cannot install printer driver

What version of Ubuntu are you using? what command are you using to install the files you downloaded?

In hardy and Intrepid, the drivers for this printer are included (in the "multiverse" repository). Open up Synaptic select the package that says "brother-cups-wrapper-extra", install it and you are all set.

Many thanks to Guillermo--I found and installed (I think: 'applied' is the term it used) the synaptic package (in hardy heron). The dcp150c is correctly listed as the default. But every print command, including the 'test' in the configuration window, produces 'receiving data' on the printer's little screen----and nothing at all happens. I'd certainly appreciate more help. Rick

Rick,

You can try restarting the printer service, to do so, open up a Terminal and type this:

sudo /etc/init.d/cups restart

After that, shutdown your printer, turn it on again and do a test print.

thanks again, Guillermo--
I entered what you specified, and the terminal responded with: 'command not found'. Any further suggestion will be appreciated. Rick

Hi,

Here are the printer drivers for your DCP150C printer:

http://www.brother.com/cgi-bin/agreement/agreement.cgi?dlfile=http://solutions.brother.com/Library/sol/printer/linux/rpmfiles/lpr_debian/dcp150clpr-1.0.1-1.i386.deb&lang=English_lpr

http://solutions.brother.com/linux/sol/printer/linux/lpr_drivers.html

Here are the scanner drivers for your DCP150C printer:

http://www.brother.com/cgi-bin/agreement/agreement.cgi?dlfile=http://solutions.brother.com/Library/sol/printer/linux/rpmfiles/sane_debian/brscan2-0.2.4-0.i386.deb&lang=English_sane

http://solutions.brother.com/linux/sol/printer/linux/sane_drivers.html

After downloading the drivers above, follow the guide below:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=912324&highlight=brother+printer+howto

Make sure to replace each reference to mfc240 with dcp150.

Regards,

Mark

Thanks, Mark, for the references. I already had the printer drivers, and now have the scanner ones also. I did everything that the 'Chrisby' guide says, and still nothing happens, even though Ubuntu registers the printer as the default, and the little printer screen says 'receiving data' at each command. Nothing. Any further ideas? thanks again, Rick

rickwaswo@rickwaswo-desktop:~$ sudo dpkg -i --force-architecture dcp150clpr-1.0.1-1.i386.deb
dpkg: error processing dcp150clpr-1.0.1-1.i386.deb (--install):
 cannot access archive: No such file or directory
Errors were encountered while processing:
 dcp150clpr-1.0.1-1.i386.deb

 The above is the terminal's answer to the install command. The file it refuses to find is on the Desktop. Should I move it elsewhere? Appreciate all suggestions. Rick

The printer drivers are the same as those in the repositories, the scanner drivers must be downloaded ifrom the brother site.

I have a MFC-210C and it works fine with the "brother-cups-wrapper-extra" package, the scanner works with the brother provided package.

Rick,

You either mispelled the command, or you do not have cups (the printing daemon) installed. To make sure you have cups installes, type "sudo apt-get install cups".

The command "sudo /etc/init.d/cups restart" restarts the printer daemon to make sure all changes take effect.

rickwaswo@rickwaswo-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get install cups
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package cups is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source
E: Package cups has no installation candidate

Guillermo, the above is theresponse to the command; if you can tell me what it means I'd be grateful. How do I get 'cups'?--since it doesn't seem to be there. But I've all the files the Brother site has on offer for my model. cheers, R.

Hi Rick,

First try moving the printer driver files from the Brother website to your home directory, which is called something like this:

/home/<your username> So move the driver files to /home/rick if that is your homedirectory.

Then rerun the following 3 commands

cd
sudo dpkg -i --force-architecture dcp150clpr-1.0.1-1.i386.deb
sudo dpkg -i --force-architecture brscan2-0.2.4-0.i386.deb

Then try the following suggestion:

http://ph.ubuntuforums.com/showthread.php?t=590793&page=18

I think your printer is not working , because Ubuntu is still trying to use the broken Brother driver from the Ubuntu repositories, instead of the drivers from the Brother website.

Regards,

Mark