[SOLVED] CUPS not working for Brother HL-2140 on 13.37 x86_64
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CUPS not working for Brother HL-2140 on 13.37 x86_64
I'm trying to get this printer to work under cups in Slackware 13.37 x86_64. I am working on a pure 64-bit system and do not want to install 32-bit libraries.
So far I tried many different CUPS+Gutenprint drivers, including HL-2060, HL-1250 MFC-8300 PCL5e PCL6. None of them work, at most what I get is that the printer starts working but then no page comes out; while CUPS thinks that the job was printed (the logs show success)...
However the printer works fine when I use ghostscript directly from the command line using a command I found on a previous thread:
I'm trying to get this printer to work under cups in Slackware 13.37 x86_64. I am working on a pure 64-bit system and do not want to install 32-bit libraries.
That did it! This PPD works like a charm, now I have the printer working under 64 bits without any 32-bit library. Just one correction from the instructions you have on that web page: for Slackware this PPD goes into /usr/share/cups/model/Brother (you may have to create the last folder "../Brother")
Did not try the PPD from Cedrik since this one works, perhaps his would work too. Thanks for all the suggestions, this was a quick resolution. Will mark this as solved.
I'm trying to get this printer to work under cups in Slackware 13.37 x86_64. I am working on a pure 64-bit system and do not want to install 32-bit libraries.
I've setup several Brother HL-2030, HL-2035 and the likes for clients, since this is a very popular printer here. For these printers to work correctly, you have to use the drivers provided by Brother. For these to work, you'll need the basic Multilib packages on a 64-bit system.
Hi there!
I have the same problem.
unfortunately the PPD-file on mediafire is 404
Could someone upload it again?
I have a brother HL-2130 and since I had troubles with the proprietary driver, I choosed to use the hpijs-pcl5e (for HL-2140) from openprinting.org. The only drawback is the limited resolution to 600x600dpi. To get this PPD, go here, select Brother HL-2140 in the printers list, then generate ppd file.
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