Generic Printer instead of specific printer model

[Member andfree]

I use a Toshiba Satellite 2450 laptop. The installed system is antiX-19.b2_386-full, 32-bit (for the inxi output see below).

The Epson AL C1100 printer is identified (see attachment “a1”).

So, all printer properties are displayed properly (see attachment “a2”).

Then, I use the same printer with a HP Presario 2100 with antiX-19.b3_386-base, 32-bit, installed (for the inxi output see below).

The printer setup shows “Generic Printer” instead of “Epson-AL-C1100” (see attachment “b1”).

So, a lot of printer properties are missing (see attachment “b2”).

$ inxi -Fxz
System:
  Host: antix1 Kernel: 4.9.189-antix.1-486-smp i686 bits: 32 compiler: gcc v: 8.3.0 
  Desktop: IceWM 1.5.5+git20190610 
  Distro: antiX-19.b2_386-full Marielle Franco 13 July 2019 
  base: Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster) 
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: TOSHIBA product: Satellite 2450 v: PS245E-03TE0-GK 
  serial: <filter> 
  Mobo: TOSHIBA model: Portable PC v: Version A0 serial: <filter> BIOS: TOSHIBA 
  v: Version 1.30 date: 03/20/2003 
CPU:
  Topology: Single Core model: Intel Pentium 4 bits: 32 type: MCP 
  arch: Netburst Northwood rev: 7 L2 cache: 512 KiB 
  flags: pae sse sse2 bogomips: 5586 
  Speed: 2793 MHz min/max: N/A Core speed (MHz): 1: 2793 
Graphics:
  Device-1: NVIDIA NV17M [GeForce4 420 Go] vendor: Toshiba America Info Systems 
  driver: nouveau v: kernel bus ID: 01:00.0 
  Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.4 driver: nouveau unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa 
  resolution: 1024x768~60Hz 
  OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI nv17 x86/MMX/SSE2 v: 1.2 Mesa 18.3.6 direct render: Yes 
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel 82801DB/DBL/DBM AC97 Audio vendor: Toshiba America Info Systems 
  driver: snd_intel8x0 v: kernel bus ID: 00:1f.5 
  Sound Server: ALSA v: k4.9.189-antix.1-486-smp 
Network:
  Device-1: Realtek RTL-8100/8101L/8139 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter 
  vendor: Toshiba America Info Systems driver: 8139too v: 0.9.28 port: ce00 
  bus ID: 02:09.0 
  IF: eth0 state: down mac: <filter> 
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 93.16 GiB used: 37.09 GiB (39.8%) 
  ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Toshiba model: MK1032GAX size: 93.16 GiB 
Partition:
  ID-1: / size: 89.19 GiB used: 37.09 GiB (41.6%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1 
  ID-2: swap-1 size: 2.00 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda2 
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 67.0 C mobo: N/A 
  Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A 
Info:
  Processes: 130 Uptime: 28m Memory: 1001.2 MiB used: 290.1 MiB (29.0%) Init: SysVinit 
  runlevel: 5 Compilers: gcc: 8.3.0 Shell: bash v: 5.0.3 inxi: 3.0.33

$ inxi -Fxz
System:
  Host: antix1 Kernel: 4.9.189-antix.1-486-smp i686 bits: 32 compiler: gcc 
  v: 8.3.0 Desktop: IceWM 1.5.5+git20190610 
  Distro: antiX-19.b3_386-base Marielle Franco 16 August 2019 
  base: Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster) 
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: Hewlett-Packard product: Presario 2100 v: KE.M1.54 
  serial: <filter> 
  Mobo: Hewlett-Packard model: 002A v: NS570 Version PQ1A74 serial: <filter> 
  BIOS: Phoenix v: KE.M1.54 date: 12/17/20022 
CPU:
  Topology: Single Core model: Mobile Intel Celeron bits: 32 type: MCP 
  arch: Netburst Northwood rev: 7 L2 cache: 256 KiB 
  flags: pae sse sse2 bogomips: 3189 
  Speed: 1595 MHz min/max: N/A Core speed (MHz): 1: 1595 
Graphics:
  Device-1: AMD RS200M [Radeon IGP 330M/340M/345M/350M] 
  vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: radeon v: kernel bus ID: 01:05.0 
  Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.4 driver: ati,radeon 
  unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa resolution: 1024x768~60Hz 
  OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI R100 (RS200 4337) x86/MMX/SSE2 DRI2 
  v: 1.3 Mesa 18.3.6 direct render: Yes 
Audio:
  Device-1: ULi M5451 PCI AC-Link Audio vendor: Hewlett-Packard 
  driver: snd_ali5451 v: kernel bus ID: 00:06.0 
  Sound Server: ALSA v: k4.9.189-antix.1-486-smp 
Network:
  Device-1: ULi M7101 Power Management [PMU] vendor: Hewlett-Packard 
  type: network bridge driver: ali1535_smbus v: N/A port: 2000 
  bus ID: 00:11.0 
  Device-2: National DP83815 Ethernet vendor: Hewlett-Packard 
  driver: natsemi v: kernel port: 2400 bus ID: 00:12.0 
  IF: eth0 state: down mac: <filter> 
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 55.89 GiB used: 6.25 GiB (11.2%) 
  ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Toshiba model: MK6025GAS size: 55.89 GiB 
Partition:
  ID-1: / size: 52.76 GiB used: 6.25 GiB (11.8%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1 
  ID-2: swap-1 size: 2.00 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda2 
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 44.0 C mobo: N/A 
  Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A 
Info:
  Processes: 121 Uptime: 1h 07m Memory: 486.1 MiB used: 118.6 MiB (24.4%) 
  Init: SysVinit runlevel: 5 Compilers: gcc: 8.3.0 Shell: bash v: 5.0.3 
  inxi: 3.0.33

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   a1.jpg
   

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   a2.jpg
   

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   b1.jpg
   

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   b2.jpg
   

[Member ModdIt]

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Hi Maybe your problem is solved already, maybe not.
If not
Go to cups at localhost:631 and setup your specific printer, at first maybe leave generic until your problem is fixed.
Should you find no PPD for your exact model available you can either copy from the working laptop and install the file on the troublesome one. Or first try similar models from the same manufacturer.

I have often found it is easier to solve problems in the CUPS Interface, as more flexible than simplified distro GUI..

[Member olsztyn]

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Although Moddit provided a suggestion how to get around this and make it work, however the way I see it is that andfree presented a legitimate and interesting issue:
– System identifies this printer on antiX 19 b2, running on Toshiba Satellite.
– System is not able to identify this printer on antiX 19 b3 on HP Presario.
Although the test process should be comparing the printer on the same version (b2 or b3) if intended to test on two different computers, I believe antiX hardware detection capability (which is not antiX specific) should not be (in principle) dependent on computer where it is running, therefore in my mind a logical conclusion would be that the difference must be b2 vs. b3? Or the above my assumption is wrong and system printer detection capability IS dependent on what computer antiX is running?
I think what andfree reports is more than just HIS problem and how he can get around it but rather it is pointing to something that I (and I think many) would like to understand how this detection works.

Live antiX Boot Options (Previously posted by Xecure):
https://antixlinuxfan.miraheze.org/wiki/Table_of_antiX_Boot_Parameters

[Moderator caprea]

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andfree wrote:

Satellite 2450 laptop. The installed system is antiX-19.b2_386-full, 32-bit

andfree wrote:

with a HP Presario 2100 with antiX-19.b3_386-base, 32-bit

One is antiX-full, one is base

So I guess something is missing on the base to detect the printer properly.AFAIK you anyway have to install the whole printer-stuff on base by yourself.

[Member olsztyn]

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Thank you caprea… This explains…
I did not notice andfree was using full on one computer and base on another…
Looks like all mystery is solved.

Live antiX Boot Options (Previously posted by Xecure):
https://antixlinuxfan.miraheze.org/wiki/Table_of_antiX_Boot_Parameters

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