Re: seeking new laser printer

2025-06-12 Thread Paul Leiber
Am 12.06.2025 um 14:16 schrieb Michael Stone: On Wed, Jun 11, 2025 at 04:17:26PM -, Greg wrote: I have a Brother HL-2350DW and it just worked without further ado. Pretty much any modern networked single-function printer will just work. I've used canon and lexmark fairly recently, but no d

Re: seeking new laser printer

2025-06-12 Thread James H. H. Lampert
I think the original poster specifically wanted a laser printer (I'm with him on that, and with Greg: inkjets are the perfect "razor-and-blades model" device, with a rock-bottom initial cost and expensive consumables, and the printed documents are very water-sensitive), and specifically a PostS

Re: seeking new laser printer

2025-06-12 Thread gene heskett
On 6/12/25 08:32, Greg wrote: On 2025-06-12, Michael Stone wrote: On Wed, Jun 11, 2025 at 04:17:26PM -, Greg wrote: I have a Brother HL-2350DW and it just worked without further ado. Pretty much any modern networked single-function printer will just work. I've used canon and lexmark fairl

Re: seeking new laser printer

2025-06-12 Thread Greg
On 2025-06-12, Michael Stone wrote: > On Thu, Jun 12, 2025 at 12:41:34PM -, Greg wrote: >>Way back when I was still in high school, I had a Corona electric >>typewriter (it had ink cartridges you'd slip in). If you made a typo, >>you'd insert the correction cartridge and type over it. > > Quit

Re: seeking new laser printer

2025-06-12 Thread Michael Stone
On Thu, Jun 12, 2025 at 12:41:34PM -, Greg wrote: Way back when I was still in high school, I had a Corona electric typewriter (it had ink cartridges you'd slip in). If you made a typo, you'd insert the correction cartridge and type over it. Quite the advancement over white-out, or that hor

Re: seeking new laser printer

2025-06-12 Thread Greg
On 2024-12-08, Timothy M Butterworth wrote: >> > > I recommend Canon. I have a Canon TR4722 Pixma ink jet all-in-one printer. > Canon has drivers and a configuration script on their website. Setup and > configuration was very easy. > My experience with ink-jets are expensive.

Re: seeking new laser printer

2025-06-12 Thread Greg
On 2025-06-11, 🦓 wrote: > > Brother.com is the ultimate American Dream in typewriters and laser > printers, says MFC-L3710CW.czyborra.com. > Way back when I was still in high school, I had a Corona electric typewriter (it had ink cartridges you'd slip in). If you made a typo, you'd insert the cor

Re: seeking new laser printer

2025-06-12 Thread Greg
On 2025-06-12, Michael Stone wrote: > On Wed, Jun 11, 2025 at 04:17:26PM -, Greg wrote: >>I have a Brother HL-2350DW and it just worked without further ado. > > Pretty much any modern networked single-function printer will just work. > I've used canon and lexmark fairly recently, but no drive

Re: seeking new laser printer

2025-06-12 Thread Michael Stone
On Wed, Jun 11, 2025 at 04:17:26PM -, Greg wrote: I have a Brother HL-2350DW and it just worked without further ado. Pretty much any modern networked single-function printer will just work. I've used canon and lexmark fairly recently, but no drivers are required for any brand's printer th

Re: seeking new laser printer

2025-06-11 Thread 🦓
Brother.com is the ultimate American Dream in typewriters and laser printers, says MFC-L3710CW.czyborra.com. Default User schrieb am Mi., 11. Juni 2025, 23:40: > FWIW, with Debian 12 Stable (Bookworm), until recently I used an HP > LaserJet M209dw laser printer (does black an white printing only

Re: seeking new laser printer

2025-06-11 Thread Default User
FWIW, with Debian 12 Stable (Bookworm), until recently I used an HP LaserJet M209dw laser printer (does black an white printing only). Worked, except for the HP configuration and control software. IIRC,  did not need any drivers installed. IDK if it is still made. With Debian 12 Stable (Bookworm),

Re: seeking new laser printer

2025-06-11 Thread James H. H. Lampert
Kleene, Steven (kleenesj) wrote: If you are able, please recommend a black-and-white Postscript laser printer that will work well with Debian (Bookworm). After 29 years, I'm finally, and sadly, giving up on my HP LaserJet 5MP. At work I had problems with Linux drivers for a Xerox laser, and I'm

Re: seeking new laser printer

2025-06-11 Thread Greg
On 2024-12-08, Eddie wrote: > > > On 12/7/24 16:21, Kleene, Steven (kleenesj) wrote: >> If you are able, please recommend a black-and-white Postscript laser printer >> that will work well with Debian (Bookworm). After 29 years, I'm finally, >> and sadly, giving up on my HP LaserJet 5MP. At wor

Re: seeking new laser printer [solved, mostly]

2025-01-01 Thread Max Nikulin
On 31/12/2024 01:15, Kleene, Steven (kleenesj) wrote: it was less sharp than I get with my old Epson Perfection 2400 (from 2004) It might be difference due to technologies. The older one likely use "white" lamp and color filters over CCD array. New cheaper approach is a line of red, green, an

Re: seeking new laser printer [solved, mostly]

2025-01-01 Thread Kleene, Steven (kleenesj)
-dpi high-quality JPG with other software. So the Brother gives good quality when scanning as TIF but not as JPG. Thanks. From: Roy J. Tellason, Sr. Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2024 4:53 PM To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: seeking new la

Re: seeking new laser printer [solved, mostly]

2024-12-31 Thread Roy J. Tellason, Sr.
On Monday 30 December 2024 01:15:31 pm Kleene, Steven (kleenesj) wrote: > 3. With xscan, the scan quality is good enough for most purposes.  But when I > tested some fine engraving (like a dollar bill), it was less sharp than I get > with my old Epson Perfection 2400 (from 2004).  In both cases I

Re: seeking new laser printer [solved, mostly]

2024-12-31 Thread Henning Follmann
On Mon, Dec 30, 2024 at 06:15:31PM +, Kleene, Steven (kleenesj) wrote: > On December 7, 2024 4:21 PM, I wrote: > > > If you are able, please recommend a black-and-white Postscript laser > > printer that will work well with Debian (Bookworm). ... > > With advice from the group, I bought a Brot

Re: seeking new laser printer [solved, mostly]

2024-12-31 Thread eben
On 12/31/24 12:32, Dan Purgert wrote: > On Dec 31, 2024, e...@gmx.us wrote: >> On 12/31/24 07:44, Dan Purgert wrote: >>> On Dec 30, 2024, Kleene, Steven (kleenesj) wrote: 2. I have a virtualbox Windows XP machine. With the HP printer, it worked through CUPS and needed to find /dev/lp0.

Re: seeking new laser printer [solved, mostly]

2024-12-31 Thread Dan Purgert
On Dec 31, 2024, e...@gmx.us wrote: > On 12/31/24 07:44, Dan Purgert wrote: > > On Dec 30, 2024, Kleene, Steven (kleenesj) wrote: > >> 2. I have a virtualbox Windows XP machine. With the HP printer, it > >> worked through CUPS and needed to find /dev/lp0. So I just made a > >> symbolic link from

Re: seeking new laser printer [solved, mostly]

2024-12-31 Thread eben
On 12/31/24 07:44, Dan Purgert wrote: > On Dec 30, 2024, Kleene, Steven (kleenesj) wrote: >> On December 7, 2024 4:21 PM, I wrote: >> >> I would typically print with something like "cat file > /dev/usb/lp1". >> Now, though, with the new laser and a straight USB connection (no >> wireless), I see th

Re: seeking new laser printer [solved, mostly]

2024-12-31 Thread Dan Purgert
On Dec 30, 2024, Kleene, Steven (kleenesj) wrote: > On December 7, 2024 4:21 PM, I wrote: > > > If you are able, please recommend a black-and-white Postscript laser > > printer that will work well with Debian (Bookworm). ... > > With advice from the group, I bought a Brother DCP-L2640DW driverles

Re: seeking new laser printer [solved, mostly]

2024-12-30 Thread Kleene, Steven (kleenesj)
here in the way that caused printing with the character special lp1. So what's there now is just a copy of the PostScript I copied there. Thanks. ________ From: Greg Wooledge Sent: Monday, December 30, 2024 3:56 PM To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject:

Re: seeking new laser printer [solved, mostly]

2024-12-30 Thread Greg Wooledge
On Mon, Dec 30, 2024 at 18:15:31 +, Kleene, Steven (kleenesj) wrote: > 1. Formerly (but still Bookworm), I had an HP LaserJet 5MP connected with a > USB-to-parallel adapter. I saw this character special device: > > crw-rw 1 root lp 180, 1 Dec 3 08:53 /dev/usb/lp1 > > I would typicall

Re: seeking new laser printer [solved, mostly]

2024-12-30 Thread Kleene, Steven (kleenesj)
On December 7, 2024 4:21 PM, I wrote: > If you are able, please recommend a black-and-white Postscript laser > printer that will work well with Debian (Bookworm). ... With advice from the group, I bought a Brother DCP-L2640DW driverless monochrome printer/scanner. I run the fvwm window manager

Re: seeking new laser printer

2024-12-08 Thread Kleene, Steven (kleenesj)
the many helpful replies. I intend to get a Brother DCP-L2640DW and will report back with the results whenever I have them. From: Roy J. Tellason, Sr. Sent: Sunday, December 8, 2024 1:57 PM To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: seeking new lase

Re: seeking new laser printer

2024-12-08 Thread Roy J. Tellason, Sr.
On Saturday 07 December 2024 04:21:40 pm Kleene, Steven (kleenesj) wrote: > If you are able, please recommend a black-and-white Postscript laser printer > that will work well with Debian (Bookworm). After 29 years, I'm finally, and > sadly, giving up on my HP LaserJet 5MP. At work I had problem

Re: seeking new laser printer

2024-12-08 Thread Ash Joubert
On 2024-12-08 10:21, Kleene, Steven (kleenesj) wrote: If you are able, please recommend a black-and-white Postscript laser printer that will work well with Debian (Bookworm). After 29 years, I'm finally, and sadly, giving up on my HP LaserJet 5MP. At work I had problems with Linux drivers fo

Re: seeking new laser printer

2024-12-08 Thread Bret Busby
On 8/12/24 05:21, Kleene, Steven (kleenesj) wrote: If you are able, please recommend a black-and-white Postscript laser printer that will work well with Debian (Bookworm). After 29 years, I'm finally, and sadly, giving up on my HP LaserJet 5MP. At work I had problems with Linux drivers for a

Re: seeking new laser printer

2024-12-08 Thread eben
On 12/7/24 16:21, Kleene, Steven (kleenesj) wrote: > If you are able, please recommend a black-and-white Postscript laser > printer that will work well with Debian (Bookworm). After 29 years, I'm > finally, and sadly, giving up on my HP LaserJet 5MP. At work I had > problems with Linux drivers fo

Re: seeking new laser printer

2024-12-08 Thread Eddie
On 12/7/24 16:21, Kleene, Steven (kleenesj) wrote: If you are able, please recommend a black-and-white Postscript laser printer that will work well with Debian (Bookworm). After 29 years, I'm finally, and sadly, giving up on my HP LaserJet 5MP. At work I had problems with Linux drivers fo

Re: seeking new laser printer

2024-12-08 Thread Felix Miata
Timothy M Butterworth composed on 2024-12-08 08:13 (UTC-0500): > Steven (kleenesj) wrote: >> If you are able, please recommend a black-and-white Postscript laser >> printer that will work well with Debian (Bookworm). After 29 years, I'm >> finally, and sadly, giving up on my HP LaserJet 5MP. At

Re: seeking new laser printer

2024-12-08 Thread Timothy M Butterworth
On Sun, Dec 8, 2024 at 7:32 AM Kleene, Steven (kleenesj) < kleen...@ucmail.uc.edu> wrote: > If you are able, please recommend a black-and-white Postscript laser > printer that will work well with Debian (Bookworm). After 29 years, I'm > finally, and sadly, giving up on my HP LaserJet 5MP. At wor

Re: seeking new laser printer

2024-12-08 Thread Eduardo M KALINOWSKI
On 07/12/2024 18:21, Kleene, Steven (kleenesj) wrote: If you are able, please recommend a black-and-white Postscript laser printer that will work well with Debian (Bookworm). After 29 years, I'm finally, and sadly, giving up on my HP LaserJet 5MP. At work I had problems with Linux drivers fo

Re: seeking new laser printer

2024-12-08 Thread jeremy ardley
On 8/12/24 05:21, Kleene, Steven (kleenesj) wrote: If you are able, please recommend a black-and-white Postscript laser printer that will work well with Debian (Bookworm). After 29 years, I'm finally, and sadly, giving up on my HP LaserJet 5MP. At work I had problems with Linux drivers fo

Re: seeking new laser printer

2024-12-08 Thread gene heskett
On 12/8/24 03:54, Kleene, Steven (kleenesj) wrote: If you are able, please recommend a black-and-white Postscript laser printer that will work well with Debian (Bookworm). After 29 years, I'm finally, and sadly, giving up on my HP LaserJet 5MP. At work I had problems with Linux drivers for a

seeking new laser printer

2024-12-08 Thread Kleene, Steven (kleenesj)
If you are able, please recommend a black-and-white Postscript laser printer that will work well with Debian (Bookworm). After 29 years, I'm finally, and sadly, giving up on my HP LaserJet 5MP. At work I had problems with Linux drivers for a Xerox laser, and I'm trying to avoid that. Some Red