Re: [gentoo-user] Brother Printer

[Daniel Frey]

On 2016-12-11 8:27 PM, J. Roeleveld wrote:
> On December 11, 2016 11:57:07 PM GMT+01:00, Daniel Frey <djqfrey@×××××.com> wrote:
>> On 2016-12-11 10:06 AM, siefke_listen@×××.de wrote:
>>> On Sat, 10 Dec 2016 16:45:46 -0700
>>> Alec Ten Harmsel <alec@××××××××××××××.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'm on this thread a little late, but does CUPS not work? Every
>> printer
>>>> I've set up on a linux box (only a handful, to be fair) has worked
>> out
>>>> of the box without extra drivers.
>>> I have try now. With generic driver I play but they give only out
>> blank
>>> pages. No text. I have now try with older hp and hplip it work. So I
>>> think I will buy a HP Device. I write to Brother Support and ask for
>>> native 64 support and which printer/scanner/fax combi but no answer.
>>>
>>>
>>> Silvio
>> I have an HP printer and hplip doesn't work with it, so beware...
>>
>> Dan
> Dan,
>
> Which HP printer do you have? I have used several in the past and never had issues with them.
>
> 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.
>
> --
> Joost
It's a Laserjet CP1025nw. I fought with hplip for a day or two, hplip 
recognized the printer but wouldn't install it properly. Even using 
kdesu or similar it would say it installed properly but nothing would 
print from it. I eventually found foo2zjs, which works fine with it.

Dan