I switched from KDE to GNOME because of dual monitor setup (still broken under KDE) and now I try to add my printer, like I did before on KDE.
IP is set on 192.168.50.50 over the router
install from AUR brother-mfc-j5320dw3.0.1-3 and brscan4
than I run
sudo brsaneconfig4 -a name=5320DW model=MFCJ5320DW ip=192.168.50.50
I reboot but when ever I try to add a printer it shows “cant add printer” and this is it
I have no idea what the problem could be, just switch to GNOME and didnt touch anything on my setup.
@Keruskerfuerst not working, asking again for username and password @JiaZhang this helps a lot, the printer was instant shown after I rund this command
But still nothing works. When i try to open settings, nothing happen and scanning is also not possible
Thats the only information I get when i try to open anything.
I also try to add a new printer, it shows me just one printer, not like before but I still can not add
But I think you’re new to this printing stuff, so probably see a brief explanation on CUPS:
To be honest, if you need a printer driver from AUR, there’s still a risk that the driver may have some issue (non-functional or the print result is unsatisfactory) and I don’t really recommend using printer driver from AUR even if it’s available. Not to mention that you need to be cautious with AUR caveats, making it not suitable for beginner.
I don’t know how Manjaro KDE was able to functionally support your printer model but not in Manjaro GNOME …
P.S.
Printer in UNIX and Linux world is quite tricky, and usually vendors only provide an official support as a deb or rpm package:
For you printer model : Downloads | MFC-J5320DW | Others | Brother
So that means that managing printers in deb or rpm distro based is easier.
If the above still doesn’t work, my advice is either below:
Switch to Manjaro KDE
If you still want GNOME, perhaps try a live-media of deb or rpm distro based with GNOME and see if your printer works, then use that distro instead.
I’m so happy right now with GNOME but this is really strange and I’m not able to fix this.
I try it yesterday on Notebook, old one, just install Manjaro KDE.
Install MFC-J5320DW and brscan4 (AUR)
Add printer → IPP Netzwerkdrucker over DNS-SD → Brother MFC-J5320DW CUPS (en) → IP → done
sudo brsaneconfig4 -a name=J5320DW model=MFCJ5320DW ip=192.168.50.50
Anything works, scanning and printing, even in very good quality.
Back to GNOME it even find printer and scanner instant.
But cant scan or print, even when I remove the printer and try to add it again it shows “cant add printer”
So to clarify, printer was working fine on Manjaro GNOME installed on your old notebook but not with the current computer you’re using. Is that right?
If that’s the case, then I suspect that it’s very likely more to a permission problem. Somehow, you don’t have the permission to configure printer on the laptop you’re using now.
I never use Manjaro GNOME, so I can’t advise further.
@JiaZhang no, I took a old notebook and install Manjaro KDE to test it again and its working without any problem. On GNOME I was not able to print or scan one site
With “sudo systemctl enable --now avahi-daemon.service” it adds the printer but still not work
