D [22/Aug/2023:14:43:05 -0400] [Job 1466] envp[16]="IPP_PORT=631"
D [22/Aug/2023:14:43:05 -0400] [Job 1466] envp[17]="CHARSET=utf-8"
D [22/Aug/2023:14:43:05 -0400] [Job 1466] envp[18]="LANG=en.UTF-8"
D [22/Aug/2023:14:43:05 -0400] [Job 1466]
envp[19]="PPD=/etc/cups/ppd/bw_L2300D.ppd"
D [22/Aug/2023:14:43:05 -0400] [Job 1466]
envp[20]="CONTENT_TYPE=application/vnd.cups-raster"
D [22/Aug/2023:14:43:05 -0400] [Job 1466]
envp[21]="DEVICE_URI=usb://Brother/HL-L2300D%20series?serial=U63878H0N345905"
D [22/Aug/2023:14:43:05 -0400] [Job 1466] envp[22]="PRINTER_INFO="
D [22/Aug/2023:14:43:05 -0400] [Job 1466]
envp[23]="PRINTER_LOCATION=usb-ryle"
D [22/Aug/2023:14:43:05 -0400] [Job 1466] envp[24]="PRINTER=bw_L2300D"
D [22/Aug/2023:14:43:05 -0400] [Job 1466]
envp[25]="PRINTER_STATE_REASONS=none"
D [22/Aug/2023:14:43:05 -0400] [Job 1466] envp[26]="CUPS_FILETYPE=document"
D [22/Aug/2023:14:43:05 -0400] [Job 1466]
envp[27]="FINAL_CONTENT_TYPE=printer/bw_L2300D"
D [22/Aug/2023:14:43:05 -0400] [Job 1466] envp[28]="AUTH_I****"
D [22/Aug/2023:14:43:05 -0400] [Job 1466] Loading USB quirks from
\"/usr/share/cups/usb\".
D [22/Aug/2023:14:43:05 -0400] [Job 1466] Loaded 119 quirks.
D [22/Aug/2023:14:43:05 -0400] [Job 1466] Printing on printer with URI:
usb://Brother/HL-L2300D%20series?serial=U63878H0N345905
D [22/Aug/2023:14:43:05 -0400] [Job 1466] brlaser version 6
D [22/Aug/2023:14:43:05 -0400] [Job 1466] Set job-printer-state-message to
"brlaser version 6", current level=INFO
D [22/Aug/2023:14:43:05 -0400] [Job 1466] brlaser: Cannot read raster data.
Most likely an earlier filter in the pipeline failed.
....

What steps should I take to correct or better understand this problem?