Brother HL-2130

The Brother HL-2130 is a grayscale laser printer. It is compatible with CUPS on Arch Linux, using the hplip driver collection.

Install packages

Install CUPS as described in its article. Also install the hplip package, which contains drivers for this printer. If you have previously installed printing-related packages, you may want to remove them and any other configurations or modifications you've applied.

Download PPD

OpenPrinting does not have a PPD available for this exact printer, but since the Brother HL-2140 is quite similar, you can use that one. Download it from OpenPrinting's HL-2140 page (direct link).

Restart CUPS

Restart CUPS (org.cups.cupsd.service).

Add printer

You can now add the printer in the CUPS web interface (http://localhost:631/). During installation, choose Or Provide a PPD File: Choose file, and provide the PPD you just downloaded from OpenPrinting. Follow the other steps and the printer should work!

See the article on CUPS for more in-depth instructions.