All-In-One Printer

[jimbo-62]

No it doesn't show up in the Make window.

When using the Make & Model window and choose it, and running the printer, I get this error:

"Filter "brlpdwrapperMFC5440CN" for printer "MFC5440CN" not available: No such file or directory".

Please clarify. You say: "No it doesn't show up in the Make window." But, then next sentence says: "When using the Make & Model window and choose it,...". Which Make & Model window are you using to choose the Brother printer?

Good luck, jimbo

[ghostdawg]

Sorry. When it goes to the Make/Manufacturer and below it is the Make window to choose Make; HP, Epson, Dymo, Raw & Zebra is all listed. Or I can provide the PPD file, which I choose from /user/cups/model.

If I choose it from PPD file, the error message, "Filter "brlpdwrapperMFC5440CN" for printer "MFC5440CN" not available: No such file or directory".

Thnx.

[jimbo-62]

Sorry. When it goes to the Make/Manufacturer and below it is the Make window to choose Make; HP, Epson, Dymo, Raw & Zebra is all listed. Or I can provide the PPD file, which I choose from /user/cups/model.

If I choose it from PPD file, the error message, "Filter "brlpdwrapperMFC5440CN" for printer "MFC5440CN" not available: No such file or directory".

Thnx.

Ok, and that file was the one deleted during your last driver installation. I am running out of ideas. I would delete the printer. Then I would remove the driver package, including any configuration files. Then reboot. Then install the driver package again. Then use CUPS to install the printer from scratch. If that doesn't work, I am out of ideas. Maybe I will go to the Brother web site and see what I can learn there.

Good luck, jimbo

[jimbo-62]

ghostdawg: I notice on the Brother web site for drivers it says you must install TWO "drivers". First an "LPR driver", then the "wrapper". Did you install the LPR driver?

Good luck, jimbo

[ghostdawg]

Yes I did install both drivers and I was in the c-shell environment when I did it.

I've been playing around with it some more and choosing HP drivers as mention earlier, and now when I try to print, everything seems to be working except nothing ever print to paper.

I remember when I was first buying this printer I found some info on Ubuntu's website or one related, and someone had a nice write up on a similar brothers printer aio...I can't seem to find it now.

I'm currently at work till 6am CST USA.

***UPDATE***

I found the Ubuntu forum's topic about Brothers printers and some say need to create a directory before installing the drivers.

mkdir /var/spool/lpd

So, I'll give this a try and see what happens.

[jimbo-62]

Yes I did install both drivers and I was in the c-shell environment when I did it.

I've been playing around with it some more and choosing HP drivers as mention earlier, and now when I try to print, everything seems to be working except nothing ever print to paper.

I remember when I was first buying this printer I found some info on Ubuntu's website or one related, and someone had a nice write up on a similar brothers printer aio...I can't seem to find it now.

I'm currently at work till 6am CST USA.

***UPDATE***

I found the Ubuntu forum's topic about Brothers printers and some say need to create a directory before installing the drivers.

mkdir /var/spool/lpd

So, I'll give this a try and see what happens.

That sounds like a lead. I hope it works. Your problem definitely seems like a driver or path issue.

Good luck, jimbo

[leonya]

***UPDATE***

I found the Ubuntu forum's topic about Brothers printers and some say need to create a directory before installing the drivers.

mkdir /var/spool/lpd

So, I'll give this a try and see what happens.

I just got the printer to work on Ubuntu Edgy. Took me a couple hours!

I had to:
sudo mkdir /var/spool/lpd
sudo dpkg -i --force-all mfc5440cnlpr-1.0.2-1.i386.deb
sudo apt-get install csh
sudo ln -s /etc/init.d/cupsys /etc/init.d/cups
sudo dpkg -i --force-all cupswrappermfc5440cn_1.0.0-1_i386.deb
Then opened http://localhost:631, "Manager Printers"
Should see the MFC5440CN printer, click "Modify Printer"
Device is "AppSocket/HP JetDirect"
Device URI is "socket://192.168.15.102" (printer IP)
Provide PPD file from /usr/share/cups/model/brmfc5440cn_cups.ppd

It works now (I was ready to give up on it already).

[jimbo-62]

***UPDATE***

I found the Ubuntu forum's topic about Brothers printers and some say need to create a directory before installing the drivers.

mkdir /var/spool/lpd

So, I'll give this a try and see what happens.

I just got the printer to work on Ubuntu Edgy. Took me a couple hours!

I had to:
sudo mkdir /var/spool/lpd
sudo dpkg -i --force-all mfc5440cnlpr-1.0.2-1.i386.deb
sudo apt-get install csh
sudo ln -s /etc/init.d/cupsys /etc/init.d/cups
sudo dpkg -i --force-all cupswrappermfc5440cn_1.0.0-1_i386.deb
Then opened http://localhost:631, "Manager Printers"
Should see the MFC5440CN printer, click "Modify Printer"
Device is "AppSocket/HP JetDirect"
Device URI is "socket://192.168.15.102" (printer IP)
Provide PPD file from /usr/share/cups/model/brmfc5440cn_cups.ppd

It works now (I was ready to give up on it already).

Congratulations! What a lot of work to get the driver installed properly.

Thanks for the update, jimbo

[k_graham]

***UPDATE***

I found the Ubuntu forum's topic about Brothers printers and some say need to create a directory before installing the drivers.

mkdir /var/spool/lpd

So, I'll give this a try and see what happens.

I just got the printer to work on Ubuntu Edgy. Took me a couple hours!

I had to:
sudo mkdir /var/spool/lpd
sudo dpkg -i --force-all mfc5440cnlpr-1.0.2-1.i386.deb
sudo apt-get install csh
sudo ln -s /etc/init.d/cupsys /etc/init.d/cups
sudo dpkg -i --force-all cupswrappermfc5440cn_1.0.0-1_i386.deb
Then opened http://localhost:631, "Manager Printers"
Should see the MFC5440CN printer, click "Modify Printer"
Device is "AppSocket/HP JetDirect"
Device URI is "socket://192.168.15.102" (printer IP)
Provide PPD file from /usr/share/cups/model/brmfc5440cn_cups.ppd

It works now (I was ready to give up on it already).

Congratulations! What a lot of work to get the driver installed properly.

I tried the above and I think it could use a couple of additions as for one thing Brother has the files in caps and lowercase now and case I think is important. Also another directory needs to be made before CUPs will install.

Brother site http://solutions.brother.com/linux/en_us/
If the following doesn't work it probably means 1 of the items from the following site was overlooked
http://solutions.brother.com/linux/sol/ ... stall.html

Brother MFC 5440CN drivers download from here
http://solutions.brother.com/linux/sol/ ... stall.html
They don't seem to be found when downloaded to desktop - they seem to need to be copied to the Root of the usr directory to be found during install.

1. "sudo aa-complain cupsd" command is required before the installation.
2. "sudo mkdir /usr/share/cups/model" command is required before the installation.
sudo mkdir /var/spool/lpd
sudo dpkg -i --force-all mfc5440cnlpr-1.0.2-1.i386.deb (check and correct file name to current download)
sudo apt-get install csh
sudo ln -s /etc/init.d/cupsys /etc/init.d/cups
sudo dpkg -i --force-all cupswrappermfc5440cn_1.0.0-1_i386.deb (this file spelling has changed - correct it to your downloaded file.)
Then opened http://localhost:631, "Manager Printers"
Should see the MFC5440CN printer, click "Modify Printer"
Device is "AppSocket/HP JetDirect"
Device URI is "socket://192.168.15.102" (Adjust to match your printer IP)
Provide PPD file from /usr/share/cups/model/brmfc5440cn_cups.ppd

Hope the additions make it easier for you - I suspect Brothers changed the names since this was 1st published, also adding the directory was essential.

I still have to thank you for the how to as without it I probably never would have got it, as it was it took me 3 hours. Seeing that Printer Test page pop out in Postscript 3 made my day.

Ken