[lstmysock11]

Hi

Installed and been running Linux mint 20 for a while now. But this morning I tried to print from my trusty Dell Black and white laser jet, Well I can not get the dam thing to print in Linux. Will only work under windows, Anyway the thing is at least 6 years or so old. Need to find a printer that I know works and has drivers available in linux.

 

[ozlay]

I use a Brother HL-L2370DW that i got at staples and i have plugged into my router. And linux mint found it on the network and uses it. So i guess linux mint has built in drivers for it.

 

[enorbet2]

FWIW I'm usi8ng a fairly cheap network connected HP 5740 All-In-One Inkjet that everything works on in every distro I've tried (many!) but Laser printers have numerous advantages for basic printing. You didn't mention any model numbers. Are you certain HPLIP or even Dell itself doesn't have Linux modules/drivers for yours?

 

[lstmysock11]

I have a Dell B1165NFW I did find something on the dell website for drivers for linux but have no clue how to install them.

 

[bomfunk]

Do you have CUPS installed? I'd think it comes by default on any desktop-oriented distro these days but it might be worth checking. What type of driver did you download? Typically you shouldn't need to install any drivers on Linux, if you do, that's usually a bad omen.

 

[lstmysock11]

I have a Dell B1165NFW I did find something on the dell website for drivers for linux but have no clue how to install them.

Yes I have cups installed, I even got the driver from dell but the install program that comes with it you try to run the thing and nothing happens. Install the printer with default driver and it will not print.

 

[enorbet2]

Did you run the installer as root?

 

[lstmysock11]

Did you run the installer as root?

https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-us/product-support/product/dell-b1165nfw/drivers

Here is the file but not sure how I go about installing these drivers. No instructions in the file that I can find how to install

 

[lstmysock11]

, Found the answer, Searched youtube with the name of the dell driver and solution #1 worked like a charm. Had no idea what I needed to do to install the darn thing until I saw this video.

 

[lstmysock11]

That got the printer running but the scanner not so much. Anyone give me a clue what I need to do to get the scanner part of the printer to work?