Brother HL-2030/Samsung ML-2010

Hi,

I'm looking for a cheap monochrome laser working with Suse 9.1 Pro for home
office use (mostly text with LaTex or KOffice, few diagrams and charts).
Samsung ML-2010 is, according to the Samsung homepage, shipped with a easy
to install CUPS driver; Brother Hl-2030/2040 needs, as far as I know, a
double-stepped installation procedure with a lpr driver followed by a CUPS
wrapping driver.
(I understand that a Linux user should not be frightened by installation
adventures. :-) )
Any experiences? Any suggestions? Theres's nothing more needed than a
perfectly working printer.

Bernd

On Sun, 02 Oct 2005 13:35:40 GMT
qualmann@gmx.net wrote:


> I'm looking for a cheap monochrome laser working with Suse 9.1 Pro
> for home office use (mostly text with LaTex or KOffice, few diagrams
> and charts).

Last year, I bought a Samsung ML-1740 for 99USD (50USD rebate) and it's
been working flawlessly. I had to specify a similar model to CUPS (I
used the 1710 without problems). If you have a .PPD file for it, simply
use that file -- there is an option to select a PPD file during printer
setup in YaST.


> Samsung ML-2010 is, according to the Samsung homepage,
> shipped with a easy to install CUPS driver; Brother Hl-2030/2040
> needs, as far as I know, a double-stepped installation procedure with
> a lpr driver followed by a CUPS wrapping driver.

I used a Brother HL-1040 for several years, also without problem. IIRC,
I also selected a close model number at first, before an actual PPD
file became available.


> (I understand that a Linux user should not be frightened by
> installation adventures. :-) )

For some of us, that's one of the fun points of Linux. Sick, aren't
we? ;-)


> Any experiences? Any suggestions? Theres's nothing more needed than a
> perfectly working printer.
>

I'm sure you will have good luck with either one!


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qualmann@gmx.net wrote:
[...]
> to install CUPS driver; Brother Hl-2030/2040 needs, as far as I know, a
> double-stepped installation procedure with a lpr driver followed by a CUPS
> wrapping driver.

If you get a HL-2040,

1. Follow the installation guide for CUPS:
http://solutions.brother.com/linux/s..._install3.html

There is a special note for SuSE users: "# lppasswd -g sys -a root".
At the bottom of the page is the listing of printer configurations.

2. Get the LPR driver here:
http://solutions.brother.com/linux/s...r_drivers.html

3. Get the CUPS wrapper driver here:
http://solutions.brother.com/linux/s...drivers.html#2

Ignore the whining of "YaST" or "apt-get" ("--nodeps" option),
complaining about dependency issues of these drivers.

/*
Brother Linux Driver Homepage:
http://solutions.brother.com/linux/en_us/index.html

HL-2040 Specifications:
http://solutions.brother.com/hl2040_...s/spec_as.html

Here, you learn that HQ1200 print-quality is for MS Windows OS only.
Mac and Linux users must content with 600dpi/300dpi.
*/

I'm happy with the printer for my modest printing needs.
But there have been gripes about "paper curling" after printing.
It does not bother me. You may want to see test prints whether you
can put up with the problem.

On Wed, 05 Oct 2005 22:15:14 GMT
qualmann@gmx.net wrote:

> Thanks to you, Kevin and Marvyn. I've bought a Brother HL-2040.
> Installation took a few minutes (I'm sorry, no reason to get sick),
> and the printer works perfectly.

You're welcome! Glad it all worked out so well for you . . .


--
Kevin Nathan (Arizona, USA)
Linux Potpourri and a.o.l.s. FAQ -- http://www.project54.com/linux/

Open standards. Open source. Open minds.
The command line is the front line.
Linux 2.6.8-24.18-default
8:34pm up 27 days 21:21, 12 users, load average: 0.61, 0.57, 0.50