Bruce, if your printer is on USB, you should be able to find its device file via
sudo usb_printerid /dev/usb/lp0 sudo usb_printerid /dev/usb/lp1 ... and then print unfiltered with a commands like sudo -s cat file.ps > /dev/usb/lp0 exit -- 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