• Re: Brother HL-L2400DWE Mono Laser Printer

    From Martin@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, March 01, 2026 12:23:06
    In article <687e5227$0$24806$426a74cc@news.free.fr>,
    John Williams (News) <UCEbin@tiscali.co.uk> wrote:

    Has anyone got this model to work with RISC OS, either via USB or as a network printer using RPFS?

    It prints automagically from my Android devices very nicely, but doesn't
    seem to like the PostScript drivers, though as a plus it doesn't use up all the paper and cause a scrabble for the mains plug.

    It does seem to be accepting (some) data, but doesn't quite get round to using it.

    I suspect it might need a subtly different USB driver, or a magic
    incantation in the RPFS string. It does declare that it has LPD on!

    My main usage will/can be PDF files, and I can manage via shared drives to print via Android, but any alternative input would be welcome!

    John


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  • From Chris Hughes@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, March 01, 2026 15:38:25
    In article <687e5227$0$24806$426a74cc@news.free.fr>,
    John Williams (News) <UCEbin@tiscali.co.uk> wrote:

    Has anyone got this model to work with RISC OS, either via USB or as a
    network printer using RPFS?

    It prints automagically from my Android devices very nicely, but doesn't
    seem to like the PostScript drivers, though as a plus it doesn't use up all >> the paper and cause a scrabble for the mains plug.

    It does seem to be accepting (some) data, but doesn't quite get round to
    using it.

    I suspect it might need a subtly different USB driver, or a magic
    incantation in the RPFS string. It does declare that it has LPD on!

    My main usage will/can be PDF files, and I can manage via shared drives to >> print via Android, but any alternative input would be welcome!

    This printer appears to support the IPP/IPPS protocols so you could try installing/setting up the IPP printing (via your network not USB) which
    will be how your Android is doing the printing.

    https://davehigton.me.uk/IPP-printing/index.htm

    In terms of Postscript, are you using the Postscript 3 printer drivers, or
    the older Postscript 2. You really need to be using Postscript 3 on modern printers ideally.



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  • From Alan Adams@3:633/10 to All on Monday, March 02, 2026 11:30:03
    In message <5cb2bc0890News04@avisoft.f9.co.uk>
    Martin <News04@avisoft.f9.co.uk> wrote:

    In article <687e5227$0$24806$426a74cc@news.free.fr>,
    John Williams (News) <UCEbin@tiscali.co.uk> wrote:

    Has anyone got this model to work with RISC OS, either via USB or as a
    network printer using RPFS?

    It prints automagically from my Android devices very nicely, but doesn't
    seem to like the PostScript drivers, though as a plus it doesn't use up all >> the paper and cause a scrabble for the mains plug.

    It does seem to be accepting (some) data, but doesn't quite get round to
    using it.

    I suspect it might need a subtly different USB driver, or a magic
    incantation in the RPFS string. It does declare that it has LPD on!

    My main usage will/can be PDF files, and I can manage via shared drives to >> print via Android, but any alternative input would be welcome!

    John

    I have encountered an odd effect with some HP printers and the RISC OS drivers. The data is sent to the printer and occasionally nothing happens. Then either after a wait of a minute or so, or when a second print is
    sent, the printer responds. It seems that the final part of the message is missing in some circumstances. Could this be what you are getting?


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