Ubuntu
foomatic-db package

  1. Bug #768727
  2. Comment #5

Comment 5 for bug 768727

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Maarten Bezemer (veger) wrote :

I have the same problem. When I plugin the HL 2040 the HL 2060 driver is used, so this driver is obviously not compatible with the printer.

- Brother HL-1030, Foomatic/hl1250
 Works, good quality (probably a nicer rastering method than the WIndows driver uses!)

- Brother HL-1040, Foomatic/hl7x0
 Printing does not work: The printer Ready LED flashes for a while and afterwards it is on again.

- Generic PCL-6/XL printer, Foomatic/pxlmono
 A soft 'tick' sound occurred and the printer turned off... Surely is a bad driver!

- Generic PCL-5e printer, Foomatic/hpijs-pcl5e
 Works, but the gray (of the colored parts) areas are ugly (rastering method is too coarse!)

So, when choosing from these 4 drivers the HL-1030 is best.