Not able to install lpr & cups brother driver [RESOLVED]

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Not able to install lpr & cups brother driver [RESOLVED]

#1 Post by mpierrat25 »

Hello,

I am desperately trying to print from Puppy to a Brother DPC120C printer/scanner both directly by USB and via network by smb.

Context:
Works in Windows env.
works from Mandriva cups using MFC210C driver from brother solution

Based on brother recommendation
http://solutions.brother.com/linux/sol/ ... stall.html
I download lpr and cups packages
for MFC210C :

Using rpm packages, nedeed to get unrpm and csh but, I not sure that is correctly install.

Finally nothing out of the printer, for example trying on URI : usb://Brother/DCP-120C
job seems to be send nothing happens I got a "Pause" message

So I need help!

mpierrat25
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#2 Post by muggins »

mpierrat25,

one thing you could investigate is whether creating symlinks, for the extracted /usr/lib/libbrcompij2.so.1.0.2 has any effect:

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ln -s /usr/lib/libbrcompij2.so.1.0.2 /usr/lib/libbrcompij2.so.1
ln -s /usr/lib/libbrcompij2.so.1.0.2 /usr/lib/libbrcompij2.so
Also, if you run the command brprintconfij2, does it run without any errors?

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#3 Post by mpierrat25 »

@muggins,

You are right :
no link no brprintconfig2 file

so I try to re-install lpr

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unrpm MCF210Clpr....
but, since I put (as recommended by brother) the rpm files in a temp directory , it create a usr tree at this place.

What is the right way to unrpm ?


By the way, how to cute and paste in rxvt ?

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#4 Post by muggins »

mpierrat25,

try extracting mfc210.tar.bz2 to /.

I've no idea why cut'n'paste is different with p4. With previous pups, dragging cursor over rxvt text copies, then either control+v, shift+insert, or middle mouse button click, pastes. But with p4, only middle mouse button seems to work.

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CA MARCHE

#5 Post by mpierrat25 »

at least it's OK via USB

I'll fix smb to night and issue a summary if OK

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tutorial to install MFC210C printer

#6 Post by mpierrat25 »

install unrpm ( unrpm.pet )
install /bin/csh
extract bsd-csh.tgz to /bin
# ln -s /bin/bsd-csh /bin/csh
Install MCF210Clpr-1.0.2-1
copy rpm to /
# unrpm MCF210Clpr-1.0.2-1.i386.rpm
2715 blocks
delete package of /
Install cupswrapperMFC210C
copy rpm to /
# cd /
# unrpm cupswrapperMCF210C-1.0.0-1.i386.rpm
200 blocks
# cd /usr/local/Brother/cupswrapper
# ./cupswrapperMFC210C-1.0.0

Thast all folks..

Connect USB printer
run CUPS WIZARD add printer if necessary.... good printing

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