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Or failing that, possibly have > one they could share? >From the Brother's german download section I found this: CUPSwrapper Printer driver Source Codes This is CUPS wrapper Printer driver Source Codes. https://www.brother.de/support/hl-2270dw/downloads This leads to the download section: https://support.brother.com/g/b/branch/downloadhowto.aspx?c=de&lang=de&prod=hl2270dw_all&os=127&dlid=dlf005894_000&flang=4&type3=560 (Choose Linux, RPM, English, if neccessary.) Download the file: cupswrapperHL2270DW-2.0.4-2.i386.rpm Extract it (it can be processed like regular compressed archives, using a GUI tool or the Midnight Commander.) Inside it, there's a file: CONTENTS.cpio Extract it (using cpio or another tool.) Inside it, usr/local/Brother/Printer/HL2270DW/cupswrapper (relative path), there is a file cupswrapperHL2270DW-2.0.4, a script executable intended for Linux. Copy it as name HL2270.PPD and edit. It contains (!) the PPD, starting line 69. Cut to that point. First lines: *PPD-Adobe: "4.3" *%================================================ *% Copyright Brother Industries,Ltd 2006-2008 *% "Brother HL2270DW for CUPS" *%================================================ >From there, it's 280 lines long. Cut there. Last lines: *UIConstraints: *InputSlot MANUAL *Duplex DuplexTumble *UIConstraints: *InputSlot MANUAL *Duplex DuplexNoTumbl The resulting ppd file should be 10530 bytes. Tataa - you have the correct PPD file. Deutsch gut. :-) -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...