Re: Bug in Brother HL4040 driver?

2017-08-07 Thread Gene Heskett
On Monday 07 August 2017 16:12:57 Andrew W wrote: > /var/log/cups# lpinfo -l -v > Device: uri = socket > class = network > info = AppSocket/HP JetDirect > make-and-model = Unknown > device-id = > location = > Device: uri = beh > class = network

Re: Bug in Brother HL4040 driver?

2017-08-07 Thread Andrew W
/var/log/cups# lpinfo -l -v Device: uri = socket class = network info = AppSocket/HP JetDirect make-and-model = Unknown device-id = location = Device: uri = beh class = network info = Backend Error Handler make-and-model = Unknown

Re: Bug in Brother HL4040 driver?

2017-08-06 Thread Gene Heskett
On Sunday 06 August 2017 18:12:49 Brian wrote: > On Sun 06 Aug 2017 at 16:09:22 -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: > > On Sunday 06 August 2017 15:32:46 Andrew W wrote: > > > On 06/08/17 19:33, Gene Heskett wrote: > > > > That rather sounds as if the cups daemon isn't running. Look > > > > for /var/log/cu

Re: Bug in Brother HL4040 driver?

2017-08-06 Thread Gene Heskett
On Sunday 06 August 2017 18:03:31 Brian wrote: > On Sun 06 Aug 2017 at 15:53:42 -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: > > On Sunday 06 August 2017 14:45:01 Brian wrote: > > > On Sun 06 Aug 2017 at 14:21:36 -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: > > > > On Sunday 06 August 2017 11:28:25 Brian wrote: > > > > > On Sun 06 A

Re: Bug in Brother HL4040 driver?

2017-08-06 Thread Brian
On Sun 06 Aug 2017 at 16:09:22 -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: > On Sunday 06 August 2017 15:32:46 Andrew W wrote: > > > On 06/08/17 19:33, Gene Heskett wrote: > > > That rather sounds as if the cups daemon isn't running. Look > > > for /var/log/cupsd error files, which might illuminate the real > > >

Re: Bug in Brother HL4040 driver?

2017-08-06 Thread Brian
On Sun 06 Aug 2017 at 15:53:42 -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: > On Sunday 06 August 2017 14:45:01 Brian wrote: > > > On Sun 06 Aug 2017 at 14:21:36 -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: > > > On Sunday 06 August 2017 11:28:25 Brian wrote: > > > > On Sun 06 Aug 2017 at 16:18:37 +0100, Andrew W wrote: > > > > > O

Re: Bug in Brother HL4040 driver?

2017-08-06 Thread Gene Heskett
On Sunday 06 August 2017 16:02:58 Andrew W wrote: > On 06/08/17 20:53, Gene Heskett wrote: > > PPD description, you can read it at localhost:631/printers, click on > > modify after highliting the printer? > > > > > > Cheers, Gene Heskett > > All web browsers give unable to establish a connection t

Re: Bug in Brother HL4040 driver?

2017-08-06 Thread Gene Heskett
On Sunday 06 August 2017 15:32:46 Andrew W wrote: > On 06/08/17 19:33, Gene Heskett wrote: > > That rather sounds as if the cups daemon isn't running. Look > > for /var/log/cupsd error files, which might illuminate the real > > error, since no printer is going to work on a modern linux install > >

Re: Bug in Brother HL4040 driver?

2017-08-06 Thread Andrew W
On 06/08/17 20:53, Gene Heskett wrote: PPD description, you can read it at localhost:631/printers, click on modify after highliting the printer? Cheers, Gene Heskett All web browsers give unable to establish a connection to localhost:631. There doesn't appear to be anything on port 631 even

Re: Bug in Brother HL4040 driver?

2017-08-06 Thread Gene Heskett
On Sunday 06 August 2017 14:45:01 Brian wrote: > On Sun 06 Aug 2017 at 14:21:36 -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: > > On Sunday 06 August 2017 11:28:25 Brian wrote: > > > On Sun 06 Aug 2017 at 16:18:37 +0100, Andrew W wrote: > > > > On 06/08/17 15:05, Curt wrote: > > > > >>The Brother HL404CN does not ex

Re: Bug in Brother HL4040 driver?

2017-08-06 Thread Andrew W
On 06/08/17 19:33, Gene Heskett wrote: That rather sounds as if the cups daemon isn't running. Look for /var/log/cupsd error files, which might illuminate the real error, since no printer is going to work on a modern linux install without its running and waiting for a print request. Cheers, Ge

Re: Bug in Brother HL4040 driver?

2017-08-06 Thread Brian
On Sun 06 Aug 2017 at 19:43:20 +0200, deloptes wrote: > Andrew W wrote: > > > Can anyone help me determine the location of an annoying bug which seems > > to persist in the driver(s) for the Brother HL404CN laser printer > > please? It has existed since Wheezy and is still present in Stretch. > >

Re: Bug in Brother HL4040 driver?

2017-08-06 Thread Brian
On Sun 06 Aug 2017 at 14:21:36 -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: > On Sunday 06 August 2017 11:28:25 Brian wrote: > > > On Sun 06 Aug 2017 at 16:18:37 +0100, Andrew W wrote: > > > On 06/08/17 15:05, Curt wrote: > > > >>The Brother HL404CN does not exist. > > > > > > > >So this is all a figment of the OP

Re: Bug in Brother HL4040 driver?

2017-08-06 Thread Gene Heskett
On Sunday 06 August 2017 13:43:20 deloptes wrote: > Andrew W wrote: > > Can anyone help me determine the location of an annoying bug which > > seems to persist in the driver(s) for the Brother HL404CN laser > > printer please? It has existed since Wheezy and is still present in > > Stretch. > > >

Re: Bug in Brother HL4040 driver?

2017-08-06 Thread Gene Heskett
On Sunday 06 August 2017 13:43:20 deloptes wrote: > Andrew W wrote: > > Can anyone help me determine the location of an annoying bug which > > seems to persist in the driver(s) for the Brother HL404CN laser > > printer please? It has existed since Wheezy and is still present in > > Stretch. > > >

Re: Bug in Brother HL4040 driver?

2017-08-06 Thread Gene Heskett
On Sunday 06 August 2017 11:28:25 Brian wrote: > On Sun 06 Aug 2017 at 16:18:37 +0100, Andrew W wrote: > > On 06/08/17 15:05, Curt wrote: > > >>The Brother HL404CN does not exist. > > > > > >So this is all a figment of the OP's imagination, I take it. > > > > > >Maybe he left out a trailing digit

Re: Bug in Brother HL4040 driver?

2017-08-06 Thread deloptes
Andrew W wrote: > Can anyone help me determine the location of an annoying bug which seems > to persist in the driver(s) for the Brother HL404CN laser printer > please? It has existed since Wheezy and is still present in Stretch. > > Printing from most apps (but interestingly not GIMP) will often

Re: Bug in Brother HL4040 driver?

2017-08-06 Thread Brian
On Sun 06 Aug 2017 at 16:18:37 +0100, Andrew W wrote: > > > On 06/08/17 15:05, Curt wrote: > > > >>The Brother HL404CN does not exist. > >> > >So this is all a figment of the OP's imagination, I take it. > > > >Maybe he left out a trailing digit by inadvertence: > > > >https://www.brother-usa.co

Re: Bug in Brother HL4040 driver?

2017-08-06 Thread Andrew W
On 06/08/17 15:05, Curt wrote: The Brother HL404CN does not exist. So this is all a figment of the OP's imagination, I take it. Maybe he left out a trailing digit by inadvertence: https://www.brother-usa.com/Printer/ModelDetail/1/HL4040CN/Overview B Sorry yes 4040CN

Re: Bug in Brother HL4040 driver?

2017-08-06 Thread Curt
On 2017-08-06, Brian wrote: > On Sat 05 Aug 2017 at 23:16:15 +0100, Andrew W wrote: > >> Can anyone help me determine the location of an annoying bug which seems to >> persist in the driver(s) for the Brother HL404CN laser printer please? It >> has existed since Wheezy and is still present in Stre

Re: Bug in Brother HL4040 driver?

2017-08-06 Thread Brian
On Sat 05 Aug 2017 at 23:16:15 +0100, Andrew W wrote: > Can anyone help me determine the location of an annoying bug which seems to > persist in the driver(s) for the Brother HL404CN laser printer please? It > has existed since Wheezy and is still present in Stretch. > > Printing from most apps (

Bug in Brother HL4040 driver?

2017-08-05 Thread Andrew W
Can anyone help me determine the location of an annoying bug which seems to persist in the driver(s) for the Brother HL404CN laser printer please? It has existed since Wheezy and is still present in Stretch. Printing from most apps (but interestingly not GIMP) will often fail with the printers