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Author: Steve Holmes
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Subject: Re: Strange Printer Problem
Well in a way, I'm glad you had problems too because I wouldn't wanna be
thew only one who had trouble with it. You know, misery makes company.
<smile>

However, though we both seem to be having problems printing from GNOME,
it makes me wonder what the deal is. Works great for text. But I was
unable to print from gedit the time I triewd. I will try this from my
laptop some time tomorrow to see what kind of results I get on my 64 bit
system. I'm really curious why this isn't working though.

On 02/14/2011 03:21 PM, Dazed_75 wrote:
> Verified the printer I have is a Brother HL-2270DW. It is connected via
> USB to the club computer (homebrew) which triple boots Windows XP,
> Vista, and Ubuntu 10.04.1. Printing is fine in both versions of
> windows, but in Ubuntu it is odd. Text only files print fine from
> either the command line using lpr or from Gnome using gedit.
>
> Unfortunately, using Firefox was not so good. It prints but takes
> forever and some graphics seem to cause an error. On
> http://welcome.solutions.brother.com/bsc/public_s/id/linux/en/instruction_prn1a.html
> it took a very long time to print the first three pages and then coughed
> up an error on the printer on a new sheet. It said:
>
> PCL XL Error
>       Subsystem: kernel
>       Error:     IllegalTag
>       Operator:  0xe1
>       Position:  4043712

>
> So it seems the driver is suspect. I got the driver from
> http://welcome.solutions.brother.com/bsc/public_s/id/linux/en/download_prn.html#HL-2270DW
>
> So it seems we have the same or similar problems. Wish I could say better!
>
> On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 8:54 AM, Dazed_75 <
> <mailto:lthielster@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     No problem.  In fact, I had the system on for our meeting Friday and
>     forgot to check this out as my mother was being released from the
>     hospital so I had other things on my mind.  I'll try to get back up
>     there today or tomorrow.  Sorry!

>
>
>     On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 7:21 AM, Steve Holmes <
>     <mailto:steve@holmesgrown.com>> wrote:

>
>         Did you ever get a chance to check out your Brother printer? I
>         recall
>         you had to visit a computer at a user group or something.  I haven't
>         been able to figure out anything newer than what I already reported.

>
>         Thanks and sorry if I bugged you.

>
>         On Tue, Feb 08, 2011 at 07:21:21PM -0700, Dazed_75 wrote:
>          > Before I go try it, are yoou trying to print the same thing
>         from both
>          > places?  IOW, could the difference be the material to print
>         rather than the
>          > environment from which you print?  Does it include graphics?
>           I should be
>          > able to get to the club computer in the next day or two.
>          >
>          > On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 8:35 AM, Steve Holmes
>         < <mailto:steve@holmesgrown.com>> wrote:

>          >
>          > > That sounds close.  The 2270DW is a duplex laser printer
>         with wireless
>          > > capability which Office Max had on sale a few weeks ago for
>         $99.95.
>          > > That $80 price sounds like the wired-only version (model 2240)
>          > > perhaps.  I wish they had sold that one on sale too because
>         I don't
>          > > plan to use the wireless part.  At the time I baught mine,
>         the wired
>          > > version was not on sale thus costing more than theone I got.

>          > >
>          > > In any case, I downloaded the firmware for supporting
>         Brother 2270DW
>          > > on linux and built and installed an Arch Linux package for
>         it.  It
>          > > works fine from the console as I said before; I just can't
>         print from
>          > > gnome.  Not sure how or what Ubuntu will do with it.  Try
>         from both
>          > > the console and gnome.

>          > >
>          > > On Tue, Feb 08, 2011 at 08:26:47AM -0700, Dazed_75 wrote:
>          > > > That model sounds familiar,  Is it the Brother Laser with
>         duplex that
>          > > Fry's
>          > > > advertised one week for $80?  If so, I bought one for my
>         computer club
>          > > and
>          > > > can go check it out there.  I recall having a problem
>         installing it for
>          > > > ubuntu but think I got it working.

>          > > >
>          > > > On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 7:49 PM, Steve Holmes
>         < <mailto:steve@holmesgrown.com>>
>          > > wrote:

>          > > >
>          > > > > I wonder if anyone can help me out here.  I have a
>         Brother 2270DW
>          > > > > connected to my local area network and have the IP
>         address locked in
>          > > > > with the static DHCP leases.  From the text console,
>         printing works
>          > > > > fine when I use the lp or lpr commands through CUPS.
>           However, when I
>          > > > > try to print anything from any program in GNOME such as
>         gedit or
>          > > > > firefox, I get no print.  From what I see in the CUPS
>         access_log, the
>          > > > > job scheduled OK and no errors show up.  When I hit the
>         print button
>          > > > > from the standard print dialog in GNOME, I can hear a
>         faint thump or
>          > > > > click from the printer but then nothing else happens.
>           It's like the
>          > > > > print job simply disappears.  Yet this all works fine
>         from the
>          > > > > console.

>          > > > >
>          > > > > Is there anything I can look for to track this down?

>          > > > >
>          > > > > BTW, this is on an Arch Linux system but recall that
>         CUPS is working
>          > > > > correctly as far as I can tell.

>          > > > >
>          > > > > Thanks for any ideas.
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>          > > >

>          > > >
>          > > > --
>          > > > Dazed_75 a.k.a. Larry

>          > > >
>          > > > The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on
>         certain
>          > > occasions,
>          > > > that I wish it always to be kept alive.
>          > > >   - Thomas Jefferson

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>          > Dazed_75 a.k.a. Larry

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>     Dazed_75 a.k.a. Larry

>
>     The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain
>     occasions, that I wish it always to be kept alive.
>        - Thomas Jefferson

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> Dazed_75 a.k.a. Larry
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