Hey maybe a little addition in the howto as already mentioned somewhere on page 2 i think when having problems with installing lpr support:
error:
/etc/init.d/lpd: No such file or directory
can be solved with
Code:
ln -s /etc/init.d/cupsys /etc/init.d/lpd
To be honest im not sure if it will work as im not at home now. i just installed the drivers on my laptop so i can add the printer through the network as soon as i get home. But creating the link let me go throught the howto succesfullyl.
so step 3 should be (in some cases, i was trying to install a mfc9180).
Code:
sudo mkdir /var/spool/lpd
sudo mkdir /var/spool/lpd/MFC210C (replace with your printer name)
ln -s /etc/init.d/cupsys /etc/init.d/lpd
sudo dpkg -i ~/Desktop/mfc210c/mfc210clpr-1.0.2-1.i386.deb
thnx BobSongs for the nice howto... people who write tutorials like you (and perhaps some which you used as base for your howto) make life a lot eassier. I had been trying to get my printer working some months ago under breezy but i ended up with being unable to uninstall some mfc package whilst saying i had to reinstall it to uninstall it..which was freaky as i wasnt able to install it...this time better luck with Dapper and this nice howto
thnx!