06-29-2025, 09:51 AM
(06-29-2025, 08:03 AM)stevef Wrote: 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
If this shows anything, paste back here.Code:lpstat -t
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