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Brother DCP-110C Printer not working on Ubuntu Feisty
I'm running Ubuntu Feisty. For some reason, it won't detect my Brother DCP-110C printer. According to multiple sites, it should work 100% with linux. I've downloaded and installed the lpr and cups wrapper (in that order like the site said). But when I go to add a printer, it isn't detected, and dcp-110c isn't even a choice under model. It also isn't in foomatic.
Could someone help me get my printer working? |
Which packages did you use?
Did you get any errors when installing the drivers? Did you update or disable selinux? (The drivers do not support SELinux.) Are you using a 64 bit cpu? Have you tried the FAQ? |
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lpinfo -v It wouldn't give me the DeviceURL of my printer (it didn't show anything about it). I think this means my printer isn't being detected at the usb point. |
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I know its not the exact printer driver but its what I found to get the dcp-115c working. They all use roughly the same driver anyway. Other people pointed me in this direction when I asked so I hope it works for you. http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=105703 Good luck |
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check dmesg | tail after plugging in the printer to see if it is detected by the usb system. My guess is that it is, but it's url is not registered.
However, I have a suspicion... use: usb:/dev/usb/lp0 as a device url at first. (You could also try treating it as a network printer and see what happens.) |
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cheater@nathan-laptop:~$ dmesg | tail |
Hello Cheater,
I had the same problem, it is easy to solve. Copy the br*.ppd from /usr/share/cups/model to /usr/share/cups/model/custom cd /usr/share/cups/model sudo cp br*.ppd custom/ Restart cupsys /etc/init.d/cupsys restart Remove any previous Brother printer and create a brand new one. Best regards, Yves |
Hello again cheater,
To use the scanner follow the instructions on the following site: http://www.yvesvanbelle.net/DebianBrscan.html Best regards, Yves |
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Here is the result of dmesg | tail right after I plug in the printer: Code:
cheater@nathan-laptop:/usr/share/cups/model$ dmesg | tailNetwork Printer->Cups Printer (IPP) URL->usb:/dev/usb/lp0 Brother->DCP-110C->Standard Cups Driver When I go to print a test page, nothing prints. Also, I'm not worried about the scanner right now. I just care about getting it to print. |
Hello Cheater,
You must not use network printer, but a Local Printer. First connect your DCP-110C with a USB cable to your PC. With lsusb you should get something about Brother. Now go to the menu System -- Administration -- Printing. Here remove all previous Brother DCP printers. Now create a new "Local Printer" and follow the wizzard. Now you should be able to print. IPP is used with network printers, not with local USB or parallel connected printers. Best regards, Yves |
Here is the result of lsusb after plugging in the printer:
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cheater@nathan-laptop:~$ lsusb |
Hello Cheater,
There seems to be something wrong with your Gnome printer configuration. Lets try to add the printer the old school way, direct in CUPS. -activate the CUPS web interface (disabled by default in Ubuntu) $sudo adduser cupsys shadow -open a browser and go to the URL http://localhost:631 -select the Administration tab -click on the Add printer button and follow the wizard, at Device select the USB interface. Best regards, Yves |
There is no usb interface under device.
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Hello Cheater,
I got the feeling there is a problem with your CUPS system. Please reinstall your cupsys. Here are the instructions: System -- Administration -- Synaptic Package Manager Mark for reinstallation the following packages cupsys, cupsys-bsd, cupsys-client, cupsys-common and pray it works. Best regards, Yves |
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