Brother DCP-1610W

[brian_p]

lpinfo -m | grep 1610
brother-DCP1610W-cups-en.ppd Brother DCP-1610W for CUPS
lsb/usr/brother/brother-DCP1610W-cups-en.ppd Brother DCP-1610W for CUPS

The PPD for your printer is either

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brother-DCP1610W-cups-en.ppd

or

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lsb/usr/brother/brother-DCP1610W-cups-en.ppd

They should be equivalent.

From previously, the URI is

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usb://Brother/DCP-1610W%20series?serial=E74229M4N415924

Execute

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lpadmin -p dcp1610 -v "URI" -E -m PPD

after substituting for URI and PPD. Test printing with

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lp -d dcp1610 /etc/nsswitch.conf

[Mercuzio]

lpinfo -m | grep 1610
brother-DCP1610W-cups-en.ppd Brother DCP-1610W for CUPS
lsb/usr/brother/brother-DCP1610W-cups-en.ppd Brother DCP-1610W for CUPS

The PPD for your printer is either

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brother-DCP1610W-cups-en.ppd

or

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lsb/usr/brother/brother-DCP1610W-cups-en.ppd

They should be equivalent.

From previously, the URI is

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usb://Brother/DCP-1610W%20series?serial=E74229M4N415924

Execute

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lpadmin -p dcp1610 -v "URI" -E -m PPD

after substituting for URI and PPD. Test printing with

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lp -d dcp1610 /etc/nsswitch.conf

I entered lpadmin -p dcp1610 -v "usb://Brother/DCP-1610W%20series?serial=E74229M4N415924" -E -m lsb/usr/brother/brother-DCP1610W-cups-en.ppd
Then lp -d dcp1610 /etc/nsswitch.conf
but nothing happened.
On the desktop the notifications Printing is running and Printing completed

[brian_p]

I entered lpadmin -p dcp1610 -v "usb://Brother/DCP-1610W%20series?serial=E74229M4N415924" -E -m lsb/usr/brother/brother-DCP1610W-cups-en.ppd
Then lp -d dcp1610 /etc/nsswitch.conf
but nothing happened.
On the desktop the notifications Printing is running and Printing completed

I see nothing wrong with either of those commands. In particular, the first one is the most basic command for setting up a print queue. Please execute

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sudo cupsfilter -p /etc/cups/ppd/dcp1610.ppd  -m printer/foo -e /etc/nsswitch.conf > out.dat 2>log

You can view log with

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less log

but, for us to see it , you will have to send its contents here.

[Mercuzio]

I entered lpadmin -p dcp1610 -v "usb://Brother/DCP-1610W%20series?serial=E74229M4N415924" -E -m lsb/usr/brother/brother-DCP1610W-cups-en.ppd
Then lp -d dcp1610 /etc/nsswitch.conf
but nothing happened.
On the desktop the notifications Printing is running and Printing completed

I see nothing wrong with either of those commands. In particular, the first one is the most basic command for setting up a print queue. Please execute

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sudo cupsfilter -p /etc/cups/ppd/dcp1610.ppd  -m printer/foo -e /etc/nsswitch.conf > out.dat 2>log

You can view log with

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less log

but, for us to see it , you will have to send its contents here.

cupsfilter: File "/usr/lib/cups/filter/brother_lpdwrapper_DCP1610W" permessi OK
(040755/uid=0/gid=0).
cupsfilter: File "/usr/lib/cups/filter/brother_lpdwrapper_DCP1610W" permessi OK
(040755/uid=0/gid=0).
cupsfilter: File "/usr/lib/cups/filter/commandtops" permessi OK (040755/uid=0/gi
d=0).
DEBUG: argv[0]="cupsfilter"
DEBUG: argv[1]="1"
DEBUG: argv[2]="root"
DEBUG: argv[3]="nsswitch.conf"
DEBUG: argv[4]="1"
DEBUG: argv[5]=""
DEBUG: argv[6]="/etc/nsswitch.conf"
DEBUG: envp[0]="<CFProcessPath>"
DEBUG: envp[1]="CONTENT_TYPE=text/plain"
DEBUG: envp[2]="CUPS_DATADIR=/usr/share/cups"
DEBUG: envp[3]="CUPS_FONTPATH=/usr/share/cups/fonts"
DEBUG: envp[4]="CUPS_SERVERBIN=/usr/lib/cups"
DEBUG: envp[5]="CUPS_SERVERROOT=/etc/cups"
DEBUG: envp[6]="LANG=it_IT.UTF8"
DEBUG: envp[7]="PATH=/usr/lib/cups/filter:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin"
DEBUG: envp[8]="PPD=/etc/cups/ppd/dcp1610.ppd"
DEBUG: envp[9]="PRINTER_INFO=cupsfilter"
:
DEBUG: envp[10]="PRINTER_LOCATION=Unknown"
DEBUG: envp[11]="PRINTER=cupsfilter"
DEBUG: envp[12]="RIP_MAX_CACHE=128m"
DEBUG: envp[13]="USER=root"
DEBUG: envp[14]="CHARSET=utf-8"
DEBUG: envp[15]="FINAL_CONTENT_TYPE=application/vnd.cups-pdf"
INFO: texttopdf (PID 38929) started.
INFO: pdftopdf (PID 38930) started.
INFO: brother_lpdwrapper_DCP1610W (PID 38931) started.
DEBUG: Page = 595x842; 12,12 to 583,830
DEBUG: pdftopdf: Last filter determined by the PPD: brother_lpdwrapper_DCP1610W; FINAL_CONTENT_TYPE: application/vnd.cups-pdf => pdftopdf will not log pages in page_log.
/usr/lib/cups/filter/brother_lpdwrapper_DCP1610W: 103: /opt/brother/Printers/DCP1610W//cupswrapper/brcupsconfig4: not found
//opt/brother/Printers/DCP1610W//lpd/filter_DCP1610W: 60: /opt/brother/Printers/DCP1610W/lpd/rawtobr3: not found
DEBUG: PDF interactive form and annotation flattening done via QPDF
INFO: texttopdf (PID 38929) exited with no errors.
INFO: pdftopdf (PID 38930) exited with no errors.
Error: /ioerror in --showpage--
Operand stack:
(/tmp/gs_7DrIpj) --nostringval-- 1 true
Execution stack:
%interp_exit .runexec2 --nostringval-- showpage --nostringval-- 2 %stopped_push --nostringval-- showpage showpage false 1 %stopped_push 1990 1 3 %oparray_pop 1989 1 3 %oparray_pop 1977 1 3 %oparray_pop showpage 1978 3 3 %oparray_pop showpage showpage 2 1 1 showpage %for_pos_int_continue 1981 3 7 %oparray_pop showpage showpage 1840 2 9 %oparray_pop showpage showpage
Dictionary stack:
--dict:731/1123(ro)(G)-- --dict:1/20(G)-- --dict:80/200(L)-- --dict:80/200(L)-- --dict:135/256(ro)(G)-- --dict:315/325(ro)(G)-- --dict:33/64(L)-- --dict:6/9(L)-- --dict:6/20(L)--
Current allocation mode is local
Last OS error: Broken pipe
GPL Ghostscript 9.50: Unrecoverable error, exit code 1
INFO: brother_lpdwrapper_DCP1610W (PID 38931) exited with no errors.
(END)

[brian_p]

("
INFO: texttopdf (PID 38929) started.
INFO: pdftopdf (PID 38930) started.
INFO: brother_lpdwrapper_DCP1610W (PID 38931) started.

The filters are started.

/usr/lib/cups/filter/brother_lpdwrapper_DCP1610W: 103: /opt/brother/Printers/DCP1610W//cupswrapper/brcupsconfig4: not found
//opt/brother/Printers/DCP1610W//lpd/filter_DCP1610W: 60: /opt/brother/Printers/DCP1610W/lpd/rawtobr3: not found

A Brother filter is looking for something. It cannot find it. My guess would be that you maybe have not installed both the Brother printing packages. I am not prepared to debug this any further.

[Mercuzio]

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INFO: texttopdf (PID 38929) started.
INFO: pdftopdf (PID 38930) started.
INFO: brother_lpdwrapper_DCP1610W (PID 38931) started.

The filters are started.

/usr/lib/cups/filter/brother_lpdwrapper_DCP1610W: 103: /opt/brother/Printers/DCP1610W//cupswrapper/brcupsconfig4: not found
//opt/brother/Printers/DCP1610W//lpd/filter_DCP1610W: 60: /opt/brother/Printers/DCP1610W/lpd/rawtobr3: not found

A Brother filter is looking for something. It cannot find it. My guess would be that you maybe have not installed both the Brother printing packages. I am not prepared to debug this any further.

What dou you mean "both the Brother printing packages" ?

[brian_p]

What dou you mean "both the Brother printing packages" ?

How many printer drivers are offered at https://support.brother.com/g/b/downloa ... _as&os=128?

[Mercuzio]

What dou you mean "both the Brother printing packages" ?

How many printer drivers are offered at https://support.brother.com/g/b/downloa ... _as&os=128?

I can see both LPR and CUPS driver. I already did

[AndyMH]

Brother offers a driver install tool or you can download the debs separately and install them yourself. I'm old fashioned and do it myself. Download the debs for the driver and the CUPSwrapper. Install the driver first and then the cups wrapper.

If this is what you have done, try adding a new printer and connecting wirelessly. Make sure the printer is on and connected to the network, then add printer > network printer > find network printer. See if it finds the printer. If it connects and prints wirelessly this points to a problem with the usb interface.

[brian_p]

Brother offers a driver install tool or you can download the debs separately and install them yourself. I'm old fashioned and do it myself. Download the debs for the driver and the CUPSwrapper. Install the driver first and then the cups wrapper.

I gave in and installed the two packages the old-fashioned way . Then set up a queue and ran cupsfilter as Mercuzio did. This is my log:

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cupsfilter: File "/usr/lib/cups/filter/brother_lpdwrapper_DCP1610W" permissions OK (040755/uid=0/gid=0).             
cupsfilter: File "/usr/lib/cups/filter/brother_lpdwrapper_DCP1610W" permissions OK (040755/uid=0/gid=0).             
cupsfilter: File "/usr/lib/cups/filter/commandtops" permissions OK (040755/uid=0/gid=0).                             
DEBUG: argv[0]="cupsfilter"
DEBUG: argv[1]="1"
DEBUG: argv[2]="root"
DEBUG: argv[3]="nsswitch.conf"
DEBUG: argv[4]="1"
DEBUG: argv[5]=""
DEBUG: argv[6]="/etc/nsswitch.conf"
DEBUG: envp[0]="<CFProcessPath>"
DEBUG: envp[1]="CONTENT_TYPE=text/plain"
DEBUG: envp[2]="CUPS_DATADIR=/usr/share/cups"
DEBUG: envp[3]="CUPS_FONTPATH=/usr/share/cups/fonts"
DEBUG: envp[4]="CUPS_SERVERBIN=/usr/lib/cups"
DEBUG: envp[5]="CUPS_SERVERROOT=/etc/cups"
DEBUG: envp[6]="LANG=en_GB.UTF8"
DEBUG: envp[7]="PATH=/usr/lib/cups/filter:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin"                                          
DEBUG: envp[8]="PPD=/etc/cups/ppd/1610.ppd"
DEBUG: envp[9]="PRINTER_INFO=cupsfilter"
DEBUG: envp[10]="PRINTER_LOCATION=Unknown"
DEBUG: envp[11]="PRINTER=cupsfilter"
DEBUG: envp[12]="RIP_MAX_CACHE=128m"
DEBUG: envp[13]="USER=root"
DEBUG: envp[14]="CHARSET=utf-8"
DEBUG: envp[15]="FINAL_CONTENT_TYPE=application/vnd.cups-pdf"                                                        
INFO: texttopdf (PID 1526) started.
INFO: pdftopdf (PID 1527) started.
INFO: brother_lpdwrapper_DCP1610W (PID 1528) started.
DEBUG: Page = 595x842; 12,12 to 583,830
DEBUG: pdftopdf: Last filter determined by the PPD: brother_lpdwrapper_DCP1610W; FINAL_CONTENT_TYPE: application/vnd.cups-pdf => pdftopdf will not log pages in page_log.
/usr/bin/which: this version of `which' is deprecated; use `command -v' in scripts instead.                          
INFO: texttopdf (PID 1526) exited with no errors.
DEBUG: PDF interactive form and annotation flattening done via QPDF                                                  
INFO: pdftopdf (PID 1527) exited with no errors.
INFO: brother_lpdwrapper_DCP1610W (PID 1528) exited with no errors.

Note the absence of any errors.

If this is what you have done, try adding a new printer and connecting wirelessly. Make sure the printer is on and connected to the network, then add printer > network printer > find network printer. See if it finds the printer. If it connects and prints wirelessly this points to a problem with the usb interface.

This is a good technique and a USB problem did pass through my mind too. However, given the difference in the two logs, my thoughts would incline to thinking in terms of a possible package installation issue. Mercuzio needs to give us what is obtained with

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file out.dat

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ls -l out.dat

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ls -l /opt/brother/Printers/DCP1610W/lpd/rawtobr3

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ls -l /opt/brother/Printers/DCP1610W//cupswrapper/brcupsconfig4

[Mercuzio]

Brother offers a driver install tool or you can download the debs separately and install them yourself. I'm old fashioned and do it myself. Download the debs for the driver and the CUPSwrapper. Install the driver first and then the cups wrapper.

I gave in and installed the two packages the old-fashioned way . Then set up a queue and ran cupsfilter as Mercuzio did. This is my log:

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cupsfilter: File "/usr/lib/cups/filter/brother_lpdwrapper_DCP1610W" permissions OK (040755/uid=0/gid=0).             
cupsfilter: File "/usr/lib/cups/filter/brother_lpdwrapper_DCP1610W" permissions OK (040755/uid=0/gid=0).             
cupsfilter: File "/usr/lib/cups/filter/commandtops" permissions OK (040755/uid=0/gid=0).                             
DEBUG: argv[0]="cupsfilter"
DEBUG: argv[1]="1"
DEBUG: argv[2]="root"
DEBUG: argv[3]="nsswitch.conf"
DEBUG: argv[4]="1"
DEBUG: argv[5]=""
DEBUG: argv[6]="/etc/nsswitch.conf"
DEBUG: envp[0]="<CFProcessPath>"
DEBUG: envp[1]="CONTENT_TYPE=text/plain"
DEBUG: envp[2]="CUPS_DATADIR=/usr/share/cups"
DEBUG: envp[3]="CUPS_FONTPATH=/usr/share/cups/fonts"
DEBUG: envp[4]="CUPS_SERVERBIN=/usr/lib/cups"
DEBUG: envp[5]="CUPS_SERVERROOT=/etc/cups"
DEBUG: envp[6]="LANG=en_GB.UTF8"
DEBUG: envp[7]="PATH=/usr/lib/cups/filter:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin"                                          
DEBUG: envp[8]="PPD=/etc/cups/ppd/1610.ppd"
DEBUG: envp[9]="PRINTER_INFO=cupsfilter"
DEBUG: envp[10]="PRINTER_LOCATION=Unknown"
DEBUG: envp[11]="PRINTER=cupsfilter"
DEBUG: envp[12]="RIP_MAX_CACHE=128m"
DEBUG: envp[13]="USER=root"
DEBUG: envp[14]="CHARSET=utf-8"
DEBUG: envp[15]="FINAL_CONTENT_TYPE=application/vnd.cups-pdf"                                                        
INFO: texttopdf (PID 1526) started.
INFO: pdftopdf (PID 1527) started.
INFO: brother_lpdwrapper_DCP1610W (PID 1528) started.
DEBUG: Page = 595x842; 12,12 to 583,830
DEBUG: pdftopdf: Last filter determined by the PPD: brother_lpdwrapper_DCP1610W; FINAL_CONTENT_TYPE: application/vnd.cups-pdf => pdftopdf will not log pages in page_log.
/usr/bin/which: this version of `which' is deprecated; use `command -v' in scripts instead.                          
INFO: texttopdf (PID 1526) exited with no errors.
DEBUG: PDF interactive form and annotation flattening done via QPDF                                                  
INFO: pdftopdf (PID 1527) exited with no errors.
INFO: brother_lpdwrapper_DCP1610W (PID 1528) exited with no errors.

Note the absence of any errors.

If this is what you have done, try adding a new printer and connecting wirelessly. Make sure the printer is on and connected to the network, then add printer > network printer > find network printer. See if it finds the printer. If it connects and prints wirelessly this points to a problem with the usb interface.

This is a good technique and a USB problem did pass through my mind too. However, given the difference in the two logs, my thoughts would incline to thinking in terms of a possible package installation issue. Mercuzio needs to give us what is obtained with

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file out.dat

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ls -l out.dat

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ls -l /opt/brother/Printers/DCP1610W/lpd/rawtobr3

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ls -l /opt/brother/Printers/DCP1610W//cupswrapper/brcupsconfig4

file out.dat out. dat: empty
ls -l out.dat -rw-rw-r-- 1 albe albe 0 set 27 19:01 out.dat
ls -l /opt/brother/Printers/DCP1610W/lpd/rawtobr3 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 50666 set 16 2014 /opt/brother/Printers/DCP1610W/lpd/rawtobr3
ls -l /opt/brother/Printers/DCP1610W//cupswrapper/brcupsconfig4 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 20226 set 16 2014 /opt/brother/Printers/DCP1610W//cupswrapper/brcupsconfig4

[brian_p]

file out.dat out. dat: empty
ls -l out.dat -rw-rw-r-- 1 albe albe 0 set 27 19:01 out.dat

Nothing produced by the Brother driver. Nothing to print.

ls -l /opt/brother/Printers/DCP1610W/lpd/rawtobr3 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 50666 set 16 2014 /opt/brother/Printers/DCP1610W/lpd/rawtobr3
ls -l /opt/brother/Printers/DCP1610W//cupswrapper/brcupsconfig4 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 20226 set 16 2014 /opt/brother/Printers/DCP1610W//cupswrapper/brcupsconfig4

Your problem is not with the Mint printing system but a problem with the proprietary driver from Brother.

[AndyMH]

Your problem is not with the Mint printing system but a problem with the proprietary driver from Brother.

Given that I've never had a problem with a brother printer, I think it is time to un-install the two debs, re-install them in the correct order and try printing wirelessly.

[brian_p]

Your problem is not with the Mint printing system but a problem with the proprietary driver from Brother.

Given that I've never had a problem with a brother printer, I think it is time to un-install the two debs, re-install them in the correct order and try printing wirelessly.

I have to admit I have not seen any extensive issues that users have with Brother drivers. However, there is a Ghostscript error in the log. Neither of the Mint filters uses Ghostscript. Perhaps the Brother filter does? Who knows?

What you suggest is sound. I hope Mercuzio tries it.

[AndyMH]

In all matters printers I defer to you . Brother printers just work and I've not had to troubleshoot much (and thus learn much). Any problems I've had have been of my own making (like finding out you need to install the driver before the CUPSwrapper). If I had to buy another printer tomorrow it would be another Brother. Hence user error is the likely problem (but where?).

[cday]

I have to admit I have not seen any extensive issues that users have with Brother drivers. However, there is a Ghostscript error in the log. Neither of the Mint filters uses Ghostscript. Perhaps the Brother filter does? Who knows?

On the specific point of Ghostscript, changes in new versions over the last two years or so have repeatedly broken compatibility with xnview.com software, where it is used to rasterise PDF and certain other image formats, requiring changes to xnview software to restore compatibility...

If that possibility is pursued, the answer might be to try downloading and installing a Ghostscript version that is several years old, although that might of course break other software in Mint.

Edit:

Not sure if this link Brother DCP-1610W FAQs & Troubleshooting could be relevant, otherwise a further online search might provide some background, if needed.

[Mercuzio]

Let me uninstall and then reinstall the driver, first LPR second CUPS

[Mercuzio]

Your problem is not with the Mint printing system but a problem with the proprietary driver from Brother.

Given that I've never had a problem with a brother printer, I think it is time to un-install the two debs, re-install them in the correct order and try printing wirelessly.

Uninstalled and then reinstalled the .deb packages, but nothing changed, no printing

[Mercuzio]

Your problem is not with the Mint printing system but a problem with the proprietary driver from Brother.

Given that I've never had a problem with a brother printer, I think it is time to un-install the two debs, re-install them in the correct order and try printing wirelessly.

I have to admit I have not seen any extensive issues that users have with Brother drivers. However, there is a Ghostscript error in the log. Neither of the Mint filters uses Ghostscript. Perhaps the Brother filter does? Who knows?

What you suggest is sound. I hope Mercuzio tries it.

Uninstalled and then reinstalled the .deb packages, but nothing changed, no printing

[AndyMH]

Try wireless