[Nottingham] printer recommend for Linux?

[Godfrey Nix]

Thanks for the suggestions and advice. I ended up buying a Canon MX495.

It is successfully connected to my BT home hub with Wifi, and it is also
connected to my computer with USB cable. I have successfully added it as
a network printer and it is showing connected. It is not recognising the
USB connection. So far the only page I have printed out is the settings
page from the printer itself.

I have been going through websites trying to find suggestions to help me
get it working but nothing has yet fixed the problem.

Any ideas?

Godfrey


On Sat, 2016-06-04 at 22:35 +0100, Neal Ponton via Nottingham wrote:
> I had a cheap Brother laser not so long ago. The HL 1112. It was on
> offer for ~£40, which is bottom of the barrel for a laser. Anyway, I
> got it functioning with CUPS in lubuntu but then the cartridge ran out
> prematurely and the cheap replacement cartridge I got from Amazon
> caused the printer to start groaning and the motor to stall. The
> printer and unused cartridges went the way of Beeston recycling centre
> when I moved. 
> 
> 
> I think the CUPS driver I used was a generic workaround, but it did
> work for a few prints (Bitcoin paper wallets) before mechanical
> failure. 
> 
> 
> This has ended up more a warning against stupidly cheap lasers. :) 
> 
> 
> Neal. 
> 
> 
> 4. Jun 2016 22:18 by nottingham at mailman.lug.org.uk:
> 
>         I've never had problems with HP LaserJet printers over the
>         network interface - but I've never used USB printing.
>         
>         
>         My most recent printer purchase was a Samsung C1810 which
>         works immediately on Windows and Mac, and only took adding a
>         (non-free binary blob) Ubuntu PPA to make it work on Debian so
>         if you're ok with that, it will work fine on Ubuntu. As will
>         most recent Samsungs.
>         
>         
>         The Samsung driver supports a very large number of Samsung
>         printers.
>         
>         
>         -Michael
>         
>         
>         
>         
>          
>         
>         On Sat, Jun 4, 2016 at 1:22 PM, david--- via Nottingham
>         <nottingham at mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote:
>                 On 04/06/16 19:35, Neal Ponton via Nottingham wrote:
>                 > I'd like to know this, too.
>                 >
>                 > I dislike printers so much I prefer to drive to my
>                 mother's to print something out rather
>                 > than own one myself.
>                 >
>                 > Neal.
>                 >
>                 >
>                 > 4. Jun 2016 19:23 by nottingham at mailman.lug.org.uk
>                 <mailto:nottingham at mailman.lug.org.uk>:
>                 >
>                 >     Hi all,
>                 >
>                 >     Sadly my trusty Canon printer has finally broken
>                 down (error message -
>                 >     call service centre!)
>                 >
>                 >     Anyone recommend a printer not too costly (I am
>                 pensioner now!) that
>                 >     will work with Ubuntu?
>                 >
>                 >     Cheers,
>                 >
>                 >     Godfrey
>                 >
>                 >
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>                 Godfrey,
>                 
>                 I don't recommend any Brother printers - they don't
>                 recognise any Linux USB device you plug
>                 in - all Windows. The DCP range of printers are a pain
>                 in the arse - even though Brother
>                 provide wireless drivers for Linux - LUbuntu -
>                 hmmm.......... your Brother will not connect
>                 to your router.
>                 
>                 HP are ok Brother not ok
>                 
>                 David
>                 
>                 
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