I just recently converted from Manjaro to Endauvour, and like it so much. But I got a problem and cannot find a way to solve it, so, please, help.
I’m trying to install department Toshiba eStudio 3510 network printer. I’m in Gnome DE, and using GUI installer for this, “add new printer” → search network printer … Printer is found, and default drivers are loaded. But it returns an error ‘server-error-internal-error’
In Manjaro I’m adding this printer to the list, and then manually changing the default driver to the proper one (the printer has a department code, so, I am adapting it too). But I cannot even add the printer.
Could you please help me, or give me a link to the terminal installation procedure for the online printer?
Thank you very much, I appreciate the community of Endeavour, it is impressive.
I believe that it is not a problem of the driver, as I have a PPD file with Linux driver for Toshiba, which worked fine on Manjaro. It seems that it is CUPS problem, but I have not enough knowledge to understand why and where.
I will try at home to install HP printer, and shall report if the same problem persists.
For a lot of users, that would be a good call.
For me, I have installed printers from the CUPS Server (localhost:631) so many times that I could almost do it in my sleep.
Besides, if I installed system-config-printer, I would receive the “Bloat” calls.
I checked it with my home printer (HP), and I got the same “server-error-internal-error” message.
I have tried then installing it via localhost:631. It worked fine.
So, it appears, I have a problem exactly with GUI system-config-printer. I do not know though what is the problem, but at least the problem with printer setting up seems to be resolved. I just need to test it with our department printer.
It appears that I finally got it. I had a problem with hostname resolution by Avahi. I was able to install printers by localhost:631, but they were not printing, giving back the error of “failed to connect”.
As suggested in Avahi Arch Linux page, I modified …/etc/msswitch.conf by adding “mdns_minimal [NOTFOUND=return]” to host line. Afterwards, I was able to connect to printers.
However, funny enough, department printer still wasn’t printing. Somehow, the department code for printing, set up in localhost:631 was not reckognized. After editing the options of the department printer in system-config-printer, it started (finally!!!) to print.
Offtopic: Wow, I am so proud of myself, and so grateful to Endeavour OS and this community! I’ve switched to Linux few years ago, starting from Ubuntu. Then it was Linux Mint, then Manjaro. And finally, Endeavour OS, and I never felt so much of the confidence and control on the things happening on my computer. Once again - many thanks and kudos to Endeavour OS community!
