On Tue 04 Jul 2017 at 09:05:21 -0400, Celejar wrote: > On Tue, 4 Jul 2017 12:03:45 +0100 > Brian <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Mon 03 Jul 2017 at 19:15:19 -0400, Celejar wrote: > > > > > On Mon, 3 Jul 2017 14:46:08 -0400 > > > Dan Ritter <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > ... > > > > > > > A Brother with all of: > > > > > > > > - ethernet networking > > > > - duplex > > > > - BR/Script3 (Their PostScript clone, which I think is actually > > > > GhostScript) > > > > > > > > will not need a driver. > > > > > > > > Current examples: HL-L5100N ($170), HL-L6200DW ($250) > > > > > > Very interesting, thanks. Is this documented / explained anywhere? I > > > think I understand why 1 and 3 might be relevant to the need for > > > drivers, but 2? > > > > > > FWIW, my HL-2280DW meets 1 and 2, but not (apparently) 3, and indeed > > > does seem to require a driver. > > > > I do not see why 1 and 2 are in any way necessary to use a printer > > without a proprietary driver. PostScript or PCL6 emulation is, however, > > a pre-condition. The HL-2280DW has PCL6 emulation. > > I know that it has PCL6 emulation, but the fact is that I have never > been able to get it working properly without Brother's binary blob > drivers, nor have I seen any reports of anyone who has.
Depends what you mean by "properly". The PPD in /etc/cups/ppd has a line beginning *cupsFilter:..... . Alter the line to read *cupsFilter: "application/vnd.cups-raster 50 rastertohp" Restart cups and do lp -d <queue_name> /etc/nsswitch That file prints out perfectly on my PCL/PCLX capable LaserJet. (I used a Brother PPD, with the altered line, for your printer). I am unsure about "50" in the *cupsFilter: line. "0" might be better. -- Brian.
