[Solved]Network printer always "in use"

[ShanaXXII]

I have a Brother-MFC-J435w printer.
I have it installed with CUPS and got the driver by doing the following:

[i92guboj]

Moved from Networking & Security to Unsupported Software.

This is stuff outside of the portage tree, so moved here.

[i92guboj]

ps. I forgot to ask, first thing first... are you using the printer via USB or via LAN/WIFI?

If it's networked, please, tell us how you configured it. If you used cups autodetection or a fixed ip, which printing protocol...

For this printer, I advice setting a fixed ip in the printer control panel, and then using an url like this: "socket://192.168.1.129:9100", the port should always be "9100", but obviously you will have to adjust the IP to whatever you set in the printer.

The first thing you need to check, before even setting the printer, is that there's connectivity, to that purpose just use ping in a terminal like this:

[ShanaXXII]

[i92guboj]

The printer has a led display. You have to use that. Try to locate the tcp/ip settings and look for manual mode or something along that line. There should be a way to set an ip manually in there.

If you can@t find that it is time to check the printer manual.

To ease things, use an ip in the same range than this of the computer. For example, if your pc is 192.168.1.100 then you could use 192.168.1.150 or 192.168.1.222. Whatever you prefer. Just remember it for the next step.

Before continuing, try to ping the ip you just set. If it fails make sure the ip is correct, and that it has been correctly set.

Then go to http://localhost:631 , remove the printer you just added and add a new one. Now select ipp (internet protocol) printer and use this as the url/path:

socket://192.168.1.222:9100

Of course, use the same ip you have set in the printer. After this the rest of steps should be straightforward.

Keep in mind I am writing this from memory so some step might be a bit unnaccurate, use your imagination. I will not have access to my pc until tomorrow.

[ShanaXXII]

[i92guboj]

You are welcome. I am glad it works and now you know the method. However, it seems like you didn't make the ip fixed in the printer config so bear in mind that when a new ip is assigned your printing will break. I suggest diving into the printer led panel and fixing the ip there forever. You can use the same ip it has now so you will not need to change the cups config.

ps. You might need to change the boot method of ip assigning method from auto or dhcp to static, or something like that, to make sure the ip won't go shifting around every now and then.

See you around

[ShanaXXII]