On Friday 11 March 2016 15:28:57 David Wright wrote:
> On Fri 11 Mar 2016 at 20:11:51 (+0100), jdd wrote:
> > Le 11/03/2016 19:39, David Wright a écrit :
> > >It would seem odd to support PDF printing and be silent on the
> > > matter in the printer's literature, eg
> > > www.printerbase.co.uk/spe
On Friday 11 March 2016 14:11:51 jdd wrote:
> Le 11/03/2016 19:39, David Wright a écrit :
> > It would seem odd to support PDF printing and be silent on the
> > matter in the printer's literature, eg
> > www.printerbase.co.uk/spec/pdf/brother-mfcj5720dw.pdf
>
> says
>
> Supporting:
>
> JPEG, BMP,
On Friday 11 March 2016 12:50:32 Brian wrote:
> On Fri 11 Mar 2016 at 15:30:13 +0100, Hans wrote:
> > as far as I know you need the packages from the Brother site. As
> > soon you got them installed, start a browser and go to
> > http://localhost:631
> >
> > Then there should a gui start, where yo
On Fri 11 Mar 2016 at 20:11:51 (+0100), jdd wrote:
> Le 11/03/2016 19:39, David Wright a écrit :
>
> >It would seem odd to support PDF printing and be silent on the matter
> >in the printer's literature, eg
> >www.printerbase.co.uk/spec/pdf/brother-mfcj5720dw.pdf
>
> says
>
> Supporting:
>
> J
Le 11/03/2016 19:39, David Wright a écrit :
It would seem odd to support PDF printing and be silent on the matter
in the printer's literature, eg
www.printerbase.co.uk/spec/pdf/brother-mfcj5720dw.pdf
says
Supporting:
JPEG, BMP, PDF, TIFF, PNG
I read "PDF".
It seems than most printers now
On Fri 11 Mar 2016 at 17:48:01 (+), Brian wrote:
> On Fri 11 Mar 2016 at 15:24:07 +0100, jdd wrote:
>
> > Le 11/03/2016 14:00, Brian a écrit :
> >
> > >2. You are very uneasy about having a proprietary driver for printing on
> > >your machine, so are seeking a way not to use it and have o
On Fri 11 Mar 2016 at 15:30:13 +0100, Hans wrote:
> as far as I know you need the packages from the Brother site. As soon you got
> them installed, start a browser and go to http://localhost:631
>
> Then there should a gui start, where you can configure your printer.
This is exactly what the OP
On Fri 11 Mar 2016 at 15:24:07 +0100, jdd wrote:
> Le 11/03/2016 14:00, Brian a écrit :
>
> >2. You are very uneasy about having a proprietary driver for printing on
> >your machine, so are seeking a way not to use it and have only standard
> >Debian/Linux drivers.
>
> this printer seems
On Fri 11 Mar 2016 at 11:14:34 +0100, to...@tuxteam.de wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 11, 2016 at 11:12:57AM +0100, deloptes wrote:
> > to...@tuxteam.de wrote:
> >
> > > On Thu, Mar 10, 2016 at 08:18:01PM +0100, deloptes wrote:
> > >
> > > [...]
> > >
> > >> You must have a lot of time boy, you must be l
On Wednesday 09 March 2016 13:16:20 Jarle Aase wrote:
> Den 09. mars 2016 14:27, skrev Brian:
> > In another mail Jarle Aase said: > I think this printer supports both
> > pcl and postscript. Faint alarm bells sounded in my head - inkjet,
> > inkjet, inkjet. I ignored the warning; after all he was
Hi Brian.
as far as I know you need the packages from the Brother site. As soon you got
them installed, start a browser and go to http://localhost:631
Then there should a gui start, where you can configure your printer.
Good luck!
Hans
Le 11/03/2016 14:00, Brian a écrit :
2. You are very uneasy about having a proprietary driver for printing on
your machine, so are seeking a way not to use it and have only standard
Debian/Linux drivers.
this printer seems to be recent and flexible. Chance is he may be a pdf
printer.
On Wed 09 Mar 2016 at 15:16:20 +0200, Jarle Aase wrote:
> My plan is to install the Brother drivers in a virtual machine. When that
> works, I can use wireshark to see what's actually being sent to the printer,
> and decide if I want to do something to make it work on the "real" machine.
Let's ta
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On Fri, Mar 11, 2016 at 11:12:57AM +0100, deloptes wrote:
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> > On Thu, Mar 10, 2016 at 08:18:01PM +0100, deloptes wrote:
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> > [...]
> >
> >> You must have a lot
to...@tuxteam.de wrote:
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> On Thu, Mar 10, 2016 at 08:18:01PM +0100, deloptes wrote:
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>> You must have a lot of time boy, you must be lucky!
>>
>> Most of us take the shortest path possible.
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> If all did like that you wouldn't ha
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> You must have a lot of time boy, you must be lucky!
>
> Most of us take the shortest path possible.
If all did like that you wouldn't have Debian (this goes to Brian too).
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Jarle Aase wrote:
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> Den 09. mars 2016 14:27, skrev Brian:
>> In another mail Jarle Aase said: > I think this printer supports both
>> pcl and postscript. Faint alarm bells sounded in my head - inkjet,
>> inkjet, inkjet. I ignored the warning; after all he was surely in
>> possession of a manual
On Wed 09 Mar 2016 at 15:16:20 +0200, Jarle Aase wrote:
>
> Den 09. mars 2016 14:27, skrev Brian:
> >In another mail Jarle Aase said: > I think this printer supports both pcl
> >and postscript. Faint alarm bells sounded in my head - inkjet, inkjet,
> >inkjet. I ignored the warning; after all he w
On Wed 09 Mar 2016 at 08:28:42 +0100, to...@tuxteam.de wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 08, 2016 at 08:41:55PM +, Brian wrote:
> > On Tue 08 Mar 2016 at 20:28:18 +0100, to...@tuxteam.de wrote:
> >
> > > Similar to what Gene mentioned, I've seen printers which want a CTRL-Z
> > > at the end of the job; th
Den 09. mars 2016 14:27, skrev Brian:
In another mail Jarle Aase said: > I think this printer supports both
pcl and postscript. Faint alarm bells sounded in my head - inkjet,
inkjet, inkjet. I ignored the warning; after all he was surely in
possession of a manual and would know the printer cap
On Tue 08 Mar 2016 at 17:01:06 +, Brian wrote:
> lpadmin -p myprinter -v socket:// -E -o printer-is-shared
> -m drv:///sample.drv/generpcl.ppd
>
> Or
>
> lpadmin -p myprinter -v socket:// -E -o printer-is-shared
> -m drv:///sample.drv/generic.ppd
>
> Or delete the two *cupsFilter: lines
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On Tue, Mar 08, 2016 at 08:41:55PM +, Brian wrote:
> On Tue 08 Mar 2016 at 20:28:18 +0100, to...@tuxteam.de wrote:
>
> > On Tue, Mar 08, 2016 at 08:34:56PM +0200, Jarle Aase wrote:
> > > Thanks for all the hints and suggestions.
> > >
> > > I hav
On Tue 08 Mar 2016 at 20:34:56 +0200, Jarle Aase wrote:
> Thanks for all the hints and suggestions.
>
> I have still not got the printing to work, but the scanner successfully
> sends the scans to my FTP server (https://sourceforge.net/projects/wfde/).
> That's kind of cool :) The scan quality is
On Tue 08 Mar 2016 at 20:28:18 +0100, to...@tuxteam.de wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 08, 2016 at 08:34:56PM +0200, Jarle Aase wrote:
> > Thanks for all the hints and suggestions.
> >
> > I have still not got the printing to work, but the scanner
> > successfully sends the scans to my FTP server
> > (https
Jarle Aase composed on 2016-03-08 16:56 (UTC+0200):
The printer display says that it is receiving data. Then nothing happens. So
the comm-link is OK.
I have a bunch of multiboot machines. Among the installations are Wheezy,
Jessie and Stretch, among various releases of Fedora, Kubuntu, openSU
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On Tue, Mar 08, 2016 at 08:34:56PM +0200, Jarle Aase wrote:
> Thanks for all the hints and suggestions.
>
> I have still not got the printing to work, but the scanner
> successfully sends the scans to my FTP server
> (https://sourceforge.net/projects/
Jarle Aase wrote:
> And frankly, it makes no sense to me that printers require special
> drivers in order to work. The transport protocols are standardized. The
> page description protocols are standardized (or at least well known).
This is true, but the internal machinery must be driven somehow
Thanks for all the hints and suggestions.
I have still not got the printing to work, but the scanner successfully
sends the scans to my FTP server
(https://sourceforge.net/projects/wfde/). That's kind of cool :) The
scan quality is fine. I actually like this device. I'll see if I get it
to pr
On Tue 08 Mar 2016 at 17:13:58 +, Brian wrote:
> On Tue 08 Mar 2016 at 11:32:25 -0500, Gene Heskett wrote:
>
> > I've been using Brother printers, laser versions, for several years now,
> > and as long as I use the name I gave it in the cups configs, they Just
> > Work(TM). They are, or cu
On Tue 08 Mar 2016 at 11:32:25 -0500, Gene Heskett wrote:
> I've been using Brother printers, laser versions, for several years now,
> and as long as I use the name I gave it in the cups configs, they Just
> Work(TM). They are, or cups is, case sensitive. The color laser has
On Tue 08 Mar 2016 at 16:55:52 +0200, Jarle Aase wrote:
> Den 08. mars 2016 14:02, skrev Brian:
> >
> >>I am very skeptical to installing 3rd party deb packages from hardware
> >>vendors. I don't think they have quite the same focus on security that I
> >>have. Basically, if a network printer requ
On Tuesday 08 March 2016 10:17:54 Ron Leach wrote:
> On 08/03/2016 14:56, Jarle Aase wrote:
> > The printer display says that it is receiving data. Then nothing
> > happens. So the comm-link is OK.
>
> I had a Brother MFC around 6 years ago and remember having difficulty
> setting it up. In the e
On Tuesday 08 March 2016 09:56:57 Jarle Aase wrote:
> Den 08. mars 2016 15:39, skrev Dutch Ingraham:
> > When networked printers "print" without errors and without actually
> > printing, it could be your firewall blocking.
>
> The printer display says that it is receiving data. Then nothing
> happ
On Tue 08 Mar 2016 at 14:35:22 +0100, to...@tuxteam.de wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 08, 2016 at 01:29:11PM +, Brian wrote:
> > On Tue 08 Mar 2016 at 12:36:56 +0100, to...@tuxteam.de wrote:
> >
> > > On Tue, Mar 08, 2016 at 12:02:14PM +, Brian wrote:
> > >
> > > [...]
> > >
> > > > You are not b
FWIW, I stick to printers whose drivers are right there in Debian.
That saves me work and that lets me put my money where mouth is.
Maybe it's not too late to return your printer?
Stefan
On 08/03/2016 14:56, Jarle Aase wrote:
The printer display says that it is receiving data. Then nothing
happens. So the comm-link is OK.
I had a Brother MFC around 6 years ago and remember having difficulty
setting it up. In the end, if I remember correctly, the issue was
that the printer
Den 08. mars 2016 15:39, skrev Dutch Ingraham:
When networked printers "print" without errors and without actually
printing, it could be your firewall blocking.
The printer display says that it is receiving data. Then nothing
happens. So the comm-link is OK.
Jarle
Den 08. mars 2016 14:02, skrev Brian:
I am very skeptical to installing 3rd party deb packages from hardware
vendors. I don't think they have quite the same focus on security that I
have. Basically, if a network printer require proprietary drivers to work -
then it is broken by design. I have
Den 08. mars 2016 13:26, skrev deloptes:
Of course if you require high level of security you can not trust such
binaries, but if you are at this level of security I do not think you
will be working at the computer that much or at least use such kind of
hardware. In such case it is best to use
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On Tue, Mar 08, 2016 at 01:29:11PM +, Brian wrote:
> On Tue 08 Mar 2016 at 12:36:56 +0100, to...@tuxteam.de wrote:
>
> > On Tue, Mar 08, 2016 at 12:02:14PM +, Brian wrote:
> >
> > [...]
> >
> > > You are not bothered about the security of th
On Tue, 2016-03-08 at 13:51 +, Brian wrote:
> The printer does Bonjour broadcasting. The broadcasts are detected on
> Debian by avahi-daemon. Applications using the GTK print dialog (for
> example, Iceweasel) can use avahi-daemon directly to display the
> printer
> in the dialog. Non-GTK applic
On Tue 08 Mar 2016 at 14:15:54 +0100, Sven Arvidsson wrote:
> On Tue, 2016-03-08 at 12:02 +, Brian wrote:
> > The MFC-J5720DW supports AirPrint. Depending on which applications
> > you print from you do not require cupsd on the PC, so you could
> > dispense with a PPD and driver.
>
> Do you k
When networked printers "print" without errors and without actually
printing, it could be your firewall blocking.
On Tue 08 Mar 2016 at 12:36:56 +0100, to...@tuxteam.de wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 08, 2016 at 12:02:14PM +, Brian wrote:
>
> [...]
>
> > You are not bothered about the security of the closed source firmware on
> > the printer but are concerned about a closed source driver on the PC/
>
> This is t
On Tue, 2016-03-08 at 12:02 +, Brian wrote:
> The MFC-J5720DW supports AirPrint. Depending on which applications
> you
> print from you do not require cupsd on the PC, so you could dispense
> with a PPD and driver.
Do you know if/how this works on Debian?
I find a lot of information about se
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On Tue, Mar 08, 2016 at 12:02:14PM +, Brian wrote:
[...]
> You are not bothered about the security of the closed source firmware on
> the printer but are concerned about a closed source driver on the PC/
This is the usual dangerous strawman whic
On Tue 08 Mar 2016 at 11:39:51 +0200, Jarle Aase wrote:
> The printer is configured and receives the print jobs from my PC. However,
> it prints nothing.
Printing would depend on the configuration on the PC; PPD, driver,
backend etc.
> I am very skeptical to installing 3rd party deb packages fro
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On Tue, Mar 08, 2016 at 12:26:37PM +0100, deloptes wrote:
> Jarle Aase wrote:
>
> > Do you know why these printers require binary drivers? I am asking both
> > technically and rationally.
>
> I think
> 1. probably license agreements between manufactu
Jarle Aase wrote:
> Do you know why these printers require binary drivers? I am asking both
> technically and rationally.
I think
1. probably license agreements between manufacturer and supplier (of
microchips etc) that prevent revealing information about hardware parts
2. profit - cheep hardware
Den 08. mars 2016 12:15, skrev Sven Arvidsson:
On Tue, 2016-03-08 at 12:01 +0200, Jarle Aase wrote:
Yes, you are right. That might work. Thank you!
Actually, you will probably need the filter binaries too. You can
install them manually too, but you will be running non-free software.
Some Br
On Tue, 2016-03-08 at 12:01 +0200, Jarle Aase wrote:
> Yes, you are right. That might work. Thank you!
>
Actually, you will probably need the filter binaries too. You can
install them manually too, but you will be running non-free software.
Some Brother printers are covered by foomatic-db, but
Den 08. mars 2016 11:53, skrev Sven Arvidsson:
On Tue, 2016-03-08 at 11:39 +0200, Jarle Aase wrote:
I am very skeptical to installing 3rd party deb packages from
hardware
I didn't suggest that. I suggested extracting the PPD and using that.
Yes, you are right. That might work. Thank you!
On Tue, 2016-03-08 at 11:39 +0200, Jarle Aase wrote:
> I am very skeptical to installing 3rd party deb packages from
> hardware
I didn't suggest that. I suggested extracting the PPD and using that.
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Den 08. mars 2016 10:05, skrev Sven Arvidsson:
On Tue, 2016-03-08 at 00:14 +0200, Jarle Aase wrote:
Hi all,
I read some good reviews about this network printer/scanner, and
noticed
that it can scan to email or FTP. So I made the flawed(?) assumption
that the printer would work independently w
Jarle Aase wrote:
> I read some good reviews about this network printer/scanner, and noticed
> that it can scan to email or FTP. So I made the flawed(?) assumption
> that the printer would work independently without a software suite /
> drivers from Brother.
google
http://support.brother.com/g/b
On Tue, 2016-03-08 at 00:14 +0200, Jarle Aase wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I read some good reviews about this network printer/scanner, and
> noticed
> that it can scan to email or FTP. So I made the flawed(?) assumption
> that the printer would work independently without a software suite /
> drivers f
Hi all,
I read some good reviews about this network printer/scanner, and noticed
that it can scan to email or FTP. So I made the flawed(?) assumption
that the printer would work independently without a software suite /
drivers from Brother.
I tried to install it with the kde "Print Settings"
is incompatible with running the available 0.24
> front end on testing.
>
> I have tried to compile the myth source of 0.23.1 on testing, but it fails
> due to changes in the
> QT library. (Problems with overloaded functions and templates). Does anyone
> know how to
> patch 0.23
On Sun, Oct 16, 2011 at 10:25 AM, Rob Owens wrote:
> On Sun, Oct 16, 2011 at 08:50:41AM -0400, S Scharf wrote:
> > I recently upgraded my desktop hardware and installed the current testing
> > distribution, but by
> > myth backend server is still running old-stable. The last
> debian-multimedia
>
0.23.1 which is incompatible with running the available 0.24
> front end on testing.
>
> I have tried to compile the myth source of 0.23.1 on testing, but it fails
> due to changes in the
> QT library. (Problems with overloaded functions and templates). Does anyone
> know how to
> pa
On Sun, Oct 16, 2011 at 08:50:41AM -0400, S Scharf wrote:
> I recently upgraded my desktop hardware and installed the current testing
> distribution, but by
> myth backend server is still running old-stable. The last debian-multimedia
> release of myth for
> old-stable was 0.23.1 which is incompati
tried to compile the myth source of 0.23.1 on testing, but it fails
due to changes in the
QT library. (Problems with overloaded functions and templates). Does anyone
know how to
patch 0.23.1 so it will compile on the current testing (with the current qt
4.7 release)?
Thanks
Stuart
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> I am new to Linux. I can't find a similar function as "File Manager" as in
> Windows. I only find it when I connect my CD-Rom, it will pop-up. Anyone
> help me?
>
> Victor YU
There are many different file managers in Debian. Long long ago, I tried out
various file m
In KDE clicking once on the house-like symbol on the almost-left of your
taskbar should be enough, and opens your home-folder in Konqueror.
Sjoerd
Nicholas Syrotiuk wrote:
Victor,
If you're using Gnome, try Applications >> System tools >> File browser.
Nick
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I am new
On Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 9:05 AM, Nicholas Syrotiuk
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> Victor,
> If you're using Gnome, try Applications >> System tools >> File browser.
Additionally you can go in to System>>Preferences>>Keyboard Shortcuts
and find out what shortcut Home Folder is bound to. Pressing tha
Victor,
If you're using Gnome, try Applications >> System tools >> File browser.
Nick
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I am new to Linux. I can't find a similar function as "File Manager" as in
Windows. I only find it when I connect my CD-Rom, it will pop-up. Anyone
help me?
Victor YU
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I am new to Linux. I can't find a similar function as "File Manager" as in
Windows. I only find it when I connect my CD-Rom, it will pop-up. Anyone
help me?
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>
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fix the network settings for Xmule so that it will work properly?
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