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On Sun, 2011-08-14 at 11:11 +0100, CHRISTOPHER BERRY wrote: > Dear All, > Message from a non-nerd! > As I type this 'thank you' Debian - suggested by several of you - is > happily looking after my ancient PG EasyNote laptop of the early C21st > - the dear old thing has quite a bit of whizz about it! > Thanks for all the advice. > I have a Brother HL-3040CN colour laser which at the moment I can't > get printing - it will a > happily whizz (that word again) out blank paper but no print. It is > NOT listed in the Debian set-up list and I've tried using the Linux > driver off the firmware CD BUT no luck! > Any advice out there? Change your printer is NOT a good answer! > Have a good day, > Grandad Bee. > > > If you use Cups I have found Brother pretty good here ( I get the LPR > working first then Cups) > > http://welcome.solutions.brother.com/bsc/public_s/id/linux/en/index.html > > you can also install the brother Cups and lpr utils from your pacakage > a manger > Just Search for Brother in the Add Programs search box > > > Regards > > Kevin Lucas > Minions Post Master(Sub) > sip:kevin.lucas@xxxxxxxxx > www.minionsbandb.co.uk > www.tearooms.minionsbandb.co.uk > FaceBook Minions_shop > Po House, Minions, > Liskeard Cornwall > PL14 5LE > 01579363386 -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq