david <gnome(a)hawaii.rr.com> writes: Funnily, I just yesterday bought a (preowned) HP Laserjet 2300dtn (D for duplex, T for 500page tray, N for network). Its interfaces are a Centronics parallel port, a glacial USB port (USB 1.something) and an Ethernet port. I hooked up the Ethernet port with my Internet modem/router. Then I wanted to configure printing and started a print dialog on my laptop. The printer was already listed and worked. Very eery. I did install some more software (hplip) in order to get to pick the tray from the printer settings. When I checked the router interface (a Fritz!Box 7490) for connected devices, the printer was listed with its (preowned) name as a hyperlink. I clicked on it expecting to see some router info, but instead it was a printer-internal webpage (in a quaint style, admittedly) giving access to all of the printer's facilities. I decided to configure a password at least since I am not the only person using this network. The person getting rid of the printer also dug up about 3 unused toner cartridges. The print area covers a really large ratio of the page which is kind of relevant for score printing. And the paper trays are closed drawers which is kind of relevant for avoiding lint and insects making it onto the transfer drum and causing permanent patterns. Duplex printing is also kind of relevant for scores though I tend to not use standard duplex for my page arrangement, more like 1-3 2-4 5-7 6-8 Which puts an odd-pages stack on the left of the music stand and an even-pages stack on the right, giving you a whole page of music for getting the idle stack updated while playing. So while the exact model number is likely anecdotal (in that it makes little sense looking for the exact same model), getting an ancient business-class printer with a network interface might be a good and hopefully affordable way to get fast printing, good support in GNU/Linux, and cheap page costs. Of course, forget about color then. But we were talking about scores. Also, better negotiate the footprint with potential roomies when living in cramped quarters. -- David Kastrup

On Tue, 22 Jun 2021 21:39:48 -1000 david <gnome(a)hawaii.rr.com> wrote: I've had excellent results with Brother devices on Linux. You don't mention which Linux you use or how you may have installed the drivers. On Arch, there's a package in the AUR (Arch User Repository) for virtually every model. Those packages were built from the official Brother drivers, which can be downloaded right from their website. I suspect your issue is a case of having a driver that's a close but not exact match for your printer. I'd check to see if you can get a specific package for your distro, or download the drivers from Brother and re-run the CUPS installation. Good luck! -- ====================================================================== Joe Hartley - UNIX/network Consultant - jh(a)brainiac.com Without deviation from the norm, "progress" is not possible. - FZappa

On 23/06/2021 08:39, david wrote: I 'bought' a Brother MFC J5910DW combination scanner/printer/fax - it came free if you bought a few ink cartridges. I downloaded the drivers from the Brother website and installed them and have been more than happy with the results. It can handle A3 as well as A5,A5, thought the scanner only takes A4. I had it for quite a few years now, and it's been no problem other than waking me up if I'm nodding off around lunchtime, as it does a little cleaning about then. I've worked my way through a good few cartridges since then, but I've done a lot of printing so I don't think it's excessive. Bill -- +----------------------------------------+ | Bill Purvis | | email: bill(a)billp.org | +----------------------------------------+