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#614 No output on Brother HL-2030

Milestone: 5.2-open

Status: open

Owner: nobody

Labels: PCL driver (50)

Priority: 5

Updated: 2017-09-11

Created: 2010-11-09

Creator: Tim Waugh

Private: No

When using gutenprint-5.2.6 for a Brother HL-2030 printer, the printer wakes up and makes noises but never prints anything.

Original bug report:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=645993

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Anonymous - 2010-11-09

I filed the original bug. Please let me know when you need infos or want something tested

I filed the original bug. Please let me know when you need infos or want something tested

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Solomon Peachy - 2016-12-04

Status: open --> closed-out-of-date
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Solomon Peachy - 2016-12-04

Status: closed-out-of-date --> open
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Stefan Kurtz - 2017-09-10

I have the same device/problem.
If i can help let me know.

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Robert Krawitz - 2017-09-10

Please retest with Gutenprint 5.2.13. Thanks.

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Stefan Kurtz - 2017-09-10

I am using 5.2.13 already. Even the official Brother driver is not working. It behaves similar by just preparing the device at every print attempt. The only driver that works is the Foomatic/hl1250 but it has issues with HQ1200x600 mode (picture is cut/doubled horizontally). Gutenprint doesn't support 1200x600 at all (yet) but it has more general options.

Arch Linux 4.12.12 x86_64
Gutenprint 5.2.13
foomatic-db 3:20170106
foomatic-db-engine 4:4.0.12
brother-hl2030 2.0.1 (official driver)
cups 2.2.4
cups-filters 1.16.4

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Robert Krawitz - 2017-09-11

According to the specifications at http://support.brother.com/g/b/spec.aspx?c=us_ot&lang=en&prod=hl2030_all, this printer is a GDI printer that we have no way of supporting, so the resolution will have to be to remove it from our supported list.

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Stefan Kurtz - 2017-09-11

Ok, thanks. Then i will see if the hl1250 driver can be fixed for 1200dpi.

Edit: I was wrong about the official driver. It does work. It just needed 'a2ps'.

Last edit: Stefan Kurtz 2017-09-11

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