Re: HL 2040 printer And Amiga Pagestream

G'day admfubar,

On 10/02/07, you wrote:

> --- In PageStreamSupport@yahoogroups.com, 
> "dbaturensky" <dbaturensky...>
wrote:
>> 
>> I have just purchased a HL 2040 Brother Laser
printer and I have 
> been 
>> trying to get it to print using Turbo Print and
Pagestream 4.1.  I 
> was 
>> wondering if there was a specific setting that
needs to be set in 
>> either Pagestream or Turbo print to allow a
postscript printer to 
>> work.  
>> 
>> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> Dan,
> I checked the Brother website, to look for a user
manual or spec 
> sheet.
> Found a manual that states this printer is a GDI type.
This might 
> not be able to work with an amiga. :( 
> Anyone will a GDI based print work with Turboprint?
(Might be best to 
> ask the Turboprint people about this).
> 
> The 2040n model (which is not what you have, I
think??!) has PCL6, 
> HP, Epson, and Proprinter emulation modes.
Have a look in the manual that came with the printer and see
if it is GDI,
Postscript, or emulates a LaseJet 4 - or whatever.  It might
mention PCL6.

If the printer is GDI it will only work with windows as the
printer as next
to no computing capabilities, that is do on the computer.  I
don't think
there has been software written for Linux to drive a GDI
printer.

If the printer has postscript capability you should be able
to downoad a ppd
for it from the manufacturers web site.  Or just use the
LaserJet4ML ppd.

If the printer is PCL6 capable (most modern non GDI
printers) using a HP
printer driver  for a LJ5M will work as it is PCL5.

TurboPrint only has PCL5 drivers for Amiga.  They are doing
some PCL6 for
Linux but (unfortunately) not writing them for Amiga.



Regards
-- 
Alan Hughes
Melbourne, Australia


 
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