> Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2007 02:26:06 -0700 > From: "Pawel Veselov" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Brother HL-5250DN printer w/OpenBSD > > On 10/16/07, Predrag Punosevac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Forgive me for saying this but I just do not get it. Why did you need >> to use Linux compatibility layer when CUPS is OpenBSD packages? > > The processing filter for the printer is a pre-compiled Linux binary. > The GPL license is because of Brother CUPS and LPD drivers.
I know that you may not like this option, but I just thought I would throw this out there. I always prefer to use the native LPD daemon when I can, since it is already installed, and it is relatively easy to configure. It doesn't require keeping track of strange drivers and CUPS installations. Looking in the Linux Printing database [1], it seems to me that you don't need to use the provided binary blob for your printer. I have a Brother HL-2070n which I had some issues configuring just a while ago, and I imagine that these printers are similar in their setup. I actually broke down the scripts provided by Brother for their Linux drivers, and found out what I needed to know. There are a variety of Free drivers out there that will allow you to print nicely on your Brother. I am using the pxlmono driver with my networked Brother printer, and it works like a charm. It is easy to set up. I use APSFilter to do the configuration. I highly recommend it. You can avoid having to install CUPS at all, unless you like CUPS. The only gotcha to remember is that instead of doing a network based installation using APSFilter, you have to specify a file (usb/parallel) setup, and then give the IP and port of the printer instead of a device ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [2]. This should be the easier way to get everything working, and it feels more OpenBSD-ish to me. [1] http://www.linuxprinting.org [2] printcap(5); note section FILTERS and the lp entry. -- ((name "Aaron Hsu") (email/xmpp "[EMAIL PROTECTED]") (phone "703-597-7656") (site "http://www.aaronhsu.com";)) [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type application/pgp-signature]
