Bruce, if your printer is connected via network, you can also send the jobs via "nc" (package netcat-openbsd):
nc -w1 <IP of your printer> 9100 < file.ps Please try ehether this works. Using Abiword for printing the original text file works because Abiword uses a different method to generate print jobs. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/955553 Title: 12.04 Beta 1: Brother MFC8680DN cannot print text file To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups-filters/+bug/955553/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs