From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon May 26 13:37:39 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id DEC5AD61 for ; Mon, 26 May 2014 13:37:39 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-we0-x233.google.com (mail-we0-x233.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:400c:c03::233]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 772252404 for ; Mon, 26 May 2014 13:37:39 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-we0-f179.google.com with SMTP id q59so7897771wes.24 for ; Mon, 26 May 2014 06:37:37 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=1VXvFo/VPXVLzBeZOw3Rmp/hiEc073zRRm4PO5m3dtY=; b=ybmlQAwzog7iqrI/aPxJhGtfN2PcaelZWR230/WCIaEUDC3yjOTPC/k3S86/V9ZPJ7 aXO337NqTORpdju9uVBcxMVWclMZTnNldhIkTzoZ/5BSGndztLR/Ktbxsn4Mn6z+MaQ7 BchzoKdZFBHnzZ64cXShGvkR39X7HycyGs0J2ToJSRLZh7g3z3oDGob6DeliDDEkGaO/ JP8mTZzifT46Wcwh+pdBEyeWqR2lCVToQaWwGXaQpRVZmuuCgjl7BhyrJKmeuuzeMiTG 4VUD7mXyG09ONAIrBSqIYCtbuncYwPLTbDQklGvPngY70+bU5swHRgYFbwj0kS/rbYOK iMmw== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.194.61.193 with SMTP id s1mr30776856wjr.36.1401111457364; Mon, 26 May 2014 06:37:37 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.216.195.201 with HTTP; Mon, 26 May 2014 06:37:37 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <5368BE61.3050206@thanelange.no> References: <5368BE61.3050206@thanelange.no> Date: Mon, 26 May 2014 08:37:37 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Re: printing to BR-Script using CUPS with generic postscript driver From: Andrew Gould To: Gyrd Thane Lange Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.18 Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 26 May 2014 13:37:39 -0000 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 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 >> > >