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From: "J. Roeleveld" <joost@××××××××.org>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Brother Printer
Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2016 04:27:15
Message-Id: 101C109F-DD8A-469F-87C5-4158B1803206@antarean.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Brother Printer by Daniel Frey
1 On December 11, 2016 11:57:07 PM GMT+01:00, Daniel Frey <djqfrey@×××××.com> wrote:
2 >On 2016-12-11 10:06 AM, siefke_listen@×××.de wrote:
3 >> On Sat, 10 Dec 2016 16:45:46 -0700
4 >> Alec Ten Harmsel <alec@××××××××××××××.com> wrote:
5 >>
6 >>> I'm on this thread a little late, but does CUPS not work? Every
7 >printer
8 >>> I've set up on a linux box (only a handful, to be fair) has worked
9 >out
10 >>> of the box without extra drivers.
11 >>
12 >> I have try now. With generic driver I play but they give only out
13 >blank
14 >> pages. No text. I have now try with older hp and hplip it work. So I
15 >> think I will buy a HP Device. I write to Brother Support and ask for
16 >> native 64 support and which printer/scanner/fax combi but no answer.
17 >>
18 >>
19 >> Silvio
20 >
21 >I have an HP printer and hplip doesn't work with it, so beware...
22 >
23 >Dan
24
25 Dan,
26
27 Which HP printer do you have? I have used several in the past and never had issues with them.
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29 One tip though, independent of brand, ink based printers may sound cheap, but I find the ink dries up long before they are supposed to be empty. Never had that problem with laser printers.
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32 Joost
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34 Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.

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Re: [gentoo-user] Brother Printer Daniel Frey <djqfrey@×××××.com>