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ArcaOS 5.0: Printing from VirtualBox on Brother DCP-J140W
Post by 1967er » Fri, Dec 13, 2024, 17:09
Hello everyone,
I have tried all possible solutions.
System: ArcaOS (ver: The Operating System/2 Version is 4.50)
Printer: Brother DCPJ-140W (WLAN) with Linux PPD file
VirtualBox: 7.1.4
Network: Bridged mode
The printer can be pinged from the VM, and sometimes it is even automatically detected with a printer queue (!).
However, I always use lpd://192.168.178.37/BINARY_P1, which works well under Linux and Windows 11.
A print job is created, becomes visible, and then disappears as if it had been printed. However, nothing is actually printed.
Where should I start troubleshooting? PPD file? I can’t think of anything else.
Best regards & thanks,
Jürgen
I also needed a PPD file for my system to get my printer Brother MFC 9970 CDW working.
At first, I tried using FTP, but this resulted in only .txt files being printed.
In the help file of TCP (C:\TCPIP\HELP\lprpdrvr.hlp), it is stated:
"With LPD connections, printer icons on the desktop can be redirected to remote LPD printers.
Before submitting print jobs to an LPD connection, the program LPRPORTD must be activated.
Use the 'Configure Automatic Startup of Services' page in the 'TCP/IP Configuration' notebook to start LPRPORTD automatically.
The 'TCP/IP Configuration' notebook is located in the Internet folder (LAN)."
Set up LPRPORTD in the TCP/IP configuration and direct the printer object to the correct port.
Then, printing should work.
Thanks, everyone!