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Edit File: Brother-HL-2030.xml
<printer id="printer/Brother-HL-2030"> <make>Brother</make> <model>HL-2030</model> <mechanism> <laser /> <resolution> <dpi> <x>2400</x> <y>600</y> </dpi> </resolution> </mechanism> <url>http://solutions.brother.com/linux/sol/printer/linux/lpr_drivers.html</url> <lang> <pcl level="5e" /> <pjl /> </lang> <autodetect> <usb> <ieee1284>MFG:Brother;CMD:PJL,HBP;MDL:HL-2030 series;CLS:PRINTER;</ieee1284> <commandset>PJL,HBP</commandset> <manufacturer>Brother</manufacturer> <model>HL-2030 series</model> </usb> </autodetect> <functionality>B</functionality> <driver>hl1250</driver> <drivers> <driver> <id>gimp-print</id> </driver> <driver> <id>gutenprint</id> </driver> <driver> <id>hl1250</id> <comments> <en> For Debian Etch users: take ljet4 filter from magicfilter and change the gs invocation to "[...] sDEVICE=hl1250 [...]", then configure lprng/magicfilter as usual. </en> </comments> </driver> <driver> <id>hpijs-pcl5e</id> </driver> <driver> <id>lj4dith</id> </driver> <driver> <id>lj5gray</id> </driver> <driver> <id>ljet4</id> </driver> </drivers> <contrib_url>http://solutions.brother.com/linux/sol/printer/linux/lpr_drivers.html</contrib_url> <comments> <en> USB connection, max. paper size A4, toner-saving functionality 0, 25%, 50%<p> Tested with CUPS on OpenSUSE 10.0:<p> <p> Download-RPMs from Brother did not work, but using the PPD for the Brother HL-2060 foomatic/hl1250 did work (Media Source: Automatic, Media Type: Plain Paper, Page Size: A4, Resolution: 300dpi/600dpi, Toner-Saving: 0/25%/50%)<p> Using kprinter-gui from KDE "2 pages on one sheet" did not work (maybe solveable), but normal functions work without problems under OpenOffice, KPDF, XPDF, Firefox ...<p> <b>Another user:</b> Downloading and installing the RPMs from Brother worked for me (using SuSE 10 and KDE). With the HL-2030 drivers, the text was first shifted too far up on the page; this went away after deleting the printer in YaST2 and adding it again. Works fine now, difference to first user entry: Toner Saving only "on" or "off", but can select from a list of different paper sizes and media types. Printing two or four pages per sheet works fine from kpdf.<p> <b>Another user:</b> On Fedora Core 4, with KDE. hl1250 driver worked for me, except when printing 2 pages on one sheet (margins were wrong). hl2030 driver from brother works perfectly for me.<p> <p><b>Another user:</b> Also works fine (multiple pages, toner save etc) on Kubuntu 6.06 with the Debian Brother drivers. Easy <a href=http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=123539>installation instructions here</a>. I first had to <a href="http://ubuntu.wordpress.com/2005/10/13/enabling-cupsys-web-admin-interface/">enable the browser-based admin for cupsys</a>.<p> <p>Note: 12 Dec 06: Brother now seems to have new .deb drivers that also support 1200 dpi resolution.<p> <p><b>Another user:</b> If you only get low-resolution graphics when printing PDFs (using Acrobat) try using the hpijs-pcl5e driver instead of the recommended hl1250.<p> <p><b>Another user:</b> With Ubuntu 7.10, the printer worked out of the box. No installation, no anything. <p><b>Another user:</b> Works pretty well with Brother's HL-2030 driver. The only minor problem I have for the moment is that the margins are larger than announced.</p> Consumables/Refills: Toner: Brother toner TN-2000 s/w (2.500 pages at 5%); drum unit: DR-2000</p> </en> </comments> </printer>