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Thanks, Ken. I followed the instructions at
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://solutions.brother.com/linux/sol/printer/linux/cups_wrapper_install5.html">http://solutions.brother.com/linux/sol/printer/linux/cups_wrapper_install5.html</a>
and ran into a problem.<br>
<br>
Per instructions, I had both LPR and cups drivers in the same
directory, logged in as root with sudo su, then installed the LPR
driver with no error messages. However, the command to install the
cupswrapper failed with this output:<br>
<br>
Selecting previously deselected package cupswrappermfc8660dn.<br>
(Reading database ... 114024 files and directories currently installed.)<br>
Unpacking cupswrappermfc8660dn (from
cupswrapperMFC8660DN-2.0.1-2.i386.deb) ...<br>
Setting up cupswrappermfc8660dn (2.0.1-2) ...<br>
ERROR : Brother LPD filter is not installed.<br>
chmod: cannot access `/usr/local/Brother/inf/brMFC8660DNrc': No such
file or directory<br>
* Restarting Common Unix Printing System:
cupsd [ OK ] <br>
<br>
<br>
I checked permissions with ls -l /usr/local/Brother and got this:<br>
<br>
total 16<br>
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2007-11-15 17:57 cupswrapper<br>
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2007-11-15 17:57 filter<br>
drwxrwxrwx 2 root root 4096 2007-11-15 17:54 inf<br>
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2007-11-15 17:54 lpd<br>
<br>
The inf directory has all permissions enabled already, the file the
installer wants, brMFC8660DNrc, is there and looks OK, and I was logged
in as root, so I don't know what the problem is. Got any advice?<br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
Steve<br>
<br>
<br>
Ken Bloom wrote:
<blockquote cite="mid:20071115145624.6812bd7a@gmail.com" type="cite">
<pre wrap="">On Thu, 15 Nov 2007 12:29:58 -0800
Steve Weiss <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:stevew@bbenginc.com"><stevew@bbenginc.com></a> wrote:
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<pre wrap="">I have a Brother MFC-8860DN printer/fax/scanner network printer
connected to my 100-TX ethernet network. Right now everything is
setup for DHCP, hosted by a Netgear FR114P router with firewall and
works fine w/PCs running Windows XP.
I've been using Ubuntu 7.10 since the last installfest, but I still
need to get this printer working with it. I tried setting up the
printer with the driver that Ubuntu automatically recommended, but it
doesn't work. (More details available, but hopefully not needed if
the stuff below works out.)
Brother recently began supporting Linux at
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://solutions.brother.com/linux/en_us/index.html">http://solutions.brother.com/linux/en_us/index.html</a>
and came out with drivers including several for my printer. Great!
But now my Linux novice's ignorance is a problem and the choices
begin:
* Which package should I try first, the one for Debian (.deb) or
for Red Hat / Mandriva (Mandrake) / SuSE (.rpm)?
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<pre wrap=""><!---->
The one for Debian. Ubuntu is derived from Debian, and uses the same
package format (.deb). .rpm packages are incompatible, and use a
different software to manage the packages.
</pre>
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<pre wrap="">* Brother's CUPS installation instructions at
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://solutions.brother.com/linux/sol/printer/linux/cups_wrapper_install5.html">http://solutions.brother.com/linux/sol/printer/linux/cups_wrapper_install5.html</a>
don't use ubuntu's package manager. How do I install this through the
Synaptic Package Manager?
</pre>
</blockquote>
<pre wrap=""><!---->
dpkg is Ubuntu's package manager. Synaptic is just a nice GUI frontend.
Once you install the package using dpkg, Synaptic will know about it,
and it won't break anything, nor will it defeat the packaging system.
Follow their directions and you'll be fine.
</pre>
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<pre wrap="">I looked at adding a repository, but I have
no idea what apt line to enter. And should I point it to the files I
downloaded or to the URL where I got them?
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<pre wrap=""><!---->
You don't need to if you just use dpkg.
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://linuxhelp.blogspot.com/2005/12/concise-apt-get-dpkg-primer-for-new.html">http://linuxhelp.blogspot.com/2005/12/concise-apt-get-dpkg-primer-for-new.html</a>
explains the role of apt-get versus dpkg. Synaptic is just a GUI that
does the same thing as apt-get.
</pre>
<blockquote type="cite">
<pre wrap="">* Brother has both CUPS and LPR drivers. It seems like CUPS does
more and I should try to install it, but their instructions seem to
first require LPR driver installation anyway. Plus, having a network
printer requires LPR as well. Am I understanding this correctly?
</pre>
</blockquote>
<pre wrap=""><!---->
Having a network printer does not require LPR. The functionality that
LPR provides for network printers is also provided by CUPS. Ubuntu has
CUPS installed now. Follow the CUPS directions. It's easier for you to
configure the printer using CUPS than switching to LPR.
</pre>
<blockquote type="cite">
<pre wrap="">* LPR driver configuration instructions are at
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://solutions.brother.com/linux/sol/printer/linux/printsetlpr.html">http://solutions.brother.com/linux/sol/printer/linux/printsetlpr.html</a>.
Note that my printer is included in the list inside the note box near
the top on using the file name "brprintconflsr2".
This looks more complicated than it probably is. Does anyone have any
good advice for me?
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</blockquote>
<pre wrap=""><!---->
It looks more complicated to you than it actually is. Download the .deb
package, follow the CUPS directions, and I think you'll be fine.
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