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Fedora 17: CUPS printing problem

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http://forums.fedoraforum.org – Dear friends, I'm looking for help after spending several hours trying to solve it. I'm not a Linux expert, however I'm using Linux (now Fedora 17 64bit version) for several years. The problem started after installing new Fedora 17. I am able to setup a printer (via http://localhost:631) using drivers provided by manufacturer but when I print a (test) page, it says Job is completed but in fact it's not. - similar problem occurs with both my printers: Brother PTouch QL-560 and Brother MFC-7840W - printers work, I can print from other machine I have here (with fedora 16) - scanning also (HowTos)

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