seems to be some corrections are need to be placed thru the "Linux Printer
Database Site" (forgot the url)
Brother HP-1240 Printer uses the "HP Laserjet IIp" driver(!!!) and NOT the "HP
Laserjet 4/5/6" driver.
as such, after my breif (very helpful tip from Brother Tech Support), this
problem is
bingo! it prints almost fine now!!
when using the drakex printtool, i needed to leave it at defaults! (see below)
Name of quene: lp
Spool directory: /var/spool/lpd/lp
instead, i was changing it to lp0 and /var/spool/lpd/lp which resulted in the
printtool working and printing appropriate