Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 01:59:26 -0600 (CST) From: Robert Bonomi <bonomi@mail.r-bonomi.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Debug Brother MFC-9560CDW failure to print Message-ID: <201202080759.q187xQF0069596@mail.r-bonomi.com> In-Reply-To: <4F32262C.2050009@herveybayaustralia.com.au>
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> From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Wed Feb 8 01:46:35 2012 > Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:37:16 +1000 > From: Da Rock <freebsd-questions@herveybayaustralia.com.au> > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: Debug Brother MFC-9560CDW failure to print > > On 02/08/12 17:30, Da Rock wrote: > > On 02/08/12 17:24, Robert Bonomi wrote: > >>> Cc: > >>> Subject: Re: Debug Brother MFC-9560CDW failure to print > >>> > >>> On 02/08/12 03:33, Jerry wrote: > >>>> On Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:57:26 +1000 > >>>> Da Rock articulated: > >>>> > >>>>> Just noticed something: have you specifically got a postscript module > >>>>> in your printer? Because that is what it is sending your printer... > >>>>> > >>>>> I only just found that in the logs :) > >>>> I have used every PPD file I could find; both those supplied by CUPS > >>>> and those found on the NET. It doesn't make any difference. I can only > >>>> get a page printed if I use the LPR option, otherwise only a blank > >>>> page > >>>> is ejected. By the way, if I use a B&W PPD instead of the color laser > >>>> one, a B&W document is printed when I use the LPR option; > >>>> therefore, it > >>>> is apparent that something is actually using that PPD. > >>>> > >>>> If you search, you will find that there are numerous reports of > >>>> problems with blank pages and the CUPS 1.5.0 version. Those that I > >>>> have > >>>> personally checked are usually also associated with FreeBSD, which > >>>> leads me to believe it is a local phenomenon. Luckily, I can print > >>>> through Windows, so I am not stuck with this BS. > >>>> > >>>> By the way, the test page printed is the one that is supplied with > >>>> CUPS. > >>>> Interestingly, it prints its own page but not one feed to it. Go > >>>> figure ... > >>> From what I see right now, you're printing ps to a non ps > >>> printer. So > >>> I'm a little surprised that you get a test page that way. > >> Strange. When I check the specs for that printer, it says it it has > >> following printer-language support: "PCL6,BR-Script3" > >> > >> "BR-Script3" Is Brother's implementation of PostScript -- thus not > >> having > >> to py Adobe's licensing fees for the "genuine" interpreter. > > Interesting. I haven't heard that before. That said, it would take > > more than a simple name change to beat off the blood-sucking > > lawyers... so just how close to postscript is it? And how perfectly > > does cups interpret it as well? > A quick glance at wikipedia doesn't show the 9560 as compatible to ps 2 or 3 *sigh* "Yet another reason" why Wikipedia should not be used/trusted, when authoritative sources -- like Manufacturer specifications -- are available. See: <http://welcome.solutions.brother.com/bsc/public_s/id/us/us/en/colorlasermfc/mfc9560cdw_us/spec/index.html>; scroll down to the 'Printer' section. Check out the 'Emulation' line-item. Notice also the 'Direct Print' item, where the printer can also _directly_ handle 'PDF 1.7' documents.
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