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    Default Brother P-Touch 2430PC

    Dear all,

    any ideas how to get the label printer Brother P-Touch 2430PC to work.
    The printer is detected by YAST, but there is no driver?

    best regards
    herby2

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    Default Re: Brother P-Touch 2430PC

    Yes I did,
    and I installed the drivers (this arte foomatic XML files) , but the printer-driver is not in YAST or CUPS. The Hardware is well recognized, but how to have the driver in the YAST or CUPS - database ?

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    Default Re: Brother P-Touch 2430PC

    can you tell us what you did in cups please

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    Default Re: Brother P-Touch 2430PC

    Steps in CUPS

    http://localhost:631
    Add Printer
    specify name : P-Touch_2430 --> continue
    Choose from list: Brother PT-2430PC (USB#1) (Brother PT-2430PC)
    Now a box with Printers from brother appears but not with the p-touch, instead I could choose a ppd-file, which I don't have.

    Cancel operation in CUPS


    Steps in YAST

    Hardware --> Printer --> Add --> Choosed connection and printer in the top box. but "Assign Driver" is nothing appropriate


    Is this helpfull ?
    regards
    herby2

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    Default Re: Brother P-Touch 2430PC

    we use gnome; it has a search function in the Systems folder;

    if you look in your whole filesystem;

    for *.ppd and see if there are any brother ppds if you installed ptouch

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    Default Re: Brother P-Touch 2430PC

    and here is some research for you;

    http://solutions.brother.com/linux/en_us/index.htm

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    Default Re: Brother P-Touch 2430PC

    found, but only PT-9500 available. This driver don't work with PT 2430PC.

    regards
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    Default Re: Brother P-Touch 2430PC

    Quote Originally Posted by pdc_2 View Post
    we use gnome; it has a search function in the Systems folder;

    if you look in your whole filesystem;

    for *.ppd and see if there are any brother ppds if you installed ptouch
    no related ppds are found.

    I tried the earlier link from

    CUPS/Foomatic driver for Brother P-touch label printers


    ./configure shows:

    checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
    checking whether build environment is sane... yes
    checking for a thread-safe mkdir -p... /bin/mkdir -p
    checking for gawk... gawk
    checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
    checking for gcc... gcc
    checking for C compiler default output file name... a.out
    checking whether the C compiler works... yes
    checking whether we are cross compiling... no
    checking for suffix of executables...
    checking for suffix of object files... o
    checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... yes
    checking whether gcc accepts -g... yes
    checking for gcc option to accept ISO C89... none needed
    checking for style of include used by make... GNU
    checking dependency style of gcc... gcc3
    checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
    checking for cupsParseOptions in -lcups... yes
    checking for cupsRasterReadHeader in -lcupsimage... yes
    checking for lrint in -lm... yes
    checking how to run the C preprocessor... gcc -E
    checking for grep that handles long lines and -e... /usr/bin/grep
    checking for egrep... /usr/bin/grep -E
    checking for ANSI C header files... yes
    checking for sys/types.h... yes
    checking for sys/stat.h... yes
    checking for stdlib.h... yes
    checking for string.h... yes
    checking for memory.h... yes
    checking for strings.h... yes
    checking for inttypes.h... yes
    checking for stdint.h... yes
    checking for unistd.h... yes
    checking cups/cups.h usability... yes
    checking cups/cups.h presence... yes
    checking for cups/cups.h... yes
    checking cups/raster.h usability... yes
    checking cups/raster.h presence... yes
    checking for cups/raster.h... yes
    checking fcntl.h usability... yes
    checking fcntl.h presence... yes
    checking for fcntl.h... yes
    checking for stdlib.h... (cached) yes
    checking for string.h... (cached) yes
    checking for unistd.h... (cached) yes
    checking for an ANSI C-conforming const... yes
    checking for stdbool.h that conforms to C99... yes
    checking for _Bool... yes
    checking for inline... inline
    checking for stdlib.h... (cached) yes
    checking for GNU libc compatible malloc... yes
    checking return type of signal handlers... void
    checking for memset... yes
    checking for strcasecmp... yes
    checking for strstr... yes
    checking for strtol... yes
    configure: creating ./config.status
    config.status: creating Makefile
    config.status: WARNING: Makefile.in seems to ignore the --datarootdir setting
    config.status: creating ptouch-driver.spec
    config.status: creating ptouch-driver-foomatic.spec
    config.status: creating config.h
    config.status: config.h is unchanged
    config.status: executing depfiles commands
    make:

    make all-am
    make[1]: Entering directory `/home/software/p-touch/ptouch-driver-1.3'
    make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/software/p-touch/ptouch-driver-1.3'
    make install

    make[1]: Entering directory `/home/software/p-touch/ptouch-driver-1.3'
    test -z "/usr/local/lib/cups/filter" || /bin/mkdir -p "/usr/local/lib/cups/filter"
    /usr/bin/install -c 'rastertoptch' '/usr/local/lib/cups/filter/rastertoptch'
    test -z "/usr/local/share/foomatic/db/source" || /bin/mkdir -p "/usr/local/share/foomatic/db/source"
    /bin/sh /home/software/p-touch/ptouch-driver-1.3/install-sh -c -m 644 'driver/ptouch.xml' '/usr/local/share/foomatic/db/source/driver/ptouch.xml'
    /bin/sh /home/software/p-touch/ptouch-driver-1.3/install-sh -c -m 644 'printer/Brother-QL-500.xml' '/usr/local/share/foomatic/db/source/printer/Brother-QL-500.xml'
    /bin/sh /home/software/p-touch/ptouch-driver-1.3/install-sh -c -m 644 'printer/Brother-QL-550.xml' '/usr/local/share/foomatic/db/source/printer/Brother-QL-550.xml'
    /bin/sh /home/software/p-touch/ptouch-driver-1.3/install-sh -c -m 644 'printer/Brother-QL-650TD.xml' '/usr/local/share/foomatic/db/source/printer/Brother-QL-650TD.xml'
    /bin/sh /home/software/p-touch/ptouch-driver-1.3/install-sh -c -m 644 'printer/Brother-PT-PC.xml' '/usr/local/share/foomatic/db/source/printer/Brother-PT-PC.xml'
    /bin/sh /home/software/p-touch/ptouch-driver-1.3/install-sh -c -m 644 'printer/Brother-PT-18R.xml' '/usr/local/share/foomatic/db/source/printer/Brother-PT-18R.xml'
    /bin/sh /home/software/p-touch/ptouch-driver-1.3/install-sh -c -m 644 'printer/Brother-PT-1500PC.xml' '/usr/local/share/foomatic/db/source/printer/Brother-PT-1500PC.xml'
    /bin/sh /home/software/p-touch/ptouch-driver-1.3/install-sh -c -m 644 'printer/Brother-PT-1950VP.xml' '/usr/local/share/foomatic/db/source/printer/Brother-PT-1950VP.xml'
    /bin/sh /home/software/p-touch/ptouch-driver-1.3/install-sh -c -m 644 'printer/Brother-PT-1950.xml' '/usr/local/share/foomatic/db/source/printer/Brother-PT-1950.xml'
    /bin/sh /home/software/p-touch/ptouch-driver-1.3/install-sh -c -m 644 'printer/Brother-PT-1960.xml' '/usr/local/share/foomatic/db/source/printer/Brother-PT-1960.xml'
    /bin/sh /home/software/p-touch/ptouch-driver-1.3/install-sh -c -m 644 'printer/Brother-PT-2300.xml' '/usr/local/share/foomatic/db/source/printer/Brother-PT-2300.xml'
    /bin/sh /home/software/p-touch/ptouch-driver-1.3/install-sh -c -m 644 'printer/Brother-PT-2420PC.xml' '/usr/local/share/foomatic/db/source/printer/Brother-PT-2420PC.xml'
    /bin/sh /home/software/p-touch/ptouch-driver-1.3/install-sh -c -m 644 'printer/Brother-PT-2450DX.xml' '/usr/local/share/foomatic/db/source/printer/Brother-PT-2450DX.xml'
    /bin/sh /home/software/p-touch/ptouch-driver-1.3/install-sh -c -m 644 'printer/Brother-PT-2500PC.xml' '/usr/local/share/foomatic/db/source/printer/Brother-PT-2500PC.xml'
    /bin/sh /home/software/p-touch/ptouch-driver-1.3/install-sh -c -m 644 'printer/Brother-PT-2600.xml' '/usr/local/share/foomatic/db/source/printer/Brother-PT-2600.xml'
    /bin/sh /home/software/p-touch/ptouch-driver-1.3/install-sh -c -m 644 'printer/Brother-PT-2610.xml' '/usr/local/share/foomatic/db/source/printer/Brother-PT-2610.xml'
    /bin/sh /home/software/p-touch/ptouch-driver-1.3/install-sh -c -m 644 'printer/Brother-PT-3600.xml' '/usr/local/share/foomatic/db/source/printer/Brother-PT-3600.xml'
    /bin/sh /home/software/p-touch/ptouch-driver-1.3/install-sh -c -m 644 'printer/Brother-PT-550A.xml' '/usr/local/share/foomatic/db/source/printer/Brother-PT-550A.xml'
    /bin/sh /home/software/p-touch/ptouch-driver-1.3/install-sh -c -m 644 'printer/Brother-PT-9200DX.xml' '/usr/local/share/foomatic/db/source/printer/Brother-PT-9200DX.xml'
    /bin/sh /home/software/p-touch/ptouch-driver-1.3/install-sh -c -m 644 'printer/Brother-PT-9200PC.xml' '/usr/local/share/foomatic/db/source/printer/Brother-PT-9200PC.xml'
    /bin/sh /home/software/p-touch/ptouch-driver-1.3/install-sh -c -m 644 'printer/Brother-PT-9400.xml' '/usr/local/share/foomatic/db/source/printer/Brother-PT-9400.xml'
    /bin/sh /home/software/p-touch/ptouch-driver-1.3/install-sh -c -m 644 'printer/Brother-PT-9500PC.xml' '/usr/local/share/foomatic/db/source/printer/Brother-PT-9500PC.xml'
    /bin/sh /home/software/p-touch/ptouch-driver-1.3/install-sh -c -m 644 'printer/Brother-PT-9600.xml' '/usr/local/share/foomatic/db/source/printer/Brother-PT-9600.xml'
    /bin/sh /home/software/p-touch/ptouch-driver-1.3/install-sh -c -m 644 'opt/Brother-Ptouch-AdvanceDistance.xml' '/usr/local/share/foomatic/db/source/opt/Brother-Ptouch-AdvanceDistance.xml'
    /bin/sh /home/software/p-touch/ptouch-driver-1.3/install-sh -c -m 644 'opt/Brother-Ptouch-AdvanceMedia.xml' '/usr/local/share/foomatic/db/source/opt/Brother-Ptouch-AdvanceMedia.xml'
    /bin/sh /home/software/p-touch/ptouch-driver-1.3/install-sh -c -m 644 'opt/Brother-Ptouch-Align.xml' '/usr/local/share/foomatic/db/source/opt/Brother-Ptouch-Align.xml'
    /bin/sh /home/software/p-touch/ptouch-driver-1.3/install-sh -c -m 644 'opt/Brother-Ptouch-BytesPerLine.xml' '/usr/local/share/foomatic/db/source/opt/Brother-Ptouch-BytesPerLine.xml'
    /bin/sh /home/software/p-touch/ptouch-driver-1.3/install-sh -c -m 644 'opt/Brother-Ptouch-ConcatPages.xml' '/usr/local/share/foomatic/db/source/opt/Brother-Ptouch-ConcatPages.xml'
    /bin/sh /home/software/p-touch/ptouch-driver-1.3/install-sh -c -m 644 'opt/Brother-Ptouch-CutMark.xml' '/usr/local/share/foomatic/db/source/opt/Brother-Ptouch-CutMark.xml'
    /bin/sh /home/software/p-touch/ptouch-driver-1.3/install-sh -c -m 644 'opt/Brother-Ptouch-CutMedia.xml' '/usr/local/share/foomatic/db/source/opt/Brother-Ptouch-CutMedia.xml'
    /bin/sh /home/software/p-touch/ptouch-driver-1.3/install-sh -c -m 644 'opt/Brother-Ptouch-HalfCut.xml' '/usr/local/share/foomatic/db/source/opt/Brother-Ptouch-HalfCut.xml'
    /bin/sh /home/software/p-touch/ptouch-driver-1.3/install-sh -c -m 644 'opt/Brother-Ptouch-SoftwareMirror.xml' '/usr/local/share/foomatic/db/source/opt/Brother-Ptouch-SoftwareMirror.xml'
    /bin/sh /home/software/p-touch/ptouch-driver-1.3/install-sh -c -m 644 'opt/Brother-Ptouch-LabelPreamble.xml' '/usr/local/share/foomatic/db/source/opt/Brother-Ptouch-LabelPreamble.xml'
    /bin/sh /home/software/p-touch/ptouch-driver-1.3/install-sh -c -m 644 'opt/Brother-Ptouch-MirrorPrint.xml' '/usr/local/share/foomatic/db/source/opt/Brother-Ptouch-MirrorPrint.xml'
    /bin/sh /home/software/p-touch/ptouch-driver-1.3/install-sh -c -m 644 'opt/Brother-Ptouch-NegativePrint.xml' '/usr/local/share/foomatic/db/source/opt/Brother-Ptouch-NegativePrint.xml'
    /bin/sh /home/software/p-touch/ptouch-driver-1.3/install-sh -c -m 644 'opt/Brother-Ptouch-PageSize.xml' '/usr/local/share/foomatic/db/source/opt/Brother-Ptouch-PageSize.xml'
    /bin/sh /home/software/p-touch/ptouch-driver-1.3/install-sh -c -m 644 'opt/Brother-Ptouch-PixelTransfer.xml' '/usr/local/share/foomatic/db/source/opt/Brother-Ptouch-PixelTransfer.xml'
    /bin/sh /home/software/p-touch/ptouch-driver-1.3/install-sh -c -m 644 'opt/Brother-Ptouch-PrintDensity.xml' '/usr/local/share/foomatic/db/source/opt/Brother-Ptouch-PrintDensity.xml'
    /bin/sh /home/software/p-touch/ptouch-driver-1.3/install-sh -c -m 644 'opt/Brother-Ptouch-PrintQuality.xml' '/usr/local/share/foomatic/db/source/opt/Brother-Ptouch-PrintQuality.xml'
    /bin/sh /home/software/p-touch/ptouch-driver-1.3/install-sh -c -m 644 'opt/Brother-Ptouch-Resolution.xml' '/usr/local/share/foomatic/db/source/opt/Brother-Ptouch-Resolution.xml'
    /bin/sh /home/software/p-touch/ptouch-driver-1.3/install-sh -c -m 644 'opt/Brother-Ptouch-RollFedMedia.xml' '/usr/local/share/foomatic/db/source/opt/Brother-Ptouch-RollFedMedia.xml'
    /bin/sh /home/software/p-touch/ptouch-driver-1.3/install-sh -c -m 644 'opt/Brother-Ptouch-TransferMode.xml' '/usr/local/share/foomatic/db/source/opt/Brother-Ptouch-TransferMode.xml'
    make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/software/p-touch/ptouch-driver-1.3'

    As you can see, there is a "Brother-PT-2420PC.xml" installed. This is a similar printer.
    How to get a ppd from this *.xml files?

    regards
    herby2

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    Default Re: Brother P-Touch 2430PC

    1) are you running a 64bit OpenSuse system?


    2)
    How to get a ppd from this *.xml files?
    don't know; but doubt that an install would halt things there;

    and not give you .ppd

    can you look in /usr/share/cups/model and see if any ppd files there ......

    ....... you seem computer-savvy; you have used linux before?

    either a gui to look in the above, or in a terminal:

    cd /usr/share/cups/model
    and then

    ls
    I see that this guy

    Arne John Glenstrup's Home Page

    maintains the site you got the drivers from;

    you might consider emailing him directly; you can bring your acquired wisdom then back to the forum and tell us all

    3) another thought:

    why don't you look in

    '/usr/local/share/foomatic/db/source/printer/Brother-PT-2420PC.xml'
    and see what is there

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