Searching for ppd file for Brother HL2140
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Searching for ppd file for Brother HL2140
Yikes. I never saved the ppd file for the Brother HL2140. The cups wrapper file directly from Brother doesn't work. Does anyone have a way to get the ppd file directly? This lets me install the printer without problems. Thanks.
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Hiya, Jeff.
Have a look here:-
https://openprinting.org/printer/Brothe ... er-HL-2140
You can either view the PPD file, or download it directly. Hope that helps!
Mike.
Have a look here:-
https://openprinting.org/printer/Brothe ... er-HL-2140
You can either view the PPD file, or download it directly. Hope that helps!
Mike.
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Revisiting this issue. I still can't get my printer to work. I'm testing it on Tahr 6.0.5, 64-bit, full install.
I've downloaded the ppd file, pointed to it in the setup using cups (localhost:631). A test page doesn't print. Trying to print from abiword is likewise unresponsive. I'd love to resolve this. Thanks, as always.
I've downloaded the ppd file, pointed to it in the setup using cups (localhost:631). A test page doesn't print. Trying to print from abiword is likewise unresponsive. I'd love to resolve this. Thanks, as always.
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The PPD file suggested above by Mike assumes that you have the full HP printer driver package installed, which you don't.Brother-HL-2140-hpijs-pcl5e.ppd
The better choice would be from here, which uses a built-in Ghostscript driver.
Perdido's suggestion to get the Brother vendor packages will be problematic because they are 32bit and you have Tahr64.
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Success! A note for Puppy folks. Roxfiler is, IMO, an ugly and difficult file manager. I much prefer xfe. Problem: xfe doesn't behave in ways that roxfiler behaves. Clicking on a .pet file in xfe does nothing. If xfe is your default file manager, xenialpup won't let you pick a new desktop background. I wonder if this isn't worth mentioning when offering support. Roxfiler it is, no matter how ugly it is <grin>
Thank you!
Thank you!