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Brother MFC 5460CN won't print on Ubuntu

Asked by Pat Brown

Hi there ,
Fell out of love with Windows & began using Ubuntu.
Great O/S.
I have two Brother printers connected to my PC.
One is a Brother HL 2040 which works fine.
The other is a Brother MFC 5460CN which I cannot get to work.
Using Ubuntu & going to Printer Settings both machines show up .
I tried the “brother-cups-wrapper-bh7” input on the terminal
with my password etc & reconnected the Printer but still nothing.
Can anyone give me some simple advice please.
Any help is gratefully received.
Many thanks. Pat.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

What is the output of:

lsb_release -a; uname -a; lsusb

Thanks

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Pat Brown (patrickbrown1948) said : 		#2

Dear Andrew ,
Output listed below.
Appreciate the help. Pat .

No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 12.04.4 LTS
Release: 12.04
Codename: precise
Linux pat-OptiPlex-755 3.2.0-64-generic-pae #97-Ubuntu SMP Wed Jun 4 22:22:15 UTC 2014 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 007 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 148f:5370 Ralink Technology, Corp. RT5370 Wireless Adapter
Bus 002 Device 004: ID 17e9:019e Newnham Research
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 05e3:0604 Genesys Logic, Inc. USB 1.1 Hub
Bus 006 Device 002: ID 046d:c309 Logitech, Inc. Internet Keyboard
Bus 006 Device 003: ID 046d:c50e Logitech, Inc. Cordless Mouse Receiver
Bus 003 Device 003: ID 10c4:ea60 Cygnal Integrated Products, Inc. CP210x Composite Device
Bus 003 Device 004: ID 04f9:01b7 Brother Industries, Ltd MFC-5460CN Remote Setup Port
Bus 003 Device 005: ID 04f9:0028 Brother Industries, Ltd Printer
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 04a9:318d Canon, Inc.
pat@pat-OptiPlex-755:~$

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Larry Jordan (larryjor) said : 		#3

     I recommend visiting the Brother site to get drivers for it. I had one for a long time; worked fine. You will probably need a driver for the fax as well, and follow their instructions to get it working. I had print, fax, and scanning all working on mine.

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Mark Rijckenberg (markrijckenberg) said : 		#4

Please try the installation procedure here:

https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/brother-cups-wrapper-bh7/+question/89181

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Pat Brown (patrickbrown1948) said : 		#5

REF : Brother MF-5460CN printer NOT working.

Dear Mark ,
Appreciate your input.
Tried the installation procedure you suggested.
Ref Terminal Input : sudo apt-get install brother-cups-wrapper-bh7

This was the Terminal response.
pat@pat-OptiPlex-755:~$ sudo apt-get install brother-cups-wrapper-bh7
[sudo] password for pat:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
brother-cups-wrapper-bh7 is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
pat@pat-OptiPlex-755:~$

Disconnected it . Looks to me like the Driver is installed correctly .
However the printer is still not working. ( Tried it on Windows. It works OK. )

Many thanks for your help .Pat.

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Pat Brown (patrickbrown1948) said : 		#6

I just want to thank everyone for their help.
I went to Applications - Printers & REINSTALLED the Brother Printer MFC 5460CN.
Ubuntu found the Driver for me on the Internet automatically .Installed it & ' Bob's your Uncle'

Many thanks Again to - MARK , LARRY and ANDREW.