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To: Malcolm Fitzgerald <thats@notyourhomework.net>
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From: David Banning <david+dated+1146240849.1e8653@skytracker.ca>
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Subject: Re: Help needed compiling printer source code
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On Sun, Apr 23, 2006 at 03:37:12PM +1000, Malcolm Fitzgerald wrote:
> I'm trying to install a Brother HL-1230 printer. I've been to the 
> Brother web site and found that they don't have drivers for FreeBSD but 
> they do provide the source code. I downloaded the source code. So far 
> so good. I unzipped the tarball and had a look. There's the source 
> code.

Take a look at;

http://www.linuxprinting.org/brother-faq.html#q_3_1

In Section 3 it stats that the HL-1250 works - that is available in apsfilter 
under "miscellaneous other drivers"

Good luck -