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HOWTO: Ubuntu All Brother Printer & Scanner Driver Installation for Newbies!
Please note this is my first How-To, if there is an error please let me know. I have comprised this simply from how I went about doing it which worked perfectly. Printing tested in Firefox, Gimp & OpenOffice. Scanning tested in Xsane.
FIRST MAKE SURE YOUR SYSTEM HAS ALL UPDATES INSTALLED IF YOU HAVE A FRESH INSTALLATION OF UBUNTU.
64bit printing:
Works fine but with a little more fine tuning. HERE'S REFERENCE TO ALL PRINTERS INSTALLED SUCCESSFULLY ON UBUNTU 64BIT IN THIS THREAD: HERE, HERE and HERE
Printer:
I'm quite a newbie to Linux and I found it really easy to install my Printer with the help of the official Brother Linux Driver WEBSITE. The site is a little outdated but the installation still remains simple thanks to Ubuntu & not to forget Debian.
Step 1:
Open Terminal by selecting Applications ---- Terminal from the task bar.
Step 2:
Type or Copy & Paste the following into Terminal and press enter:
Code:
sudo apt-get install tcsh
Step 3: (don't know if it matters but I did it anyway)
From the task bar go to: System ---- Administration ---- Printing, select your printer that's not working then select edit and click delete.
Step 4:
Download the LPR Driver and CUPS Wrapper. Locate your model & download your "Debian" LPR printer driver from HERE.
Locate your model & download your "Debian" CUPS wrapper from HERE.
Step 5:
Now change to the directory where the drivers are. Presuming you downloaded the driver to your desktop Type or Copy & Paste the following into Terminal:
Step 6:
Create the lpd directory. This is the first I have encountered this but in Hardy the directory had to be created. Skip this and move on to Step 7 if you're using Gutsy or below. In terminal Type or Copy & Paste the following command:
Code:
sudo mkdir /var/spool/lpd
Step 7:
Install the LPR Driver. In terminal Type or Copy & Paste the following command changing mfc210clpr-1.0.2-1.i386.deb to match the driver you've downloaded. The following line is for the MFC-210C which is also used for the following printers:
DCP-115C, DCP-117C, DCP-120C, DCP-315CN, DCP-340CW,MFC-215C, MFC-425CN, MFC-640CW, MFC-820CW
Code:
sudo dpkg -i --force-all mfc210clpr-1.0.2-1.i386.deb
Step 8:
Create the model directory. As with the lpd directory this is the first I have encountered this but in Hardy the directory had to be created. Skip this and move on to Step 9 if you're using Gutsy or below. In terminal Type or Copy & Paste the following command:
Code:
sudo mkdir /usr/share/cups/model
Step 9:
Now to install the CUPS wrapper driver. In terminal Type or Copy & Paste the following command changing cupswrapperMFC210C-1.0.2-3.i386.deb to match the driver you've downloaded.The following line is for the MFC-210C which is also used for the following printers:
DCP-115C, DCP-117C, DCP-120C, DCP-315CN, DCP-340CW,MFC-215C, MFC-425CN, MFC-640CW, MFC-820CW
Code:
sudo dpkg -i --force-all cupswrapperMFC210C-1.0.2-3.i386.deb
After the installation observe that there are no errors. Here are 2 examples of a successful and unsuccessful installation:
Successful:
Code:
matthew@matthew-laptop:~/Desktop$ sudo dpkg -i --force-all cupswrapperMFC210C-1.0.2-3.i386.deb
[sudo] password for matthew:
(Reading database ... 119742 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace cupswrappermfc210c 1.0.2-3 (using cupswrapperMFC210C-1.0.2-3.i386.deb) ...
* Restarting Common Unix Printing System: cupsd [ OK ]
Unpacking replacement cupswrappermfc210c ...
Setting up cupswrappermfc210c (1.0.2-3) ...
rm -f /usr/lib/cups/filter/brlpdwrapperMFC210C
* Restarting Common Unix Printing System: cupsd [ OK ]
matthew@matthew-laptop:~/Desktop$
Unsuccessful:
Code:
turner@turner-desktop:~/Desktop$ sudo dpkg -i --force-all cupswrapperMFC210C-1.0.2-3.i386.deb
[sudo] password for turner:
Selecting previously deselected package cupswrappermfc210c.
(Reading database ... 91832 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking cupswrappermfc210c (from cupswrapperMFC210C-1.0.2-3.i386.deb) ...
Setting up cupswrappermfc210c (1.0.2-3) ...
ERROR : Brother LPD filter is not installed.
rm -f /usr/lib/cups/filter/brlpdwrapperMFC210C
chmod: cannot access `/usr/local/Brother/inf/brMFC210Crc': No such file or directory
chmod: cannot access `/usr/local/Brother/inf': No such file or directory
* Restarting Common Unix Printing System: cupsd [ OK ]
If your installation was successful please continue at Step 10. If it was unsuccessful please repeat the installation at the LPR Driver installation at Step 7. Copy the output(text from the install commands in the terminal) of both the LPR and CUPS driver installations and save them to a text document for future reference. As there have been reports of errors but the the printer still worked perfectly you may have no problem. Continue on with Step 10.
Step 10: (This is for Gutsy 64bit users only, 32bit users continue onto Step 11 )
If you're using the MFC-210C driver Type or Copy & Paste the following command in Terminal:
Code:
sudo cp /usr/lib/cups/filter/brlpdwrapperMFC210C /usr/lib64/cups/filter
If you're using another driver please adjust MFC210C to suit your model. Example for the MFC-3820CN driver:
Code:
sudo cp /usr/lib/cups/filter/brlpdwrapperMFC3820CN /usr/lib64/cups/filter
If you're not sure you can check by typing the following in Terminal:
Code:
cd /usr/lib/cups/filter
dir
Step 11:
From the task bar go to: System ---- Administration ---- Printing, select your printer and click Print Test Page. That's It!
Please note that adjusting printer settings for all applications takes place in this Printing Configuration menu by selecting your printer then selecting the tab Printer Options.
Not working?
Some printers might not configure themselves without a few more adjustments as follows:
After completing the driver installation open Firefox and enter the following into the address bar:
Code:
http://localhost:631
Click on “Manage Printers” and confirm that the driver name is listed there.
If the driver name is NOT listed there, click on "Add Printer" and install the driver following the on-screen instructions.
The default port is USB. If you want to use a different port, click on “Modify Printer” and select the required printer port.
Scanner:
Unfortunately the Sane Scanner Driver wasn't quite as straight forward to setup, however it will be a lot easier with these steps:
FIRST MAKE SURE YOUR SYSTEM HAS ALL UPDATES INSTALLED IF YOU HAVE A FRESH INSTALLATION OF UBUNTU.
Step 1:
Locate your model & download the appropriate "Debian" brscan or brscan2 driver from HERE. Please take note that there is a separate driver depending on whether you have a 32bit or 64bit Gutsy installed. Typically it will be 32bit.
Step 2:
Now change to the directory where the brscan or brscan2 driver has downloaded to. Presuming you downloaded the driver to your desktop Type or Copy & Paste the following into Terminal:
Step 3:
For the brscan2 32bit driver which most will be using Install with the following command in Terminal:
Code:
sudo dpkg -i brscan2-0.2.4-0.i386.deb
Please note that if you don't use the 32bit brscan2 driver change the brscan2-0.2.4-0.i386.deb in the terminal command above according to your sane driver you've downloaded. Example: brscan2-0.2.4-0.amd64.deb
Step 4:
Confirm you need to continue on with the following steps, I believe it is only Gutsy that has problems. Simply open Xsane, choose you scanner and click OK. If you get an I/O-Error you will need to continue onto Step 5, if it's all working you're done!
Step 5:
Give yourself permission to use it! At time of release it's a Gutsy Quirk/Bug... First we need to find out the Vendor ID & Product ID for our scanner or printer/scanner combo. For anyone using the DCP-115C printer/scanner ignore this step as your ID's are the same as mine; Vendor ID: 04f9 Product ID: 018c.
Any other model type the following in Terminal:
Your output will be something like this:
Code:
matthew@matthew-laptop:~/Desktop$ lsusb
Bus 005 Device 004: ID 05ca:1810 Ricoh Co., Ltd
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 03f0:171d Hewlett-Packard
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 062a:0000 Creative Labs Optical Mouse
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 04f9:018c Brother Industries, Ltd
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
matthew@matthew-laptop:~/Desktop$
Locate Brother Industries, Ltd and take note of your Vendor ID:Product ID as shown in bold in the above output and adjust Step 6 to match.
Step 6:
In Terminal type the following:
Ubuntu:
Code:
sudo gedit /etc/udev/rules.d/45-libsane.rules
Kubuntu:
Code:
sudo kate /etc/udev/rules.d/45-libsane.rules
At the bottom of the page but before LABEL="libsane_rules_end" add the following changing YOUR-VENOR-ID & YOUR- PRODUCT-ID to yours, both are 4 characters long:
Code:
# Brother DCP-115C
SYSFS{idVendor}=="YOUR-VENOR-ID", SYSFS{idProduct}=="YOUR-PRODUCT-ID", MODE="664", GROUP="scanner"
The last section of 45-libsane.rules should look like this after adding your scanner/printer to the last line:
Code:
SYSFS{idVendor}=="413c", SYSFS{idProduct}=="5105", MODE="664", GROUP="scanner"
# Dell A960
SYSFS{idVendor}=="413c", SYSFS{idProduct}=="5107", MODE="664", GROUP="scanner"
# Dell 922
SYSFS{idVendor}=="413c", SYSFS{idProduct}=="5109", MODE="664", GROUP="scanner"
# Dell 1600n
SYSFS{idVendor}=="413c", SYSFS{idProduct}=="5250", MODE="664", GROUP="scanner"
# Brother DCP-115C
SYSFS{idVendor}=="04f9", SYSFS{idProduct}=="018c", MODE="664", GROUP="scanner"
LABEL="libsane_rules_end"
Step 7:
Save your changes and restart your PC. All going well it will be working!
Search Aid:
DCP-7010, DCP-7020, DCP-7025, DCP-8060, DCP-8065DN, FAX-2820, FAX-2920, HL-2030, HL-2040, HL-2070N, HL-5240, HL-5250DN, HL-5270DN, HL-5280DW, MFC-7220, MFC-7225N, MFC-7420, MFC-7820N, MFC-8460N, MFC-8660DN, MFC-8860DN, MFC-8870DW, MFC-9420CN, HL-4040CN, HL-4050CDN, HL-4070CDW, MFC-9440CN, MFC-9840CDW, DCP-9040CN, DCP-9045CDN, DCP-130C, DCP-135C, DCP-150C, DCP-153C, DCP-330C, DCP-350C, DCP-353C, DCP-540CN, DCP-560CN, DCP-750CW, DCP-770CW, FAX-1860C, FAX-1960C, FAX-2480C, FAX-2580C, MFC-230C, MFC-235C, MFC-240C, MFC-260C, MFC-3360C, MFC-440CN, MFC-465CN, MFC-5460CN, MFC-5860CN, MFC-660CN, MFC-665CW, MFC-680CN, MFC-685CW, MFC-845CW, MFC-885CW, FAX1835C, FAX1840C, FAX1940CN, FAX2440C, MFC3240C, MFC3340CN, MFC5440CN, MFC5840CN, MFC210C, MFC410CN, MFC420CN,MFC620CN,DCP110C, DCP310CN, FAX1815C, FAX1820C, FAX1920CN, MFC3220C, MFC3320CN, MFC3420C, MFC3820CN
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Re: HOWTO: Gutsy 7.10 All Brother Printer Scanner Driver Installation for Newbies!
thanks for ya post - got the scanner working no probs, but on amd64 gutsy, my cups error log is full of:
Code:
E [28/Oct/2007:23:48:11 +1100] CUPS-Add-Modify-Printer: Unauthorized
E [28/Oct/2007:23:48:52 +1100] cupsdAuthorize: Local authentication certificate not found!
E [28/Oct/2007:23:48:52 +1100] cupsdAuthorize: Local authentication certificate not found!
E [28/Oct/2007:23:48:52 +1100] cupsdAuthorize: Local authentication certificate not found!
E [28/Oct/2007:23:48:57 +1100] [cups-driverd] Unable to open PPD directory "/opt/share/ppd": No such file or directory
E [28/Oct/2007:23:49:05 +1100] cupsdAuthorize: Local authentication certificate not found!
E [28/Oct/2007:23:49:07 +1100] cupsdAuthorize: Local authentication certificate not found!
E [28/Oct/2007:23:49:07 +1100] CUPS-Add-Modify-Printer: Unauthorized
E [28/Oct/2007:23:49:07 +1100] Filter "brlpdwrapperMFC210C" for printer "MFC-210C" not available: No such file or directory
E [28/Oct/2007:23:49:07 +1100] Filter "brlpdwrapperMFC210C" for printer "MFC-210C" not available: No such file or directory
E [28/Oct/2007:23:49:07 +1100] Filter "brlpdwrapperMFC210C" for printer "MFC-210C" not available: No such file or directory
E [28/Oct/2007:23:49:40 +1100] Filter "brlpdwrapperMFC210C" for printer "MFC-210C" not available: No such file or directory
E [28/Oct/2007:23:52:40 +1100] CUPS-Add-Modify-Printer: Unauthorized
E [28/Oct/2007:23:53:28 +1100] cupsdAuthorize: Local authentication certificate not found!
E [28/Oct/2007:23:53:32 +1100] cupsdAuthorize: Local authentication certificate not found!
I've tried copying the brlpdwrapper to /usr/lib64(etc), reinstalling cups, reinstalling the cupswrapper.deb all to no avail!
any help appreciated!
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Re: HOWTO: Gutsy 7.10 All Brother Printer Scanner Driver Installation for Newbies!
Hello drejom,
Did you use "--force-all" when installing the driver?
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Re: HOWTO: Gutsy 7.10 All Brother Printer Scanner Driver Installation for Newbies!
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Re: HOWTO: Gutsy 7.10 All Brother Printer Scanner Driver Installation for Newbies!
Just been having a read, apparently there's no "official" support for AMD64 but try this:
Code:
sudo cp /usr/lib/cups/filter/brlpdwrapperMFC210C /usr/lib64/cups/filter
Please let me know if this works as I will update my guide.
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Re: HOWTO: Gutsy 7.10 All Brother Printer Scanner Driver Installation for Newbies!
yup tried that too - but no joy.
in the meantime, i've totally screwed my system by tinkering about with other things. I'm going to do a fresh install tonight - i'll try your howto again first thing, and see how it goes.
thanks again...
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Re: HOWTO: Gutsy 7.10 All Brother Printer Scanner Driver Installation for Newbies!
Haha, I haven't managed to do that with Ubuntu yet, but I have done that twice with SUSE 10. (my first Linux experience)
I have added the 64bit how-to into the installation steps at Step 7. This being said I'm not able to personally test it as I'm running on 32bit.
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Re: HOWTO: Gutsy 7.10 All Brother Printer Scanner Driver Installation for Newbies!
thanks to you both - but still no luck... i'll check the FAQ later (mine's a particularly problematic amd64)
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Re: HOWTO: Gutsy 7.10 All Brother Printer Scanner Driver Installation for Newbies!
Worked a treat for my Brother DCP 115, many thanks for taking the time to write a great how to!
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Re: HOWTO: Gutsy 7.10 All Brother Printer Scanner Driver Installation for Newbies!
Quote:
Originally Posted by
mp035
Hi BoardWorld,
Great How-To! It will help many users pick up Ubuntu.
I have a couple of steps that are required for most brother printers, that are not in your how-to,
Step 3A (these steps need to happen before installing the cupswrapper driver)
go to
http://solutions.brother.com/linux/s...r_drivers.html and get the brother lpr driver for Debian. The lpr driver proivides the actual printer functionality, the cupswrapper then provides the "glue" to make it work with CUPS.
Step 3B Install the lpr driver BEFORE the cupswrapper driver.
Code:
sudo dpkg -i --force-architecture mfc210clpr-1.0.2-1.i386.deb
the force-architecture switch is used to force the 64 bit systems to accept the driver.
Any problems, visit the FAQ at
http://solutions.brother.com/linux/s...nux_faq-2.html
I hope this helps someone.
Again BoardWorld, top job in puting together this how-to!! :)
Yes the LPR is required for older versions of Ubuntu. This guide is for Gutsy 7.10 and above that do not require the LPR, this being the reason why is not included. Did you not follow my HowTo?
If you also noticed I said the brother site was a little out of date, not needing the LPR is what I was referring to mostly. Please remove your post.
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Re: HOWTO: Gutsy 7.10 All Brother Printer Scanner Driver Installation for Newbies!
Iam using a (fresh) install of Gutsy and following your "how to" without the LPR didnt work for me, upon rolling back and trying again WITH the LPR I got the printer working....I think it might be worth leaving the part ref the LPR..
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Re: HOWTO: Gutsy 7.10 All Brother Printer Scanner Driver Installation for Newbies!
Are you sure? As you can see from my guide I too am using the DCP-115C WITHOUT the LPR. This is actually working better than Feisty that needs the LPR as page positioning was out of alignment. Also print initiating is far quicker than I have ever had it before on any OS. Are you using Gutsy or an earlier OS? as my guide is focussed at Gutsy.
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Re: HOWTO: Gutsy 7.10 All Brother Printer Scanner Driver Installation for Newbies!
Hi,
thanks for the guide. Unfortunately, it didn't help me. I have an MFC-425CN connected as a networked printer, and after following your guide the printer doesn't print. I don't get any error messages whatsoever.
I have another installation of Ubuntu (7.04) and the printer works properly - I have to re-boot to this installation to print documents, and it's frustrating having to do this!
I originally installed the printer WITH the LPR driver, following the same routine I had used under earlier Ubuntu installations. However, when printing, the top of the page was missing (about an inch or so). When I discovered your How-To, I uninstalled the Brother LPR and CUPSWrapper drivers, then re-installed CUPSWrapper (without the LPR driver). Unfortunately, the printer doesn't work at all. It is detected, and I can change settings, but it just doesn't print.
Here's a printout from "printingbuginfo" which I have included in case there's anything of use.
Thanks,
Ewan
ProblemType: printingbuginfo v2.0: printingbug (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PrintingBugInfoScript)
CupsConfiguredDevices:
device for MFC210C: socket://192.168.0.2:9100
device for PDF: cups-pdf:/
CupsConfiguredPPDs:
MFC-425CNold: Brother MFC-210C CUPS v1.1
MFC210C: Brother MFC-210C CUPS v1.1
PDF: Generic PDF file generator
Date: Fri Nov 2 13:33:40 2007
DesktopEnvironment: GNOME
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 7.10
EtcPapersize: A4
InstalledPrintingPackages:
ii cupsys 1.3.2-1ubuntu7 Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - server
ii cupsys-driver-gutenprint 5.0.1-0ubuntu8 printer drivers for CUPS
ii foo2zjs 20070625-0ubuntu1 Support for printing to ZjStream-based printers
ii foomatic-db 20070919-0ubuntu3 OpenPrinting printer support - database
ii foomatic-db-engine 3.0.2-20070719-0ubuntu4 OpenPrinting printer support - programs
ii foomatic-db-hpijs 20070813-0ubuntu1 OpenPrinting printer support - database for HPIJS driver
ii foomatic-filters 3.0.2-20070719-0ubuntu1 OpenPrinting printer support - filters
ii ghostscript 8.61.dfsg.1~svn8187-0ubu The GPL Ghostscript PostScript/PDF interpreter
ii hpijs 2.7.7+2.7.7.dfsg.1-0ubun HP Linux Printing and Imaging - gs IJS driver (hpijs)
ii hplip 2.7.7.dfsg.1-0ubuntu5.1 HP Linux Printing and Imaging System (HPLIP)
ii libgnomeprint2.2-0 2.18.2-0ubuntu1 The GNOME 2.2 print architecture - runtime files
ii min12xxw 0.0.9-1build1 Printer driver for KonicaMinolta PagePro 1[234]xxW
ii openprinting-ppds 20070919-0ubuntu3 OpenPrinting printer support - PostScript PPD files
ii pnm2ppa 1.12-16 PPM to PPA converter
ii pxljr 1.1-0ubuntu1 Driver for HP's Color LaserJet 35xx/36xx color laser printers
ii splix 1.0.1.1-0ubuntu2 Driver for Samsung's SPL2 (bw) and SPLc (color) laser printers
ii system-config-printer 0.7.75+svn1653-0ubuntu2 Printer configuration GUI
Locale: LANG=en_AU.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_AU.UTF-8, LC_PAPER=en_AU.UTF-8
Uname: Linux latitude 2.6.22-14-generic #1 SMP Sun Oct 14 23:05:12 GMT 2007 i686 GNU/Linux
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Re: HOWTO: Gutsy 7.10 All Brother Printer Scanner Driver Installation for Newbies!
Thanks for the detailed Howto. I followed it carefully and didn't resolve the problem (not printing on Brother DCP-115C after Gutsy upgrade, although it does scan). However, the symptoms have changed: before, the print job disappeared from the screen after a while, now it stays forever, in both cases nothing coming out of the printer; also, now the URI in Printers - Interface is wrong, and I cannot modify it, since the option "local printer" is greyed out. What can I do? Many thanks
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Re: HOWTO: Gutsy 7.10 All Brother Printer Scanner Driver Installation for Newbies!
Thanks for the how-to! I am now able to print to our networked MFC-640CW.
The scanner function still eludes me however. I followed the how-to and when I start XSane it tells me there are no scanners. Would the problem be that it is networked rather than directly attached? I have a feeling it is...
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Re: HOWTO: Gutsy 7.10 All Brother Printer Scanner Driver Installation for Newbies!
Quote:
Originally Posted by
dukbilt
Hi,
thanks for the guide. Unfortunately, it didn't help me. I have an MFC-425CN connected as a networked printer, and after following your guide the printer doesn't print. I don't get any error messages whatsoever.
Hi there!
I've been able to setup the same printer on Gutsy.
If networked you have to go into cups web interface http://localhost:631 and modify printer port.
It's not an IPP o TCP network queue.
IT'S AN LPD/LPRNG NETWORK QUEUE.
After selecting LPD queue set the address on socket://IPADDRESS:9100
(change IPADDRESS with the hostname or ip address of your printer).
It will work also without installing the LPD brother driver...
Don't forget to setup paper and margins, and the True2life color enancement for better color printing.
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Re: HOWTO: Gutsy 7.10 All Brother Printer Scanner Driver Installation for Newbies!
Still no joy - when I attempt to print, I receive an error - "/usr/lib/cups/filter/brlpdwrapperMFC210C failed". Why is it attempting to use the brlpdwrapper driver if it doesn't need it???
So I removed the brlpdwrapper file - now I get:
Unable to start filter "brlpdwrapperMFC210C" - No such file or directory.
Any suggestions?
Ewan
EDIT - I have looked through the script file for "cupswrapperMFC210C-1.0.2" and it creates the "brlpdwrapperMFC210C" automatically... So the problem is either in one of those two files, I think.
Ewan
EDIT - I have discovered that the brprintconfij2 file did not exist in the /usr/bin directory. I copied the file from my Ubuntu 7.04 installation into the /usr/bin (7.10) and now there are no CUPS errors! However - it still won't print! AAARRRGGGGHHHHHH!!!! I have tried re-starting CUPS, but to no avail... Any suggestions now?
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Re: HOWTO: Gutsy 7.10 All Brother Printer Scanner Driver Installation for Newbies!
My Brother MFC-420CN stopped printing after I upgraded to Ubuntu 7.10. I tried various things as outlined in the this discussion. Here is what finally worked for me:
Uninstalled all "mfc" related packages (ran System -> Administration -> Synaptic Package Manager; searched for "mfc" and removed all matching PRINTER RELATED packages).
Downloaded and installed latest packages from the Brother site INCLUDING the lpr package. Installed the lpr package first, then the cupswrapper as follows:
sudo dpkg -i --force-all mfc420cnlpr-1.0.2-1.i386.deb
sudo dpkg -i --force-all cupswrapperMFC420CN-1.0.2-3.i386.deb
Now, I understand that Ubuntu 7.10 does not require the lpr package anymore, but I think the Brother scripts expect it, because when I do NOT install the lpr package first I get this (note the error) when I install the cupswrapper::
Selecting previously deselected package cupswrappermfc420cn.
(Reading database ... 142310 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking cupswrappermfc420cn (from cupswrapperMFC420CN-1.0.2-3.i386.deb) ...
Setting up cupswrappermfc420cn (1.0.2-3) ...
ERROR : Brother LPD filter is not installed.
rm -f /usr/lib/cups/filter/brlpdwrapperMFC420CN
chmod: cannot access `/usr/local/Brother/inf/brMFC420CNrc': No such file or directory
chmod: cannot access `/usr/local/Brother/inf': No such file or directory
* Restarting Common Unix Printing System: cupsd
As a final note, it does not appear to me that Ubuntu is acutally *using* the lpr package, but it does seem to make the cupswrapper installation work.
In any case, my printer is now working fully (I also did the scanner update as noted earlier in this discussion), and I am once again a happy Ubuntu user.
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Re: HOWTO: Gutsy 7.10 All Brother Printer Scanner Driver Installation for Newbies!
Shame you missed the long running howto and various links for setting up Brother printers on the forum already:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=105703
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=302960
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=123539
Anyhow, these threads might help those who get stuck. Also interested to see that you didn't have to switch off the printer/MFC at any point. This was a big stumbling point with Edgy/Feisty for many users.
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Re: HOWTO: Gutsy 7.10 All Brother Printer Scanner Driver Installation for Newbies!
Quote:
Originally Posted by
nathandetroit
My Brother MFC-420CN stopped printing after I upgraded to Ubuntu 7.10. I tried various things as outlined in the this discussion. Here is what finally worked for me:
Uninstalled all "mfc" related packages (ran System -> Administration -> Synaptic Package Manager; searched for "mfc" and removed all matching PRINTER RELATED packages).
Downloaded and installed latest packages from the Brother site INCLUDING the lpr package. Installed the lpr package first, then the cupswrapper as follows:
sudo dpkg -i --force-all mfc420cnlpr-1.0.2-1.i386.deb
sudo dpkg -i --force-all cupswrapperMFC420CN-1.0.2-3.i386.deb
Now, I understand that Ubuntu 7.10 does not require the lpr package anymore, but I think the Brother scripts expect it, because when I do NOT install the lpr package first I get this (note the error) when I install the cupswrapper::
Selecting previously deselected package cupswrappermfc420cn.
(Reading database ... 142310 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking cupswrappermfc420cn (from cupswrapperMFC420CN-1.0.2-3.i386.deb) ...
Setting up cupswrappermfc420cn (1.0.2-3) ...
ERROR : Brother LPD filter is not installed.
rm -f /usr/lib/cups/filter/brlpdwrapperMFC420CN
chmod: cannot access `/usr/local/Brother/inf/brMFC420CNrc': No such file or directory
chmod: cannot access `/usr/local/Brother/inf': No such file or directory
* Restarting Common Unix Printing System: cupsd
As a final note, it does not appear to me that Ubuntu is acutally *using* the lpr package, but it does seem to make the cupswrapper installation work.
In any case, my printer is now working fully (I also did the scanner update as noted earlier in this discussion), and I am once again a happy Ubuntu user.
I had problems with the MFC-210C not working when I only installed the CUPS, but when I followed these steps and included the LPR, it worked perfectly, thanks nathan.
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As you can see there are already people that have said here that they are not using the LPR. And general rule of thumb it will be mostly people with problems that are going to add remarks to this thread.
That's great to anyone of you who have managed to get it running with the LPR. Though this is strange as it isn't suppose to be required and is in fact performing better without it on my system.
I can only gather that as future (less buggy) releases of Ubuntu become available not using the LPR will be more applicable to my HowTo.
Jose Catre-Vandis:
The threads you provided while they are still currently valid are all for anything prior to Gutsy's new printing system, this most likely being the reason why my HowTo was approved. Also the new printing system has resolved a couple of major head aches I had in Feisty that uses the LPR.
Via Gutsy's new printing system without the LPR I am having a very pleasant printing experience.
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For those that do have printing with the MFC-210C working, do you mind posting the following files:
/usr/lib/cups/filter/brlpdwrapperMFC210C
/usr/share/cups/model/brmfc210c_cups.ppd
/usr/local/Brother/lpd/filterMFC210C
/usr/bin/brprintconfij2
In the reply, please let us know if any of the files are in different locations to what I have listed as the directory location, and also if you installed the LPR driver or not.
Also, a screen print of all the "mfc" programs listed under synaptic or similar would be helpful.
Finally, please add in any files (with their locations) that you think will help.
TIA,
Ewan
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Ok I'm extremely new to linux myself, and I can't get the printer to install. I have the Brother MFC420CN, and I am using the newest version of Kubuntu. I did everything that was described in the original post on this topic, and it will tell me that there is the printer, but it just won't print. Now with Kubuntu when you go to system, there is no admin, printer. the only thing I get there is for HP printers. I'm just confused on what to do, because nothing is working for me. If I didn't describe this well enough please let me know, and I will try to explaine it better. Thank you for the help.
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I am currently reinstalling my printer in an effort to have it printing correctly, at the moment all of my prints are blurred and the quality shocking....as I am currently re installing using your how to I'd like to highlight the following:
OS: Ubuntu 7.10 gutsy.
upon installing the relevant cups (MFC 210 in this case) I receive the following error:
Code:
turner@turner-desktop:~/Desktop$ sudo dpkg -i --force-all cupswrapperMFC210C-1.0.2-3.i386.deb
[sudo] password for turner:
Selecting previously deselected package cupswrappermfc210c.
(Reading database ... 91832 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking cupswrappermfc210c (from cupswrapperMFC210C-1.0.2-3.i386.deb) ...
Setting up cupswrappermfc210c (1.0.2-3) ...
ERROR : Brother LPD filter is not installed.
rm -f /usr/lib/cups/filter/brlpdwrapperMFC210C
chmod: cannot access `/usr/local/Brother/inf/brMFC210Crc': No such file or directory
chmod: cannot access `/usr/local/Brother/inf': No such file or directory
* Restarting Common Unix Printing System: cupsd [ OK ]
seems in my case the LPR is required....unsure why.
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I had this issue - it's a result of the installation software attempting to delete files or folders which do not exist. In your case, /usr/local/Brother/inf/brMFC210Crc and /usr/local/Brother/inf. I don't know if it actually stops the installation or not, but to eliminate the error:
Open a terminal window, then type "sudo nautilus" and then enter your password (this starts nautilus as administrator, to allow you to create folders in the / partition).
Use the new nautilus program which appeared to go to the "/usr/Brother" directory.
Create a folder called "inf" in the "/usr/Brother" directory.
Open the "/usr/Brother/inf" directory.
Create a folder titled ""brMFC210Crc" in /usr/local/Brother/inf directory.
Exit out of nautilus.
In the terminal window, type "sudo dpkg -i --force-all cupswrapperMFC210C-1.0.2-3.i386.deb" and it should work.
NOTE: It think it WILL come up with "ERROR : Brother LPD filter is not installed" but I think the other errors should not occur.
Good luck!
Ewan
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Okay, nevermind that last reply I put in here about it not installing. I found out what the problem was. I was making a error when I typed in the command for the driver file. I kept putting in the wrong letter, and it wouldn't work for me. I have it installed now, and the printer, and the scanner are working perfectly. That was excellent steps that you gave us to follow.
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Brother DCP-330C installation didn't work
I repeated steps 1 - 5
Code:
i@ijar:~$ sudo dpkg -i --force-all cp330ccupswrapper-1.0.0-10.i386.deb
Valitsen aikaisemmin valitsemattoman paketin dcp330ccupswrapper.
(Luetaan tietokantaa... 135049 tiedostoa ja hakemistoa tällä hetkellä asennettuna.)
Puretaan pakettia dcp330ccupswrapper (.../dcp330ccupswrapper-1.0.0-10.i386.deb)...
dpkg: dcp330ccupswrapper: riippuvuusongelmia, mutta konfiguroin kuitenkin kuten pyysit:
dcp330ccupswrapper depends on dcp330clpr; however:
Package dcp330clpr is not installed.
Säädän asetukset: dcp330ccupswrapper (1.0.0-10) ...
ERROR : Brother LPD filter is not installed.
chmod: tiedostoa "/usr/local/Brother/Printer/dcp330c/inf/brdcp330crc" ei voi käsitellä: No such file or directory
chmod: tiedostoa "/usr/local/Brother/Printer/dcp330c/inf" ei voi käsitellä: No such file or directory
* Restarting Common Unix Printing System: cupsd
Printer exists in system and
i@ijar:~$ lsusb | grep Brother
Bus 003 Device 003: ID 04f9:01a9 Brother Industries, Ltd
i@ijar:~$
Test print doesn't function. Syslog event is
Code:
Nov 6 18:43:29 localhost NetworkManager: <debug> [1194367409.737557] nm_hal_device_added(): New device added (hal udi is '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_4f9_1a9_BROH6F567037_if2_scsi_host').
Nov 6 18:43:29 localhost NetworkManager: <debug> [1194367409.744200] nm_hal_device_added(): New device added (hal udi is '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_4f9_1a9_BROH6F567037_if2_scsi_host_scsi_device_lun0').
Nov 6 18:43:29 localhost NetworkManager: <debug> [1194367409.765023] nm_hal_device_added(): New device added (hal udi is '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_4f9_1a9_BROH6F567037_if2_scsi_host_scsi_device_lun0_scsi_generic').
Nov 6 18:43:29 localhost NetworkManager: <debug> [1194367409.988265] nm_hal_device_added(): New device added (hal udi is '/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/storage_serial_Brother_DCP_330C_BROH6F567037_0_0').
Nov 6 18:43:38 localhost kernel: [ 2118.034031] ppdev0: registered pardevice
Nov 6 18:43:38 localhost kernel: [ 2118.081384] ppdev0: unregistered pardevice
Nov 6 18:43:38 localhost kernel: [ 2118.133509] audit(1194367418.471:5): type=1503 operation="sysctl" requested_mask="r" denied_mask="r" name="/proc/sys/dev/parport/parport0/autoprobe" pid=7727 profile="/usr/sbin/cupsd"
Nov 6 18:43:40 localhost python: [7733]: warning: Unable to set locale.
and in print-report there is the message "Printer not connected - retry in 30 seconds"
I also changed apparmor mode as
sudo aa-complain cupsd
Please - any succestion.
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Anyone receiving these LPR and chmod errors as described in the last few posts should install the LPR. A successful installation without the LPR should look something like this(as if it had the LPR installed):
Code:
matthew@matthew-laptop:~/Desktop$ sudo dpkg -i --force-all cupswrapperMFC210C-1.0.2-3.i386.deb
[sudo] password for matthew:
(Reading database ... 119742 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace cupswrappermfc210c 1.0.2-3 (using cupswrapperMFC210C-1.0.2-3.i386.deb) ...
* Restarting Common Unix Printing System: cupsd [ OK ]
Unpacking replacement cupswrappermfc210c ...
Setting up cupswrappermfc210c (1.0.2-3) ...
rm -f /usr/lib/cups/filter/brlpdwrapperMFC210C
* Restarting Common Unix Printing System: cupsd [ OK ]
matthew@matthew-laptop:~/Desktop$
I will adjust my HowTo to incorporate the LPR if necessary.
I don't know quite why this is working for some but not others, I can only gather it's due to the new printing system in Ubuntu being not quite so complete.
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ONCE AGAIN: FOR THOSE WHO HAVE THE MFC-210C INSTALLATION WORKING WITHOUT LPR, PLEASE SUBMIT
/usr/lib/cups/filter/brlpdwrapperMFC210C
/usr/share/cups/model/brmfc210c_cups.ppd
/usr/local/Brother/lpd/filterMFC210C
/usr/bin/brprintconfij2
In the reply, please let us know if any of the files are in different locations to what I have listed as the directory location, and also if you installed the LPR driver or not.
Also, a screen print of all the "mfc" programs listed under synaptic or similar would be helpful.
Finally, please add in any files (with their locations) that you think will help.
TIA,
Ewan
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Ok now I need help with the SCANNER DRIVER INSTALL. When I copy and past sudo gedit /etc/udev/rules.d/45-libsane.rules IT tells me the following:
jfank2006@Justin-laptop:~/Desktop$ sudo gedit /etc/udev/rules.d/45-libsane.rules
sudo: gedit: command not found
I'm now running Kubuntu, and I don't know if I have to type something different in to get that part to work. Can someone help me out with this so I can get the scanner drivers installed. Thank you.
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Originally Posted by
dukbilt
ONCE AGAIN: FOR THOSE WHO HAVE THE MFC-210C INSTALLATION WORKING WITHOUT LPR, PLEASE SUBMIT
/usr/lib/cups/filter/brlpdwrapperMFC210C
/usr/share/cups/model/brmfc210c_cups.ppd
/usr/local/Brother/lpd/filterMFC210C
/usr/bin/brprintconfij2
In the reply, please let us know if any of the files are in different locations to what I have listed as the directory location, and also if you installed the LPR driver or not.
Also, a screen print of all the "mfc" programs listed under synaptic or similar would be helpful.
Finally, please add in any files (with their locations) that you think will help.
TIA,
Ewan
Here we go, as you know I'm not using, nor ever have used, the LPR Driver. All files were in the locations you have shown. Hope this helps!
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Originally Posted by
jfank
Ok now I need help with the SCANNER DRIVER INSTALL. When I copy and past sudo gedit /etc/udev/rules.d/45-libsane.rules IT tells me the following:
jfank2006@Justin-laptop:~/Desktop$ sudo gedit /etc/udev/rules.d/45-libsane.rules
sudo: gedit: command not found
I'm now running Kubuntu, and I don't know if I have to type something different in to get that part to work. Can someone help me out with this so I can get the scanner drivers installed. Thank you.
Here's the same answer to the private message you first sent (sorry I didn't see this post):
Yes sorry, my fault. Kubuntu(KDE) uses its own text editors (Kate, Kedit, and Kwrite). Ubuntu(Gnome) uses Gedit etc...
I think kwrite was the most popular when I tried Linux Suse 10. Try anyone of the following commands:
Code:
sudo kwrite /etc/udev/rules.d/45-libsane.rules
Code:
sudo kedit /etc/udev/rules.d/45-libsane.rules
Code:
sudo kate /etc/udev/rules.d/45-libsane.rules
Please let me know how each command works and which editor you preferred. Also I'm interested in knowing what you think of Kubuntu over Ubuntu?
Edit:
I've done some research and kate is suppose to be the best...
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I got everything to work perfectly with the scanner after you helped me out. the onyl problem I have is the glass part of the scanner needs some serious cleaning :lolflag: Anyhow I used the KWRITE and it brought up what I needed to to add the part for the printer in at the bottom of the page. KATE also works, it just brings up a smaller side screen thing like how Adobe Acrobat Reader has the side deal on the left. They both work, but I just used the KWRITE since it was the first, and then i tested the other two. The KEDIT didn't do anything. But now my scanner is working, and Thank you for helping me with it.
I had everything working perfectly on Ubuntu, but when I switched to Kubuntu it had a different type of script than what normal Ubuntu has. Everything works perfectly though. Now only if I can get Halo to work on Linux. lol:lolflag:
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Back to the printer issue - thanks that got my printer going again - but no joy on the scanner side.
recorded an IO error every time.
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Worked like a charm! Thanks a lot!
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Hello! Thanks for the guide. I'm looking forward to using it. However, I have a bit of a problem as referenced in this thread: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.p...ight=hl5140lpr
I tried installing a laser printer. Something went terribly wrong. I decided to get rid of it and I'm getting this error:
stephanie@boxofmallards:~$ sudo apt-get install tcsh
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
hl5140lpr
The following NEW packages will be installed:
tcsh
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 1 to remove and 11 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 338kB of archives.
After unpacking 709kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Get:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/universe tcsh 6.14.00-7 [338kB]
Fetched 338kB in 6s (52.9kB/s)
(Reading database ... 132943 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing hl5140lpr ...
/var/lib/dpkg/info/hl5140lpr.postrm: 3: /etc/init.d/lpd: not found
dpkg: error processing hl5140lpr (--remove):
subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 127
Errors were encountered while processing:
hl5140lpr
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
I now want to install a Brother MFC-465CN all-in-one but I can't get anywhere until I solve this problem. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!
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Not a Linux wizard however a friend Richard T is a "Arch Linux Wizard" and assisted with the following, hope it may assist others, my printer now works fine.
Please note this was for 7.10 distro and on AMD 64 CPU.
HOW TO INSTALL THE MFC440CN Brother Printer for Ethernet use.
============================
1. apt-get install alien (to be able to convert rpm to deb
2. used the arch-linux instructions with modifications:
from this link download the .rpm files below
http://eithansmith.wordpress.com/200...ther-mfc440cn/
mfc440cncupswrapper-1.0.0-9.i386.rpm
mfc440cnlpr-1.0.0-9.i386.rpm
3. Run these commands as root (sudo -s and put in your user password):
alien -d mfc440cnlpr-1.0.0-9.i386.rpm
alien -d mfc440cncupswrapper-1.0.0-9.i386.rpm
to generate these files:
mfc440cncupswrapper_1.0.0-10_i386.deb
mfc440cnlpr_1.0.0-10_i386.deb
Install these files by simply clicking on them in a file manager.
4. as root type this in;
root# cd /usr/local/Brother/Printer/mfc440cn/cupswrapper
root# ./cupswrappermfc440cn
5. Now go to the browser admin for cups:
http://localhost:631/ (e.g in firefox).
And make sure the printer has the correct driver and it should work.
Good Luck:grin::grin::grin:
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
xaph
Not a Linux wizard however a friend Richard T is a "Arch Linux Wizard" and assisted with the following, hope it may assist others, my printer now works fine...
...Good Luck:grin::grin::grin:
Hey That's awesome thanks. I will reference this for now until I work out from the debs what was required to get it running.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
cyberia81
Hello! Thanks for the guide. I'm looking forward to using it. However, I have a bit of a problem as referenced in this thread:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.p...ight=hl5140lpr
I tried installing a laser printer. Something went terribly wrong. I decided to get rid of it and I'm getting this error:
stephanie@boxofmallards:~$ sudo apt-get install tcsh
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
hl5140lpr
The following NEW packages will be installed:
tcsh
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 1 to remove and 11 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 338kB of archives.
After unpacking 709kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Get:1
http://us.archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/universe tcsh 6.14.00-7 [338kB]
Fetched 338kB in 6s (52.9kB/s)
(Reading database ... 132943 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing hl5140lpr ...
/var/lib/dpkg/info/hl5140lpr.postrm: 3: /etc/init.d/lpd: not found
dpkg: error processing hl5140lpr (--remove):
subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 127
Errors were encountered while processing:
hl5140lpr
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
I now want to install a Brother MFC-465CN all-in-one but I can't get anywhere until I solve this problem. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!
Sorry I'm a little lost with that output. Firstly why is the LPR driver being removed to install tcsh?
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In attempt after attempt my Ubuntu experience has been better than my Fedora experience. I am running Fedora on my desktop and Ubuntu on my laptop. I have been able to get wireless and mp3 playback operational in half the time it has taken me on my desktop and now, after a week of effort on Fedora, I still cant print. In my first attempt on Ubuntu I was able to get the spiffy CUPS test page to print. I am about to attempt the scanner driver install, but my confidence is high that this to will be a straight forward install.
I am very impressed with everything Ubuntu so far - keep up the outstanding work!
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Thank you for the reply. The error I kept getting was a result of a botched install a few weeks ago. It kept preventing me from installing ANYTHING new. I think I fixed my problem. I kept getting this:
stephanie@boxofmallards:~$ sudo apt-get install -f
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
hl5140lpr
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 11 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B of archives.
After unpacking 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
(Reading database ... 132943 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing hl5140lpr ...
/var/lib/dpkg/info/hl5140lpr.postrm: 3: /etc/init.d/lpd: not found
dpkg: error processing hl5140lpr (--remove):
subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 127
Errors were encountered while processing:
hl5140lpr
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
stephanie@boxofmallards:~$
I removed the hl5140lpr.postrm file manually, ran sudo apt-get install -f again and all seems well. Sorry, this is monumental for me as I am just getting the hang of this! I finally solved my own problem... :D
Now I can use your guide to install my new MFC-465CN. Thank you!
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Seems I spoke a touch too soon... After modifying the 45-libsane.rules I rebooted. Everything is going just great, but can't get the scanner to work. When I run xsane is gives me an error stating:
Failed to open device 'brother2:net1;dev0': Invalid argument
um.. yeah... Help?
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Back again...
I finally installed the drivers without a problem. I was able to print a test page once. Somehow I manged to screw something up and now nothing prints.
This is what I have in CUPS:
Description: MFC440CN
Location: Office
Printer Driver: Brother MFC-440CN CUPS v1.1
Printer State: idle, accepting jobs, published.
Device URI: ipp://192.168.0.3:9100
When I click to print a test page it appears like it is going to work (LCD lights up on the printer) but nothing happens. Cups displays "Connected to 192.168.0.3:9100."
What am I doing wrong? I have no idea if that URI is correct- I was guessing.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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Thank You,
This is the most complete instructions for Ubuntu printing I have found. I follow you instruction step by step and it work the first time.:)
UBUNTU 7.10
Dell Dimension 8250
Brother HL-2070N
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grrrrr, I hate printers lol.
can anybody help me out here, I had errors on step 5 or 6 so I had to install lpr but now i am still getting errors...
Preparing to replace mfc240ccupswrapper 1.0.0-10 (using mfc240ccupswrapper-1.0.0-10.i386.deb) ...
/var/lib/dpkg/info/mfc240ccupswrapper.prerm: 3: /usr/local/Brother/Printer/mfc240c/cupswrapper/cupswrappermfc240c: not found
dpkg: warning - old pre-removal script returned error exit status 127
dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
/var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/prerm: 3: /usr/local/Brother/Printer/mfc240c/cupswrapper/cupswrappermfc240c: not found
dpkg: error processing mfc240ccupswrapper-1.0.0-10.i386.deb (--install):
subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 127
/var/lib/dpkg/info/mfc240ccupswrapper.postinst: 3: /usr/local/Brother/Printer/mfc240c/cupswrapper/cupswrappermfc240c: not found
cp: cannot stat `/usr/share/cups/model/brmfc240c.ppd': No such file or directory
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
mfc240ccupswrapper-1.0.0-10.i386.deb
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sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/mfc240ccupswrapper*
seems to have got me past the install error:)
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Thanks! Worked a treat with my MFC-640CW.
One minor comment. In step 7, it did complain that it couldn't create some directories. Doesn't seem to stop it from working fine though.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
trash
sudo rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/mfc240ccupswrapper*
seems to have got me past the install error:)
Interesting you had to remove the cups seeing the LPR is being forced? I will add it to my How-To if it's mentioned again. Thanks!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
BoardDWorld
Interesting you had to remove the cups seeing the LPR is being forced? I will add it to my How-To if it's mentioned again. Thanks!
I actually thought it was cause by previous failed attempts installing... still might come in handy for othes though.
Thanks for the howto!
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Great work! I have a DCP-7020 and had been trying to follow the instructions on Brother's web site with little luck. Your well-written HOWTO did the trick and I'm up and running with what appears to be fully functional MFC. One step closer to removing Windows altogether. Thanks again!
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Another one adding my vote for installing lpr first. Then Cupswrapper, worked like a charm, Thank you. Have now used instructions on my MInt 32 bit and all went well. I know its ubuntu based but just fyi
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Marvelous! Your method worked perfectly for my Brother HL-2070N with just a couple of small changes, all of which were menu options under System | Administration | Printing when I got to that point.
I then just deleted the old printer, changed the uri to the network address, changed the paper size to letter and viola! I had been struggling with this for days now, ever since upgrading to Gutsy. Thanks a ton!
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Re: HOWTO: Gutsy 7.10 All Brother Printer Scanner Driver Installation for Newbies!
i cannot for the life of me get the dcp-135c to work ???? errors everywhere lol any special ways for this printer?
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Re: HOWTO: Ubuntu Gutsy 7.10 All Brother Printer Scanner Driver Installation for Newb
My Brother MFC 8420 was detected and installed as a printer automatically by Ubuntu 7.10. I jumped directly to the Scanner section and followed the steps without error other than the I/O errors after step 4 and after step 7. I deleted the printer and started with the printer steps and encountered the following errors installig the lpr driver. The cupswrapper installed fine. Have not been able to make work as a scanner yet even though it worked fine with Kubuntu 7.0.4
Preparing to replace mfc8420lpr 1.1.2-1 (using mfc8420lpr-1.1.2-1.i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement mfc8420lpr ...
/var/lib/dpkg/info/mfc8420lpr.postrm: 3: /etc/init.d/lpd: not found
dpkg: warning - old post-removal script returned error exit status 127
dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
/var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/postrm: 3: /etc/init.d/lpd: not found
dpkg: error processing mfc8420lpr-1.1.2-1.i386.deb (--install):
subprocess new post-removal script returned error exit status 127
/var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/postrm: 3: /etc/init.d/lpd: not found
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 127
Errors were encountered while processing:
mfc8420lpr-1.1.2-1.i386.deb
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Re: HOWTO: Gutsy 7.10 All Brother Printer Scanner Driver Installation for Newbies!
Hi BoarDWorld,
Thanks for your useful post.
The only thing is that I found an error in it. In the step 5 of the scanner installation you noted that Product ID for Brother MFC-215C is 018c. I tried this way and it didn't work.
So I executed the lsub command in the terminal and found that the Product ID for that printer-scanner is 0193 (the Vendor ID is the same you noted).
I changed it and it works perfectly.
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Re: HOWTO: Gutsy 7.10 All Brother Printer Scanner Driver Installation for Newbies!
Thanks guys!..that how-to worked a treat..i can now use my Brother DCP-540CN scanner! One more thing to go, and i can finally be rid of Windows forever!!
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Re: HOWTO: Gutsy 7.10 All Brother Printer Scanner Driver Installation for Newbies!
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Originally Posted by
floresena
Hi BoarDWorld,
Thanks for your useful post.
The only thing is that I found an error in it. In the step 5 of the scanner installation you noted that Product ID for Brother MFC-215C is 018c. I tried this way and it didn't work.
So I executed the lsub command in the terminal and found that the Product ID for that printer-scanner is 0193 (the Vendor ID is the same you noted).
I changed it and it works perfectly.
Hey thanks for that, you're quite right. That was daft of me as it will only apply to DCP-115C printers of course. It's now adjusted, Thanks!
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Re: HOWTO: Gutsy 7.10 All Brother Printer Scanner Driver Installation for Newbies!
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Originally Posted by
neoroses
i cannot for the life of me get the dcp-135c to work ???? errors everywhere lol any special ways for this printer?
Hello, I have taken a look at brothers website and it seems that it may not configure itself without a few more adjustments as follows:
After completing the driver installation open Firefox and enter the following into the address bar:
Code:
http://localhost:631
Click on “Manage Printers” and confirm that the device name(DCP135C) is listed there.
If the device name is NOT listed there, click on "Add Printer" and install the driver following the on-screen instructions.
The default port is USB. If you want to use a different port, click on “Modify Printer” and select the required printer port.
Hope this helps!
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Re: HOWTO: Gutsy 7.10 All Brother Printer Scanner Driver Installation for Newbies!
Worked great for my MFC-440-CN Printer!
Thanks!
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Re: HOWTO: Ubuntu Gutsy 7.10 All Brother Printer Scanner Driver Installation for Newb
Network MFC420CN on Gutsy 7.10 64bit:
After following steps 1-9 listed in the tutorial, printing from my MFC420CN still wasn't working, so I found another step from the Brother website:
A note from the BSC Linux Support FAQ for Printer:
Quote:
* I am using a AMD64 bit version of Debian/Ubuntu Linux. I installed both LPD/LPRng driver and the CUPS Wrapper driver, but I cannot print.
Install "lib32stdc++6" or "ia32-libs".
Also:
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* I'm using an AMD64 bit version of Linux. Can I use the Brother Linux printer drivers?
Yes, but please note the following conditions:
For DPKG package users:
Install the driver using the command option "--force-architecture".
If you cannot print, install lib32stdc++6 or ia32-libs.
Also, try copying the file which name starts with "brlpdwrapper" in the
" /usr/lib/cups/filter" to the "/usr/lib64/cups/filter".
After installing both lib32stdc++6 and ia32-libs for good measure, and setting "Device:" to "LPD/LPR Host or Printer" on the second page of the "Modify Printer" dialog, with device URI set to "lpd://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx", my test page fired right up!
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Re: HOWTO: Gutsy 7.10 All Brother Printer Scanner Driver Installation for Newbies!
Thanks for this howto. I set up my brother MFC-240C with no troubles. everything works great.
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Re: HOWTO: Gutsy 7.10 All Brother Printer Scanner Driver Installation for Newbies!
Thankyou for a comprehensive easy guide to install the Brother printer-scanner, I tried 64 bit Ubuntu and and couldn't get it to work, so I installed the i386 ubuntu and have now got my Brother DCP-115C working fine, thanks again from a newbee::)
Perhaps someone can give me a step by step for Ubuntu AMD64
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Re: HOWTO: Gutsy 7.10 All Brother Printer Scanner Driver Installation for Newbies!
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Originally Posted by
tvaddict
Thankyou for a comprehensive easy guide to install the Brother printer-scanner, I tried 64 bit Ubuntu and and couldn't get it to work, so I installed the i386 ubuntu and have now got my Brother DCP-115C working fine, thanks again from a newbee::)
Perhaps someone can give me a step by step for Ubuntu AMD64
There's enough info posted by others in this thread to confidently add the information required. I'll update it tomorrow.
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Re: HOWTO: Ubuntu Gutsy 7.10 All Brother Printer Scanner Driver Installation for Newb
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Originally Posted by
blazoner
Network MFC420CN on Gutsy 7.10 64bit:
After following steps 1-9.....
Thanks for sharing this, I'm sure it will help others.
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Re: HOWTO: Gutsy 7.10 All Brother Printer Scanner Driver Installation for Newbies!
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Originally Posted by
BoardDWorld
Hey thanks for that, you're quite right. That was daft of me as it will only apply to DCP-115C printers of course. It's now adjusted, Thanks!
Hi thanks for this great how to
i am running ubuntu gutsy gibbon 7.10
i have installed my printer,and it prints :)
but i can not get my scanner to work :confused:
i found the above thread about changing the product id,but its not worked
any1 got any ideas
thanks
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Re: HOWTO: Gutsy 7.10 All Brother Printer Scanner Driver Installation for Newbies!
Hello, could you please tell me what model scanner or combo you are using? 32bit or 64bit Ubuntu? What errors showed during the installation? Can you post the output after running the "sudo dpkg -i brscanxxxxxxx.deb" command.
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Re: HOWTO: Gutsy 7.10 All Brother Printer Scanner Driver Installation for Newbies!
Hi and thank you
yes sorry,my printer is a brother dcp-115c ,the printer works brill :)
but i can not scan ,there was no errors during install,here is the file you asked for
trish@trish-desktop:~$ sudo dpkg -i brscanxxxxxxx.deb
[sudo] password for trish:
dpkg: error processing brscanxxxxxxx.deb (--install):
cannot access archive: No such file or directory
Errors were encountered while processing:
brscanxxxxxxx.deb
trish@trish-desktop:~$
when i open xsane,i get this error after searching for the scanner
failed to open device brother2;bus4devl
error during device i/0
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Re: HOWTO: Gutsy 7.10 All Brother Printer Scanner Driver Installation for Newbies!
Ooops i think its a 32bit ubuntu
how do i find out ?
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Re: HOWTO: Gutsy 7.10 All Brother Printer Scanner Driver Installation for Newbies!
That's ok it will most likely be 32bit. Could you please confirm that the brscan2-0.2.4-0.i386.deb file is on your desktop.
Also can I confirm you have run steps 6 and 7.
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Re: HOWTO: Gutsy 7.10 All Brother Printer Scanner Driver Installation for Newbies!
Yes here is a screen shot
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Re: HOWTO: Gutsy 7.10 All Brother Printer Scanner Driver Installation for Newbies!
Very cool desktop :) Could you please complete the following steps then post the output after the completeing the installation in step 2
Step 1:
Step 2:
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sudo dpkg -i brscan2-0.2.4-0.i386.deb
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Re: HOWTO: Gutsy 7.10 All Brother Printer Scanner Driver Installation for Newbies!
[QUOTE=BoardDWorld;3842546]Very cool desktop :)
thank you :)
here is the file
trish@trish-desktop:~$ cd Desktop
trish@trish-desktop:~/Desktop$ sudo dpkg -i brscan2-0.2.4-0.i386.deb
[sudo] password for trish:
(Reading database ... 163521 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace brscan2 0.2.4 (using brscan2-0.2.4-0.i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement brscan2 ...
Setting up brscan2 (0.2.4) ...
trish@trish-desktop:~/Desktop$
thank you very much for helping me
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Re: HOWTO: Gutsy 7.10 All Brother Printer Scanner Driver Installation for Newbies!
Great, so the installation was successful. Have you checked the Vendor and Product ID's are correct with the lsusb command?
Happy to try and help...
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Re: HOWTO: Gutsy 7.10 All Brother Printer Scanner Driver Installation for Newbies!
Yes,i think its correct
trish@trish-desktop:~$ lsusb
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 046d:c517 Logitech, Inc.
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 04f9:018c Brother Industries, Ltd
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
trish@trish-desktop:~$
have checked with yours and its seems the same