On Tue, 4 Jul 2017 12:03:45 +0100 Brian <a...@cityscape.co.uk> wrote:
> On Mon 03 Jul 2017 at 19:15:19 -0400, Celejar wrote: > > > On Mon, 3 Jul 2017 14:46:08 -0400 > > Dan Ritter <d...@randomstring.org> wrote: > > > > ... > > > > > A Brother with all of: > > > > > > - ethernet networking > > > - duplex > > > - BR/Script3 (Their PostScript clone, which I think is actually > > > GhostScript) > > > > > > will not need a driver. > > > > > > Current examples: HL-L5100N ($170), HL-L6200DW ($250) > > > > Very interesting, thanks. Is this documented / explained anywhere? I > > think I understand why 1 and 3 might be relevant to the need for > > drivers, but 2? > > > > FWIW, my HL-2280DW meets 1 and 2, but not (apparently) 3, and indeed > > does seem to require a driver. > > I do not see why 1 and 2 are in any way necessary to use a printer > without a proprietary driver. PostScript or PCL6 emulation is, however, > a pre-condition. The HL-2280DW has PCL6 emulation. Very interesting, thanks. I (re)dipped my toes into the mysteries of printer setup, and (eventually) configured another version of my HL-2280 using CUPS settings of "Generic / Generic PCL Laser Printer". The CUPS test page printed out correctly, although I see that many options exposed by the Brother proprietary drivers do not seem to be exposed by the generic one, which makes sense, I suppose. I do like those options, though (e.g., duplexing and "toner save" / quality options). I'll have to do more testing to see whether the core printing funnctionality, at least, is on par with the proprietary driver's. Thanks again, Celejar
