Date: Mon, 26 May 2014 08:37:37 -0500 From: Andrew Gould <andrewlylegould@gmail.com> To: Gyrd Thane Lange <gyrd-se@thanelange.no> Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: printing to BR-Script using CUPS with generic postscript driver Message-ID: <CAFKhKgo_Ya=coipzPONVUVSpmQsRBojifHs2YKC_Q9FH4MS=nQ@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <5368BE61.3050206@thanelange.no> References: <CAFKhKgrm7q8KsqxrdWVqDgbcROzQ_GQTu6axopT3DtzVAjCr4Q@mail.gmail.com> <5368BE61.3050206@thanelange.no>
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As a follow-up for anyone who searches for this issue in the future: I purchased a Brother HL-5470DW and added it to my home network using its wireless features and a static IP address. I tried to use CUPS and various (generic and foomatic) postscript drivers and both LPR and Socket connections. The LPR connection didn't work. The Socket connection was successful; but printing any page resulted in a blank page. This was true for FreeBSD and Ubuntu. This was also consistent with other postings, elsewhere on the internet. I tried using the printcap method offered by Gyrd. This worked, but printing text files resulted in the classic stair-step printing output. Accepting that I was on the right path, I decided to let apsfilter do the detail work. What finally worked was using apsfilter via LPR, the generic postscript driver and auto document detection. Best of luck, Andrew Gould On Tue, May 6, 2014 at 5:50 AM, Gyrd Thane Lange <gyrd-se@thanelange.no>wro= te: > Den 06. mai 2014 04:11, skrev Andrew Gould: > > I'm considering the purchase of a Brother laser jet printer (HL5470DW or >> HL6180DW). According to the specifications, the printer uses BR-Script3= . >> According to Brother's website, "BR-Script3 is PostScript=C2=AE3=E2=84= =A2 compatible". >> >> http://www.brother-usa.com/Printer/ModelDetail/1/ >> HL6180DW/spec#.U2hDKLylhuY >> >> Has anyone printed successfully to a BR-Script printer using CUPS and th= e >> generic postscript driver? >> > > I have a Brother HL-3070CW (with BR-Script 3 and PCL6) that I am very > happy with. It will print most anything you throw at it. You don't even > need CUPS. Here is my printcap file. I just send the PostScript directly = to > the printer. > > cat /etc/printcap > > # Using direct port on printer > lp|ps|brother|Brother HL-3070CW:\ > :sh:\ > :lp=3D9100@brother-wl:sd=3D/var/spool/lpd/brother:lf=3D/var/log/ > lpd-errs: > > # Using the built-in job manager in printer > brother2|Brother HL-3070CW (LPD):\ > :sh:\ > :rm=3Dbrother-wl:sd=3D/var/spool/lpd/brother2:lf=3D/var/log/lpd-e= rrs: > > > The printer is easy to setup. Just let it get an initial IP address via > cabled LAN and you can use the printers own browser based configuration > service to set up Wireless and other settings. (Other configuration metho= ds > also exist). > > Best regards, > > Gyrd ^_^ > > >> Thanks, >> >> Andrew >> > >
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