Hans <hans.ullr...@loop.de> wrote: > Am Samstag, 30. Dezember 2023, 18:06:43 CET schrieb debian- > u...@howorth.org.uk: > > Hans <hans.ullr...@loop.de> wrote: > One is a Brother DCP-125j (connected via USB-cable), the other a > Brother MFC- L3750CDW (coonnected via LAN to thze router). > > The Notebook is connected via WIFI to the router. > > Both printers do NOT have WIFI. > > > > You'll probably get more help if you're more explicit about the > > configuration. You seem to be exceptionally coy! > > > > > > What version of debian? > Debian/stable > > > What specific printer models? > > See above. > > > Which printer is connected by USB? And which by LAN? > See above. > > > > > > For installation I am using CUPS and XSANE. > > > > > > Now to the issues: > > > > > > 1st question: > > > Although there are no printers configured in CUPS, LibreOffice > > > does see and can use the printers. My idea is, that Libreoffice > > > is using its owb printer drivers, can that be, does someone know > > > more? > > > > > > 2nd question: > > > When installed with CUPS, there appear TWO pronters, one (for > > > example) is called "DCP-125J" and the other one "DCP-125J_debian". > > > However, only one of the entries is working (the one without > > > "_debian". Where does it get its name? > > > > I'm guessing that the name you give is a typo? And it's actually > > DCP-J125 since that is the name of a Brother printer. And the > > obvious answer as to where it gets its name is from the printer > > driver for that printer. > > > > Dunno. The names appear twice, at each of one of them one name end > with the string "_debian"
To find out what model of printer it is look at the printer and see what is printed on it! > The other question someone asked: > > The packages I mentioned I installed, were of course CUPS packages > from the debian repo, as well as the needed packages supplied by > Brother (which for example include the *:pp files). Which packages? What are the names of all the packages? (not 'for example' '*:pp') > Hope this make things clearer. It's like dragging blood from a stone! > Best > > Hans
