Monthly Archives: August 2008

Setting up the Brother 2070N in SuSE

I battled with this the first time I tried to install the Brother HL-2070N back when I had SuSE 10.3, and I struggled with it again with SuSE 11.0. Mind you I got it working both times, but next time should be a breeze:
– First, make sure the CUPS server is running.
– Read this link to the openprinting database.
– Then download and install both the lpr driver and CUPS wrapper from the brother website.
– The printes should be added to the CUPS server, however it is set up as a USB device. Click the Modify Printer button and select Internet Printing Protocol (http) on the second page, then on the next page, for the Device URI use http://192.168.0.80:631/ipp/port1
– That’s it. Print a test page, and it should be good. Oh, don’t forget to set the resolution to 1200.

On another note, the 2070H driver doesn’t not offer much in the way of options for the print.
Since the printer is capable of emulating HP LaserJet PCL 6, I added another Brother 2070N printer, but HP LaserJet 6 drivers.
Works great, and I have more control over the final image/print.

Backup strategy for my files

I’ve been meaning to document this in case I need to re-create the backup schedule, as well as to have a place I can quickly check to find out when what gets done.

– A DualLayer DVD backup has been made of both Music and Photos in July 2008 using software called “Backup Platinum 4.0“. It sorts out how much data it puts on each disk to fill it up without truncating data, while preserving the original directory tree. Exactly what I needed. Only downside is that it runs on windows.

Work Folder
– Nightly at 12:00 a backup (rsync cron job) of the Work folder gets done to the external usb HD.

Music folder
– Nightly at 1:00am a backup (rsync cron job) of the Music folder gets done to the external HD

Photo folder
– Nightly at 2:00am a backup (rsync cron job) of the Photo folder gets done to the external HD