Have you tried installing/updating the Brother Linux .deb drivers for either printer? They are NOT included in standard Linux kernels.
On Sat, Feb 18, 2023 at 7:00 AM <xubuntu-users-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com> wrote: > Send xubuntu-users mailing list submissions to > xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > xubuntu-users-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com > > You can reach the person managing the list at > xubuntu-users-ow...@lists.ubuntu.com > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of xubuntu-users digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Printer Stopped Printing (John R. Sowden) > 2. Re: Printer Stopped Printing (John R. Sowden) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2023 12:51:07 -0800 > From: "John R. Sowden" <jsow...@americansentry.net> > To: xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com > Subject: [xubuntu-users] Printer Stopped Printing > Message-ID: <80fa0c0a-3e0f-c7bd-d86d-f72161bce...@americansentry.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed > > I am running xubuntu 18.04 LTS. For apparently no reason, a few days > ago, my printer(s) stopped printing. I tried both printers (Brother > MFC-L2710DW and Brother HL-5340 (for DOS printing), both USB interface > to my Compaq computer. > > I swapped printers, printer cables and USB ports. My attempts to print > are in the CUPS Que. I can now upon issuing a print command from > Libreoffice get a piece of blank paper from the Brother MFC 4 in one. > Nothing from the HL5340. > > i would appreciate any diagnostic ideas. > > John > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2023 12:56:44 -0800 > From: "John R. Sowden" <jsow...@americansentry.net> > To: xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com > Subject: Re: [xubuntu-users] Printer Stopped Printing > Message-ID: <726f988b-8646-5f0c-4f87-b858260d5...@americansentry.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed > > I forgot to add: Upon receiving the black sheet from the 4 in one > printer, I copied a sample text sheet-it worked fine. > > On 2/17/23 12:51, John R. Sowden wrote: > > I am running xubuntu 18.04 LTS. For apparently no reason, a few days > > ago, my printer(s) stopped printing. I tried both printers (Brother > > MFC-L2710DW and Brother HL-5340 (for DOS printing), both USB interface > > to my Compaq computer. > > > > I swapped printers, printer cables and USB ports. My attempts to > > print are in the CUPS Que. I can now upon issuing a print command > > from Libreoffice get a piece of blank paper from the Brother MFC 4 in > > one. Nothing from the HL5340. > > > > i would appreciate any diagnostic ideas. > > > > John > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > -- > xubuntu-users mailing list > xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users > > > ------------------------------ > > End of xubuntu-users Digest, Vol 193, Issue 13 > ********************************************** >
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