View Poll Results: Which Ubuntu flavor does your Brother MFC serve?

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    56 55.45%
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    14 13.86%
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Thread: HOWTO: Install Brother MFC210C

  1. #231
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    Re: HOWTO: Install Brother MFC210C

    Yes, something is definetly wrong with the LPR. I've installed it in Xubuntu and Ubuntu and both same with the same error. Here is exactly what I did in the terminal:

    Code:
    brett@brett-xubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install csh
    Password:
    Reading package lists... Done
    Building dependency tree... Done
    The following NEW packages will be installed:
      csh
    0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
    Need to get 239kB of archives.
    After unpacking, 393kB of additional disk space will be used.
    Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com dapper/universe csh 20050313-1 [239kB]
    Fetched 239kB in 1s (125kB/s)
    Selecting previously deselected package csh.
    (Reading database ... 59957 files and directories currently installed.)
    Unpacking csh (from .../csh_20050313-1_i386.deb) ...
    Setting up csh (20050313-1) ...
    
    brett@brett-xubuntu:~$ sudo mkdir /var/spool/lpd
    brett@brett-xubuntu:~$ sudo mkdir /var/spool/lpd/MFC8440
    brett@brett-xubuntu:~$ sudo dpkg -i ~/Desktop/mfc8440/mfc8440lpr-1.1.2-1.i386.deb
    Selecting previously deselected package mfc8440lpr.
    (Reading database ... 59966 files and directories currently installed.)
    Unpacking mfc8440lpr (from .../mfc8440lpr-1.1.2-1.i386.deb) ...
    Setting up mfc8440lpr (1.1.2-1) ...
    /var/lib/dpkg/info/mfc8440lpr.postinst: line 4: /etc/init.d/lpd: No such file or directory
    dpkg: error processing mfc8440lpr (--install):
     subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 127
    Errors were encountered while processing:
     mfc8440lpr
    Why is it having problems with /etc/init.d/lpd???

    And then it had problems removing it:

    Code:
    brett@brett-xubuntu:~$ sudo aptitude remove mfc8440lpr
    Reading package lists... Done
    Building dependency tree... Done
    Reading extended state information
    Initializing package states... Done
    Building tag database... Done
    The following packages will be REMOVED:
      mfc8440lpr
    0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
    Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 0B will be used.
    Writing extended state information... Done
    (Reading database ... 59979 files and directories currently installed.)
    Removing mfc8440lpr ...
    /var/lib/dpkg/info/mfc8440lpr.postrm: line 3: /etc/init.d/lpd: No such file or directory
    dpkg: error processing mfc8440lpr (--remove):
     subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 127
    Errors were encountered while processing:
     mfc8440lpr
    E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
    A package failed to install.  Trying to recover:
    Last time to remove this exact same error, I had to rename /var/lib/dpkg/info/mfc8440lpr.postrm so aptitude or dpkg could not find it.
    This is the code:

    Code:
    $ sudo mv /var/lib/dpkg/info/mfc8440lpr.postrm /var/lib/dpkg/info/mfc8440lpr.postrm-bak
    $ sudo dpkg --purge mfc8440lpr
    Can't say I'm not confused or at a loss.
    Last edited by altonbr; October 9th, 2006 at 02:37 AM.

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    Re: HOWTO: Install Brother MFC210C

    Nevermind, I figured it out from one of the other threads on here. I think I'll tackle scanning next and see if I can update my HOWTO.

  3. #233
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    Re: HOWTO: Install Brother MFC210C

    Quote Originally Posted by altonbr View Post
    <snip>
    /etc/init.d/lpd: No such file or directory
    </snip>
    Have you tried creating this directory?
    Is the file damaged?

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    Re: HOWTO: Install Brother MFC210C

    Good news! I just tried out my directions for network scanning on Breezy with my Dapper laptop, and they worked flawlessly!
    http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthre...120#post935120

  5. #235
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    Re: HOWTO: Install Brother MFC210C

    Quote Originally Posted by BobSongs View Post
    Have you tried creating this directory?
    Is the file damaged?
    I would figure, yes. The file is damaged. I'll try contacting Brother. Good ol' $599 CDN printer out the window!

  6. #236
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    Re: HOWTO: Install Brother MFC210C

    I followed the HOWTO and everything works. Printing, scanning even over network works. But printing is extremely slow. It takes about 30 seconds for the printing to start an about 2 minutes to print a simple A4-Textpage in normal resolution.

    Any ideas what to reconfigure to solve this problem?

    The MFC-210C is connected via USB. And the same HOWTO lead me to success on Breezy without the speedproblem.

  7. #237
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    Re: HOWTO: Install Brother MFC210C

    Quote Originally Posted by varkatope View Post
    I followed the HOWTO and everything works. Printing, scanning even over network works. But printing is extremely slow. It takes about 30 seconds for the printing to start an about 2 minutes to print a simple A4-Textpage in normal resolution.

    Any ideas what to reconfigure to solve this problem?

    The MFC-210C is connected via USB. And the same HOWTO lead me to success on Breezy without the speedproblem.
    I have the same problem when I use the MFC8300 driver instead of the proper MFC8440 driver. I know this isn't an answer, but I'm merely stating that it happens to me too (when using the wrong driver). I couldn't tell you if it changes when using the "proper" driver, but I'll let you know when it's fixed!

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    Re: HOWTO: Install Brother MFC210C

    I use the proper driver for the MFC3820CN, but I still get slower printing speeds. The printout part doesn't go slowly (compared to network printing from a Windows machine), but the time period between clicking print and the printout starting is definitely delayed.

  9. #239
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    Re: HOWTO: Install Brother MFC210C

    Hi,
    I'm running a fresh copy of Edgy, and have a DCP-115C.
    I've followed the instructions on the HOWTO, however after installing the CUPS wrapper, I get the following msg:

    Code:
    maga@ubuntu:~/Desktop$ sudo dpkg -i cupswrappermfc210c_1.0.0-1_i386.deb 
    Selecting previously deselected package cupswrappermfc210c.
    (Reading database ... 86744 files and directories currently installed.)
    Unpacking cupswrappermfc210c (from cupswrappermfc210c_1.0.0-1_i386.deb) ...
    Setting up cupswrappermfc210c (1.0.0-1) ...
    rm -f /usr/lib/cups/filter/brlpdwrapperMFC210C
     * Restarting Common Unix Printing System: cupsd                         [ ok ] 
    lpadmin: Unable to copy PPD file!
    and when I try to print a test page, I see a msg on the printer saying "receiving data", but nothing happens.

    any ideas?

    thanks

    edited to add: I just followed the instructions on http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthre...le+to+copy+ppd this post and it works fine now. It's worth adding to the HOWTO, I think, seems it looks like an Edgy specific situation.
    Last edited by mbelinky; October 17th, 2006 at 10:18 AM.

  10. #240
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    Re: HOWTO: Install Brother MFC210C

    more Edgy / DCP-115C notes, I saw some of this on the thread already but I'm adding it so there's an Edgy specific entry.

    after installing the brscan2 driver, xsane fails with a I/O error, then follow the instructions on the brother FAQ: http://solutions.brother.com/linux/s...ux_faq.html#20
    , and do the following:
    Code:
    1.Open the file "/etc/udev/rules.d/45-libsane.rules" with an editor.
    2.Add the following description to the file as below:
    =================
    #brother
    SYSFS{idVendor}=="04f9",MODE="666",GROUP="scanner"
    LABEL="libsane_rules_end"
    =================
    3.Restart the OS.
    I just added the SYSFS line, not the LABEL one, since the file has other vendor specific rules and a LABEL end at the end of file.

    no need to restart the OS really, you can just do a
    Code:
    sudo /etc/init.d/udev restart
    and scanning on Edgy with the DCP-115C works fine after that.

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