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On 9/24/23 12:50 PM, John Forkosh wrote:
> 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...
Yes, I saw that. I`ve tried to convert deb/rpm files before with mostly
botched results. I`m really unwilling to just let an unknown and
possibly flakey `installer` make the choices. If all that`s really
needed is the correct .ppd file, that seems like overkill.
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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Cheers, Bev
"Don`t bother looking for that key. There is no Esc."
-- M. Tabnik
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