On Wed 10 Jun 2015 at 12:27:12 +0200, notoneofmy wrote: > On 15-06-09 8:15 PM, Sven Arvidsson wrote: > > Have you used this printer with lpd before? > > > > Everything I find on Google says it only speaks a proprietary protocol > > called bjnp. > > > > Which should be covered by the cups-backend-bjnp package. > > > > http://setdosa.blogspot.se/2009/02/setting-up-canon-pixma-mx850-on-ubuntu.html > ...and what more, and this is very important, it did not ask me to > select a driver. It automagically found and selected the right. I the > link asked to select a particular driver; that wasn't an option presented.
Just to be clear on how you solved your problem: was it by installing the Debian cups-backend-bjnp package or by following the advice at the link given? As a matter of interest and of possible help to future users, would you please say which PPD you are using and also post the outputs of lpstat -v <print_queue_name> and nmap (printer_IPaddress> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/10062015142302.08e928bea...@desktop.copernicus.demon.co.uk