[cups] Difficulties with Printer Sharing of Brother L2300D

Tue Aug 22 12:22:24 PDT 2023

On Tue, Aug 22, 2023 at 3:02 PM Aaron Laws <dartme18 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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?
>

I think I figured it out. I changed reformed to use a "generic IPP printer"
and used a connection string of ipp://ryle/printers/bw_L2300D. This way,
reformed sends the document in PDF format to ryle which is able to run
filters pdftopdf, gstoraster, rastertobrlaser which works fine. Sorry for
the interruption.