Strange Printer Problem

[Steve Holmes]

In one case, it was the same file.  I tried it from gedit (in gnome)
and no go; I only got that little click I mentioned.  Same file
printed from the lp command at the console went through just fine.
Other prints were from Firefox and OOo Writer so more variables could
be present in those cases.  But the files I was testing with didn't
have any graphics AFAIK.

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 <steve at 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 <steve at 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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