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feat!: Merge tutorials into blog
A good amount of tutorial pages are more akin to blog posts than
tutorials. And even for the ones that are very much a "quick how-to", I
feel many blogs would include them as blog posts.
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diff --git a/src/tutorials/fix-network-brother-printers/index.du b/src/tutorials/fix-network-brother-printers/index.du deleted file mode 100644 index c6ac699..0000000 --- a/src/tutorials/fix-network-brother-printers/index.du +++ /dev/null @@ -1,85 +0,0 @@ -# Fix networked Brother printers not working in Linux - -'define expected-reading 4 min -'define created 28 June 2023 -'define edited 28 June 2023 -[$pagenav] - -Before we start, make sure you have CUPS and avahi installed and running. - -## Make sure CUPS recognises it - -Go to [url https://localhost:631/printers/ localhost:631/printers] and make sure your printer is listed there. -If =[not]=, go to `[Administration/Add Printer]` and select your printer. -If it's =[not]= listed even there, then you have some other network connectivity issue. - -Otherwise [url #try-to-print-a-test-page try to print a test page]. - -### Check if it =[is]= recognised on the network. - -Execute in the command line: - -```bash -avahi-browse --all -t -r - -There will be a lot of output, but scroll down until you find something *[like]*: - -``` -= enp0s25 IPv4 Brother HL-L2350DW series _pdl-datastream._tcp local -hostname = [BRW9C305B9EC83D.local] -address = [192.168.0.110] - -The exact values aren't important, just make sure the part after IPv4 is the model of your printer. -`[address]` is the local printer address, ping it. -In this example, the command would be: - -```bash -ping 192.168.0.110 - -.bulleted -- If the ping is successful, you might also want to put that IP address in your browser. - With the example, you would open the link `[http://192.168.0.110]`. - Your printer =[may]= or =[may not]= support Web Based Management, which would allow you to edit it's setting from the browser. - If the page isn't available, don't worry about it. - -If output is =[not]= something like `[64 bytes from ...]` (so, if it is `[Destination Host Unreachable]` or ping just hangs, without output), then it's an issue with your network or printer network configuration. -Make sure the printer is properly connected to the network.\n - -Otherwise, this shows that your computer has network access to the printer, and all problems are local. - -### Check if your printer is supported by Linux. - -Go to [url https://www.openprinting.org/printers www.openprinting.org/printers] and enter your model. -If it isn't listed then it doesn't work for sure. -Alternatively, if it is and the rating [url https://wiki.linuxfoundation.org/openprinting/database/databaseintro#about_the_data isn't "Perfectly"], then read the whole page, in case networking is listed as nonfunctional. -If it =[is]= supported, then: - -### Check if there are drivers available - -Run in the command line: - -```bash -lpinfo -v - -If you only get entries like `[network WORD]`, without anything which looks like a URL (URI), then you may not have a working driver. -Make sure you have installed any or tried all of the drivers listed in the printer's [url https://www.openprinting.org/printers www.openprinting.org] page. - -## Try to print a test page - -If it is recognised, click on it on the "Queue Name" column, then press "Maintenance" and select "Print test page". -Go back and you should find an entry under "Active jobs listed in processing order", at the bottom of the page. -After a little while, the "State" should change from "pending" to "processing" (make sure to refresh the page). - -### Unable to locate printer "SOMETHING.local" - -If you also have the error "Unable to locate printer "SOMETHING.local"." (obviously SOMETHING is the exact value you get), then that means the printer is accessed via the domain name "SOMETHING.local". -`[.local]` domains require a special DNS server to be resolved, so inside `[/etc/nsswitch.conf]`, on the line that starts with `[hosts]`, add to it's end the value `[mdns_minimal]`. -It should look something like: - -``` -hosts: files dns mdns_minimal - -After saving your changes, your printer should pretty quickly start printing the test page, no need to restart anything. - -.bulleted -- if your printer supports Web Based Management, then you should be able to go open the page `[http://SOMETHING.local]` in your browser and edit your printer settings from there. |