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The Real Bev <
bashley101@gmail.com> wrote:
> I won`t go into any great detail unless somebody here knows A LOT about
> this POS.
>
> The problem is probably with CUPS -- it simply doesn`t see the printer,
> which we have set to a static IP address. Works fine with windows.
>
> Brother updates only .deb and .rpm files, and the conversions are
> frequently FUBAR. Nothing useful on the CD.
>
> Thanks for listening.
I`ve got one running fine with cups. Download the "Driver Install
Tool" (you just need that tool, which will download the other
drivers, etc, when you run it) from...
https://support.brother.com/g/b/downloadlist.aspx?c=us&lang=en&prod=hll2395dw_us
_as&os=127
...and run it (as root). First make sure cups is running and the printer
is on, and that you`ve already got the printer connected to your wireless
router or wap (the blue light on the printer should be steady), and that`s
all turned on.
It`ll first ask you which printer model, so type exactly HL-L2395DW,
and then all goes smoothly. When it asks "Will you specify the DeviceURI?",
answer Y and give it that static IP address. And that should do it.
When it asks to print a test page, that should work fine. Did for me.
The scanner stuff is mostly in /opt/brother/ and you should notice
various stuff in /etc/cups/ and various other stuff under /usr/.../
I don`t use its scanner, so can`t speak to that from first-hand experience,
but the printer works fine. If I`m printing from firefox and the printer
is off, it suggests "Save to pdf". If the printer`s on, it automatically
suggests "HLL2395DW", and it indeed prints there.
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John Forkosh ( mailto:
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