[cups.general] Problems with BROTHER HL1260e

[Till Kamppeter]

Brother lasers have also a third, proprietary language for which there 
is also a Linux driver. And for with this language you can access the 
Duplex, the trays, and the 1200x600 mode. Use the following PPD file:

http://openprinting.org/ppd-o-matic.cgi?driver=hl7x0&printer=Brother-HL-1040

(need to have GhostScript and foomatic-rip installed, but distros have 
this usually installed).

Does this work with your printer?

If this is slow with big images or if there is some other strange 
behaviour, replace your foomatic-rip by a performance-improved and 
buf-fixed one:

http://www.openprinting.org/foomatic-rip

    Till

Rainer wrote:
> Hello!
> I have an old but excellent working laser printer which shall be used on a brand new openSuSE 10.2 with CUPS.
> 
> Printer:  BROTHER HL-1260e + Duplexing Unit + 2nd Paper Tray
>           prints up to 600x600dpi (and special mode 1200x600 which I
>           do not really need), and can print up to 16 pages/minute.
> 
> This printer has only a parallel interface (no NIC) and supports BrotherScript (PostScript Level ~2) and HP-LaserJet4 compatible PCL5e.
> The network interface is optional and not available.
> 
> Because PostScript printing works awfully slow (especially in duplex mode it prints 1 sheet in ~10 minutes!!), I would like to use the printer in PCL mode which is surely much faster.
> My problem is that I don't find a PPD and/or printer which get the printer almost fully working (I can live without 1200x60dpi); the included PCL5 driver list is endless, but the ppd for HL1260 has no possibility to select the duplexing unit and paper trays.
> 
> Can somebody, please, help?
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
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