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Contents 1 Common instructions 1.1 Emerge required packages 1.2 Download the driver 1.3 Install the Printer 1.4 Check your installation

[edit] Common instructions

Don't forget to change to root

su

[edit] Emerge required packages

Note: This HOWTO assumes you have installed CUPS

If you dont have CUPS installed, refer to: http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/printing-howto.xml

emerge -va foomatic-db

[edit] Download the driver

Download the PPD on http://linuxprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=Brother-HL-1430 The HL-1250 Driver will work perfectly. Choose a directory you can easily access, like your home directory.

[edit] Install the Printer

Go to the console, make sure you still have root privileges and type:

foomatic-configure -s cups -n Brother -c file:/dev/usb/lp0 -p Brother-HL-1430 --ppd $HOME/Brother-HL-1430-hl1250.ppd -o PageSize=A4

This will install the Printer (-p) Brother HL-1430 on usb port, named as (-n) "Brother" with A4 as page format using the downloaded PPD File specified with (--ppd). Once the printer is installed, you can change the settings easily via the cups browser-interface.

[edit] Check your installation

Go to your favorite browser and type in http://localhost:631 (cups must be installed, running and listening on the standard port 631). If you have CUPS installed but not running, go to the console and start it with:

 /etc/init.d/cupsd start