Brother MFC-J4510DW scanner problem

FlyerDan69 · 12-03-2012, 03:50 PM

do I need to use spaces and caps and dashes where you have them?

markush · 12-03-2012, 03:53 PM

Yes, as in my second post, a - before the a, a - before the G and a comma , between lp and scanner.

Markus

FlyerDan69 · 12-03-2012, 03:57 PM

When I type it like you have it it asks me for a password. but then wont let me type anything to put in a password.

markush · 12-03-2012, 04:02 PM

The password isn't shown, you'll have to type in your userpassword (the password which you use to login on your computer). Just type it in and press enter. There will only be an errormessage if you typed the wrong password.

Markus

FlyerDan69 · 12-03-2012, 04:14 PM

here is what comes up after i type in groups. flyerdan69 adm cdrom sudo dip plugdev lpadmin sambashare so i am not sure what to do next

markush · 12-03-2012, 04:16 PM

mh, it didn't work, did you get any errormessages?

You could try

Code:

sudo scanimage -L

and post the output here.

Markus

FlyerDan69 · 12-03-2012, 04:24 PM

It might have helped if i had it pluged in. My daughter unplugged the scanner from my computer I dont know if it would make a diff but i am trying again.

markush · 12-03-2012, 04:26 PM

Well, the usermod command is independent of the scanner. But the scanimage command can only work if the device is plugged in.

Markus

FlyerDan69 · 12-03-2012, 04:32 PM

device `brother4:bus6;dev1' is a Brother MFC-J4510DW USB scanner here is what comes up

markush · 12-03-2012, 04:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FlyerDan69

device `brother4:bus6;dev1' is a Brother MFC-J4510DW USB scanner here is what comes up

Well, then it is configured correctly! The driver is installed.

Only question is if you can use the scanner as a normal user, could you please open xsane and try to scan? if it does not recognize the scanner, you'll have to add your user to the lp and scanner group which you've tried already.

Markus

FlyerDan69 · 12-03-2012, 04:36 PM

I still get the error message. So now what do I have to try and do next?

markush · 12-03-2012, 04:42 PM

Well, it is a permission problem. The user must be member of lp and scanner in order to get the permission to connect to the device.

You should once again try to add the user to both groups. Here is how this is done: http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/ubuntu-add-user-to-group/

ahh, question: your users name is flyerdan69 if I understood correctly?

Markus

FlyerDan69 · 12-03-2012, 04:50 PM

According to my sign in page my user name is my first and last name with a space seperating them. Not FlyerDan69 I feel so dumb.

markush · 12-03-2012, 04:54 PM

Code:

whoami

will show you the username.

this username has to be used at the end of the usermod command.

Code:

usermod -a -G lp,scanner username

substitute username with the name whoami shows.

Markus

FlyerDan69 · 12-03-2012, 04:58 PM

says flyerdan69