Xerox DocuPrint P265 dw installation

[MarkHoward]

Hi - absolute newbie
Trying to install the named printer.
In Menu>System>Printers>Add it finds and recognises the connected printer "connected to USB"
Searching for a driver it says it has found one - "Gutenprint"
When I go "Forward" to install the driver it says "Installing openprint-gutenprint"  but it just sits there (for at least 5 minutes) and appears to be doing nothing.
I have the Xerox distribution CD that came with the printer (several years ago) but not sure if any drivers on the CD would be Lite-compatible: or how I would go about accessing them.
Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.

[stevef]

Difficult to provide help without having the same hardware.  From what I understand the Xerox printer dates back to the early 2010s and the manufacturers provided drivers for MS and MAC, but not linux.  Regardless, you should check the CD for any references to Linux

When the printer was initially detected when connected to USB, did you get a message saying 'Printer added' ?
If so, you may have some functionality.

Using the Printers utility, if the printer shows as 'Connected to USB'
Right click, select 'Properties' and just try 'Print Test Page'

You might be able to see how your system sees the device from the terminal (press Ctrl, Alt and T) with this command

Code:

lpstat -t

If this shows anything, paste back here.

You can also try opening a browser and entering this address
http://127.0.0.1:631/printers/

This link suggests there may be a driver printer-driver-brlaser which could help, printer-driver-brlaser is included in Linux Lite 7.4
https://github.com/pdewacht/brlaser/issues/150

[MarkHoward]

Thanks for your reply Steve
Difficult to provide help without having the same hardware.  From what I understand the Xerox printer dates back to the early 2010s and the manufacturers provided drivers for MS and MAC, but not linux.  Regardless, you should check the CD for any references to Linux
No references on the CD to Linux
When the printer was initially detected when connected to USB, did you get a message saying 'Printer added' ? NO 
If so, you may have some functionality.
Screen said
Devices
In box: FX Docuprint P265 DW
      Generic CUPS-PDF
      LPT#1
      Serial POrt#1
      Enter URL
      >Network Printer
When clicking Forward with FX Docuprint P265 DW selected
I get:
Select Driver 
In box   gutenprint
            LocalDriver
Using the Printers utility, if the printer shows as 'Connected to USB'
Right click, select 'Properties' and just try 'Print Test Page'
Nothing mentioning "connected to USB" is right-clickable

You might be able to see how your system sees the device from the terminal (press Ctrl, Alt and T) with this command

Code:

lpstat -t

If this shows anything, paste back here.

Code:

lpstat -t
scheduler is running
no system default destination
lpstat: no destination added  (x 4)

You can also try opening a browser and entering this address
http://127.0.0.1:631/printers/
"No printers"
This link suggests there may be a driver printer-driver-brlaser which could help, printer-driver-brlaser is included in Linux Lite 7.4
https://github.com/pdewacht/brlaser/issues/150
This is what I got from
sudo lpinfo --include-schemes usb -l -v
Oh - dont know how to capture and post the contents of a terminal window
Device: uri = usb://FX/Docuprint%20P265%dw?serial=0000DN5--831912
Class = direct
Info = FX Docuprint P265 dw
Make-and-model = FX Docuprint P265 dw
Device-id = MFG: FX;CMDJL,PCL,PCLXL, <- AND MORE STUFF THAT i CAN GIVE YOU IF IT WOULD HELP ->

But that's me for a few hours, now.
I appreciate your help with this.
It's a bit of a show-stopper for me - not being able to print - and I find I can't go back to Windows 

[stevef]

Thanks for your reply

You're welcome.

When the printer was initially detected when connected to USB, did you get a message saying 'Printer added' ? NO

This would have been a pop up - see the manual for an example of what you should see in best case.
https://www.linuxliteos.com/manual/hardw...ml#printer

Screen said
Devices
In box: FX Docuprint P265 DW
      Generic CUPS-PDF
      LPT#1
      Serial POrt#1
      Enter URL
      >Network Printer

What Screen said this ?

In post 1

In Menu>System>Printers>Add it finds and recognises the connected printer "connected to USB"

The assumption I made (maybe wrong) was that 'Printers' utility was still showing your printer.
So this reply from post 3

Nothing mentioning "connected to USB" is right-clickable

is a bit of a worry.

To clarify the confusion, with your printer connected to the USB port (as you had it when the system found and recognised it)
click Menu->System->Printers
In the window that opens, does your printer show as a printer icon ?
If so, is there any 'indicator' associated with the Printer icon - e.g. a coloured tick or a cross etc.
If you see your printer icon, click it to select it.
Does it say 'Connected to USB' along the bottom of the window ?
If it does, right click on the printer icon, choose 'Properties' then try 'Print a Test Page'

The output of

Code:

sudo lpinfo --include-schemes usb -l -v

suggests your printer is connected and recognised

It's a bit of a show-stopper for me - not being able to print

We may be able to get to the point where you can do basic printing, but more complex functionality specific to the print might need a bit of luck.

dont know how to capture and post the contents of a terminal window

Mouse pointer to the start of the text you want to capture
Left click, then drag the pointer to the end of the text you want to capture.
This should highlight the block of text
Right click and selecting 'copy' puts the highlighted text into your clipboard.
Using the 'Code' and 'Insert a Quote' tools found just above the typing window may help format when posting.