Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (4498 mails)

[Mike McMullin <mwmcmlln@xxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 2006-11-02 at 21:37 -0500, Doug McGarrett wrote:
> At 02:18 PM 11/2/2006 +0100, Carlos E. R. wrote:
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> >The Wednesday 2006-11-01 at 20:20 -0500, Mike McMullin wrote:
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> >>   If I get the time and energy, I'll have a look into the PPD file,
> >> which I think is basically the same for the 4000 and the 4300/4400.
> >> I've been using a 4300 for a good five years and the 4400 for a good
> >> three years +/-.
> >
> >I don't know if it is a ppd issue. I'd have to load up the scanned page to 
> >somewhere, so that you could better judge  what the problem is. It is 
> >really difficult to put it into words. I'll try.
> >
> >- -- 
> >Cheers,
> >       Carlos E. R.
> 
> To Carlos and Mike--
> 
> Original reply deleted.  I set up the printer in Yast, and I am 
> definitely communicating with the HL-2040, but when I tell it
> to print a test page, whether text or graphic, it starts to
> eject all the papers in the tray, with nothing printed on them.
> When I got the printer, I ran the  internal test
> routine, and it did pass that test by printing a page of text 
> and some graduated gray-scales.  It will still do that, so it
> _can_ print.  Lacking some input from the list here, I will
> try their service email, and then I will call them up, if I
> have to.  Thanx to all for their interest in helping out here.
> 
> Suggestions?
> 
> --doug
http://www.linuxquestions.org/hcl/showproduct.php?product=2684&cat=myprod

http://www.linuxprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=Brother-HL-2040

  and try google.ca/linux with the model number as the search criteria.
It seems a few folks have run across some fun with this model.

  HTH,

  Mike