Re: [gentoo-user] Unable to locate printer

[Thelma <thelma@sys-concept.com>]

Systems show Avahi-daemon status: started.
but it I don't know how it helps me find a local printer.

I'm puzzled as printers were working last week without any problems.
I did not do any update or modification to the system but all of a sudden they stop working "Unable to locate printer"

The solution was to change printer setting:

lpd://BRN30055C898DF9/BINARY_P1
lpd://brother-5370/BINARY_P1

with:
lpd://printer-IP-address/BINARY_P1
lpd://printer-IP-address/BINARY_P1

How to set  Avahi-daemon to start automatically deleted printer?


On 1/27/24 23:36, Joe B wrote:
> Have you installed Avahi-daemon set it up to start automatically deleted printer and re-added?
> 
> ~ Joe B
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> *From:* Thelma <thelma@sys-concept.com>
> *Sent:* Saturday, January 27, 2024 11:38:48 AM
> *To:* Gentoo mailing list <gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org>
> *Subject:* [gentoo-user] Unable to locate printer
> I have two network printers and all of a sudden when trying to print to them I get an error message in cups:
> 
> Unable to locate printer
> 
> Ping printer IP works, printing from VirtualBox - Windows works.
> 
> lpstat -t
> scheduler is running
> no system default destination
> device for 3170-color: lpd://BRN30055C898DF9/BINARY_P1
> device for 5370: lpd://brother-5370/BINARY_P1
> device for L6200: lpd://BRNB42200553231/BINARY_P1
> 3170-color accepting requests since Sat 27 Jan 2024 11:10:13 AM MST
> 5370 accepting requests since Sat 27 Jan 2024 11:11:11 AM MST
> L6200 accepting requests since Thu 07 Apr 2022 12:24:10 PM MDT
> printer 3170-color now printing 3170-color-0.  enabled since Sat 27 Jan 2024 11:10:13 AM MST
>      Unable to locate printer "BRN30055C898DF9".
> printer 5370 now printing 5370-0.  enabled since Sat 27 Jan 2024 11:11:11 AM MST
>      Unable to locate printer "brother-5370".
> printer L6200 is idle.  enabled since Thu 07 Apr 2022 12:24:10 PM MDT
> 
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