Getting the Brother HL-2040 to print under Ubuntu 11.04 “Natty Narwhal”

Our Brother HL-2040 printer is a great little workhorse, and has always worked pleasingly well under both Windows and Linux (and as a shared printer). However when I upgraded from Ubuntu 10.10 to 11.04, it went a little bit haywire. No matter what I did, the printer’s response was to print infinite blank pages. Fortunately, the fix is easy! More →