Brother QL-700 USB Label Printer

[bananafishbones]

I've installed the driver from the Brother website for my QL-700 USB printer but when I add the printer within the Device > Printer settings applet, a notification pops up telling me that Ubuntu needs the driver for this device then abruptly tells me that no driver could be found. The printer is not printing at all. See my details below: Any idea?

Bus 002 Device 004: ID 0bda:0328 Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
Bus 002 Device 006: ID 154b:00d2 PNY
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 05e3:0612 Genesys Logic, Inc.
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 0bc2:ab31 Seagate RSS LLC Backup Plus Desktop Drive (5TB)
Bus 002 Device 005: ID 0bda:0411 Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 007: ID 058f:9410 Alcor Micro Corp. Keyboard
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 05e3:0608 Genesys Logic, Inc. Hub
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 046d:c408 Logitech, Inc. Marble Mouse (4-button)
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 05e3:0610 Genesys Logic, Inc. 4-port hub
Bus 001 Device 010: ID 04f9:2042 Brother Industries, Ltd
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 067b:2571 Prolific Technology, Inc.
Bus 001 Device 006: ID 0bda:5411 Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

--LOGS--
Failed to start Automatic USB/Bluetooth printer setup (devices-pci0000:00-0000:00:14.0-usb1-1x2d3)
unable to access /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1x2d3

--INSTALLED--
ql700lpr/now 1.1.4-0 i386 [installed,local]

[pdc]

I had understood you needed both the lpr driver; and the cupswrapper driver http://support.brother.com/g/s/id/li...sp.html#QL-700

if you copy

dpkg -l ql700*

it will clarify just what is installed ...........

[bananafishbones]

Thanks for your help PDC. I installed the wrapper but still no cigar.

I may remove it all and start over. The main brother website made no mention of a wrapper in regards to its linux drivers.

Cheers,

[pdc]

when I go over Brother's instructions again http://support.brother.com/g/s/id/li...en&redirect=on

I see they say

*** If CUPS is working on your system, we recommend to use CUPS.

.... so I guess that just means Cupswrapper ....... I had understood they wanted both .......

....... indeed the page on cupswrapper seems to me to say ....... lpr first and then cupswrapper ......... http://support.brother.com/g/s/id/li...en&redirect=on

and this page http://support.brother.com/g/s/id/li...en&redirect=on covers the removal of the lpr .......

which version of Ubuntu are you running?

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brother offer an FAQ page http://support.brother.com/g/s/id/li...en&redirect=on .......... maybe something there ......

[kurt18947]

when I go over Brother's instructions again http://support.brother.com/g/s/id/li...en&redirect=on

I see they say .... so I guess that just means Cupswrapper ....... I had understood they wanted both .......

....... indeed the page on cupswrapper seems to me to say ....... lpr first and then cupswrapper ......... http://support.brother.com/g/s/id/li...en&redirect=on

and this page http://support.brother.com/g/s/id/li...en&redirect=on covers the removal of the lpr .......

which version of Ubuntu are you running?

______________

brother offer an FAQ page http://support.brother.com/g/s/id/li...en&redirect=on .......... maybe something there ......

When I use the Brother installer for desktop printers, it does install both lpr and cupswrapper so I'm inclined to think both are required.