I've been having a bit of difficulty with getting a Dell B1160w printer to work with my father's computer. I'd read that there were issues with this model and Linux, but I'm running it as well, and have had no issues with printing. I downloaded the driver here (https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-us ... 0w/drivers), and the Dell Unified Driver Configurator is installed on both, but so far it only works on mine.
A few other things to note:
1. Whenever I attempt to open the Dell Unified Driver Configurator, I receive an "Error! Cannot load plug-ins message," though this doesn't seem to affect the printing on my computer.
2. When I check the printer properties on each computer, mine lists the correct make and model, while my father's just lists it as Generic Text-Only Printer.
Finally, here's what I got after entering inxi:
My father's computer
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System:
Kernel: 5.4.0-73-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 9.3.0
Desktop: Xfce 4.14.2 tk: Gtk 3.24.13 info: xfce4-panel wm: xfwm4
dm: LightDM 1.30.0 Distro: Linux Mint 20.1 Ulyssa base: Ubuntu 20.04 focal
Machine:
Type: Laptop System: LENOVO product: 4177CTO v: ThinkPad T420
serial: <filter> Chassis: type: 10 serial: <filter>
Mobo: LENOVO model: 4177CTO serial: <filter> UEFI [Legacy]: LENOVO
v: 83ET67WW (1.37 ) date: 11/28/2011
Battery:
ID-1: BAT0 charge: 65.8 Wh condition: 68.5/71.3 Wh (96%) volts: 12.4/10.8
model: SANYO 42T4763 type: Li-ion serial: <filter> status: Unknown
CPU:
Topology: Dual Core model: Intel Core i5-2450M bits: 64 type: MT MCP
arch: Sandy Bridge rev: 7 L2 cache: 3072 KiB
flags: avx lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx bogomips: 19935
Speed: 2908 MHz min/max: 800/3100 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 2925 2: 2903
3: 3003 4: 2935
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics
vendor: Lenovo ThinkPad T420 driver: i915 v: kernel bus ID: 00:02.0
chip ID: 8086:0126
Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.9 driver: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa
resolution: 1366x768~60Hz
OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Intel HD Graphics 3000 (SNB GT2)
v: 3.3 Mesa 20.2.6 compat-v: 3.0 direct render: Yes
Audio:
Device-1: Intel 6 Series/C200 Series Family High Definition Audio
vendor: Lenovo driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 00:1b.0
chip ID: 8086:1c20
Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.4.0-73-generic
Network:
Device-1: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Network vendor: Lenovo ThinkPad T520
driver: e1000e v: 3.2.6-k port: 5080 bus ID: 00:19.0 chip ID: 8086:1502
IF: enp0s25 state: down mac: <filter>
Device-2: Intel Centrino Wireless-N 1000 [Condor Peak] driver: iwlwifi
v: kernel port: efa0 bus ID: 03:00.0 chip ID: 8086:0084
IF: wlp3s0 state: up mac: <filter>
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 465.76 GiB used: 158.89 GiB (34.1%)
ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Seagate model: ST9500325AS size: 465.76 GiB
speed: 3.0 Gb/s rotation: 5400 rpm serial: <filter> rev: LVM1 scheme: MBR
Partition:
ID-1: / size: 360.49 GiB used: 158.89 GiB (44.1%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda6
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 84.0 C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (RPM): cpu: 3925
Repos:
No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/additional-repositories.list
1: deb https://repo.protonvpn.com/debian unstable main
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/official-package-repositories.list
1: deb http://packages.linuxmint.com ulyssa main upstream import backport #id:linuxmint_mainCode: Select all
System:
Kernel: 5.4.0-77-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 9.3.0
Desktop: Xfce 4.16.0 tk: Gtk 3.24.20 info: xfce4-panel wm: xfwm4
dm: LightDM 1.30.0 Distro: Linux Mint 20.2 Uma base: Ubuntu 20.04 focal
Machine:
Type: Laptop System: LENOVO product: 20L5S36000 v: ThinkPad T480
serial: <filter> Chassis: type: 10 serial: <filter>
Mobo: LENOVO model: 20L5S36000 v: SDK0J40697 WIN serial: <filter>
UEFI: LENOVO v: N24ET60W (1.35 ) date: 08/10/2020
Battery:
ID-1: BAT1 charge: 24.4 Wh condition: 57.7/71.1 Wh (81%) volts: 11.4/11.2
model: LGC 01AV492 type: Li-ion serial: <filter> status: Discharging
cycles: 202
CPU:
Topology: Quad Core model: Intel Core i7-8650U bits: 64 type: MT MCP
arch: Kaby Lake rev: A L2 cache: 8192 KiB
flags: avx avx2 lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
bogomips: 33599
Speed: 800 MHz min/max: 400/4200 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 802 2: 800
3: 800 4: 800 5: 800 6: 800 7: 800 8: 800
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel UHD Graphics 620 vendor: Lenovo driver: i915 v: kernel
bus ID: 00:02.0 chip ID: 8086:5917
Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.9 driver: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa
resolution: 1366x768~60Hz
OpenGL: renderer: Mesa Intel UHD Graphics 620 (KBL GT2) v: 4.6 Mesa 20.2.6
direct render: Yes
Audio:
Device-1: Intel Sunrise Point-LP HD Audio vendor: Lenovo ThinkPad T480
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 00:1f.3 chip ID: 8086:9d71
Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.4.0-77-generic
Network:
Device-1: Intel Ethernet I219-LM vendor: Lenovo driver: e1000e v: 3.2.6-k
port: efa0 bus ID: 00:1f.6 chip ID: 8086:15d7
IF: enp0s31f6 state: down mac: <filter>
Device-2: Intel Wireless 8265 / 8275 driver: iwlwifi v: kernel port: efa0
bus ID: 03:00.0 chip ID: 8086:24fd
IF: wlp3s0 state: up mac: <filter>
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 476.94 GiB used: 9.93 GiB (2.1%)
ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 vendor: Samsung model: MZVLB512HAJQ-000L7
size: 476.94 GiB speed: 31.6 Gb/s lanes: 4 serial: <filter> rev: 5L2QEXA7
scheme: GPT
Partition:
ID-1: / size: 32.30 GiB used: 9.89 GiB (30.6%) fs: ext4
dev: /dev/nvme0n1p5
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 45.0 C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (RPM): cpu: 0
Repos:
No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list
Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/official-package-repositories.list
1: deb http://packages.linuxmint.com uma main upstream import backport #id:linuxmint_main
2: deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal main restricted universe multiverse
3: deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates main restricted universe multiverse
4: deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-backports main restricted universe multiverse
5: deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ focal-security main restricted universe multiverse
6: deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ focal partner
Info:
Processes: 250 Uptime: 5m Memory: 7.65 GiB used: 1.89 GiB (24.8%)
Init: systemd v: 245 runlevel: 5 Compilers: gcc: 9.3.0 alt: 9 Shell: bash
v: 5.0.17 running in: xfce4-terminal inxi: 3.0.38Thanks!
