HOWTO: Ubuntu All Brother Printer & Scanner Driver Installation for Newbies!

[Andavane]

G'Day, I don't beleive you need to use: /etc/udev/rules.d/45-libsane.rules

For the scanner you could try the following:
What I have set out below works on Ubuntu 8.04 64bit and Ubuntu 8.10 32 bit for a Brother DCP-150C it has been used by other forum member for other Brother scanners models.

1. Open "/etc/udev/rules.d/40-basic-permissions.rules" file.

Code:
gksudo gedit /etc/udev/rules.d/40-basic-permissions.rules

2. Edit "0664" to "0666" in "USB devices" section.

Before the edit --------------------------

# USB devices (usbfs replacement)
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="usb_device", MODE="0664"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb_device", MODE="0664"

After the edit --------------------------

# USB devices (usbfs replacement)
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="usb_device", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb_device", MODE="0666"

3. Save file

4. Restart the system.

To get the scan-key-tool to start automatically ...

Hiya mate,
Well that's my problem: when I type:

"gksudo gedit /etc/udev/rules.d/40-basic-permissions.rules"

I can't see a file to edit

The attached is what I see!

Regs,

John

[billgoldberg]

G'Day, I don't beleive you need to use: /etc/udev/rules.d/45-libsane.rules

For the scanner you could try the following:
What I have set out below works on Ubuntu 8.04 64bit and Ubuntu 8.10 32 bit for a Brother DCP-150C it has been used by other forum member for other Brother scanners models.

1. Open "/etc/udev/rules.d/40-basic-permissions.rules" file.

Code:
gksudo gedit /etc/udev/rules.d/40-basic-permissions.rules

2. Edit "0664" to "0666" in "USB devices" section.

Before the edit --------------------------

# USB devices (usbfs replacement)
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="usb_device", MODE="0664"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb_device", MODE="0664"

After the edit --------------------------

# USB devices (usbfs replacement)
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="usb_device", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb_device", MODE="0666"

3. Save file

4. Restart the system.

To get the scan-key-tool to start automatically at Ubuntu boot by default.

Install: sane-utils if not already installed (it's in Synaptic Package Manager)

Add the brscan-skey command to your startup program.

System -> Preference -> Sessions -> Startup Programs -> New
Enter brscan-skey in:
Name: and
Command:
Comment: Enter what you want to call your printer/scanner

Press OK and enable the entry.

If you get an error with Xsane close it down open it again and try some tomes it will work, also try using the Scanner Control panel (using SCAN / up butter (scan to file) / OK / Start / Mono or Colour. It should save the file in Home Folder/brscan.

The Brother Web Page has a lot of useful information including most of the above. If you have any problems then feel free to PM me. TopEnder

Thanks, this worked for me.

The other solution didn't.

[Andavane]

Thanks, this worked for me.

The other solution didn't.

Yes but how do you edit this file, when all you can see is a blank screen with the file name at the top? i.e. how do you get the textof the file up in front of you in order to edit it?

I don't understand why I can't navigate physically to the location and open it from there.

John

[Andavane]

I got there!

I made a launcher with

"gksudo nautilus" in the taskbar.

Then used the window it opened (after typing in password), navigated to the required file, made the alteration, saved then exited.

It seems clearer now.

Regs

John

[visciousirene]

Dear all or the great person who wrote the how to...
I did all of that but when getting to Step 6:
In Terminal type the following:

Ubuntu:
Code:

sudo gedit /etc/udev/rules.d/45-libsane.rules

The documents 45-libsane is totally empty!!!

What do I do now??

Cheesr in advance

Irene

[TopEnder]

Irene,

If you are useing Hardy 8.04 or Intrepid 8.10 I dont beleive you need to uses sudo gedit /etc/udev/rules.d/45-libsane.rules. Have a look above at my post 201 and use it and hopefully you will be up an scanning in no time. TopEnder

[Andavane]

Dear all or the great person who wrote the how to...
I did all of that but when getting to Step 6:
In Terminal type the following:

Ubuntu:
Code:

sudo gedit /etc/udev/rules.d/45-libsane.rules

The documents 45-libsane is totally empty!!!

What do I do now??

Cheesr in advance

Irene

On this machine, running Intrepid, there is no such file as 45-libsane.rules in that location.
But there is one called "45-libmtp8.rules"; I have a feeling I read somewhere that that is the file which is needed.

Rgs,

John

[visciousirene]

Hello,

Sorry I didn't give much details, I am running Hardy Heron, the printer is a brother dcp150-c, I have tried what is said in post 201 but to no avail, in fact, after that the printer is not recognised either!!!
So I went back to initial state.
Thanks
irene

[visciousirene]

NB Hardy Heron 32 bit

[visciousirene]

sudo gedit /etc/udev/rules.d/45-libmtp8.rules

This directory is also empty, at least on my machine, Ubuntu 8.04 32 bit... thanks anyways