HOWTO: Install Brother MFC210C

[stalefries]

I imagine a "sudo mkdir /etc/init.d/lpd" would suffice, although I know very little about this.

[woot]

I imagine a "sudo mkdir /etc/init.d/lpd" would suffice, although I know very little about this.

to be honest i think you're wrong... most files in init.d aren't directories rather scripts or something like that...

(though i might be wrong)


I still can't confirm wheter it works...im having troubles configuring the samba side of the network printing

when i run:

cd /var/log/cups/
tail -f error_log

i get all lines like:

E [13/May/2006:12:09:23 +0200] cupsdAuthorize: Local authentication certificate not found!

anyone? i have been trying everything :S

well, ill try plugging it in by usb, if it works then, at least im sure about the drivers being correct

*edit*
i can now confirm that adding the specific link helped me install succesfully a brother mfc 9180 printer on ubuntu dapper drake (by usb port)

worked like charm

now the damn samba network thingy!

[stalefries]

Well, it shows how little I know.

In other news, does anyonie know why ubuntu-desktop needs to be removed whenever I install lpr, and vice versa? I thought ubuntu-desktop was just a meta-package.

[BobSongs]

Well, it shows how little I know.

In other news, does anyonie know why ubuntu-desktop needs to be removed whenever I install lpr, and vice versa? I thought ubuntu-desktop was just a meta-package.

It would appear that a lot will disappear from your Ubuntu setup if you remove the Ubuntu-desktop package. Not recommended. I haven't tried it. But then again I don't want to see nine tenths of my setup vanish because of a mouse-click.

[stalefries]

It would appear that a lot will disappear from your Ubuntu setup if you remove the Ubuntu-desktop package. Not recommended. I haven't tried it. But then again I don't want to see nine tenths of my setup vanish because of a mouse-click.

It didn't remove anything but the ubuntu-desktop package. Everything is still there. Wait, does this mean you didn't have to install lpr at any point? I hope it's true.

[BobSongs]

lol

No, dude. Only read the description in Synaptic. It didn't appear to be something I wanted to do. But if all works well, then I should have kept my mouth shut.

Well. I'll be posting the script soon, on your recommendation. It works when one opens a command prompt and does sudo ./brotherscript.sh

I'll have that up some time tomorrow.

[stalefries]

I guess that misconception was left over from when I tried to install the printer from before. For some reason, i was led to think that I needed lpr installed. Guess what's getting fixed right now!

Good to hear the script is coming along.

[bgolden12345]

You guys are great got my MFC-5440CN scanner to work this way.... Thanks.

[BobSongs]

An "Install Script" for the Brother MFC210C printer.

Removed for Breezy Badger

Breezy Badger is hereby officially no longer supported by this thread or by Canonical.

Thanks

Bob

[stalefries]

Also, for all of you who have a printer other than the MFC-210C, and manage to install it by modifying the afore-mentioned script, please post your modified script here so we can incorporate it into the next version. Hopefully, we'll be able to eventually cover all Brother printers with this script!