SOLVED!!!!Help installing Printer

[merryoakparker]

OK, so I'm a newbie to LMDE and am having trouble installing my Brother MFC 495cw printer. I would really appreciate a step by step set of instructions. I'm so dense I frequently cannot understand the simplest instructions since most come from well meaning Linux users who assume I have more basic knowledge than I do. I've downloaded the Drivers, but need to start all over again. Here's where i am on the Brother MFC 495cw download site. Please, where do i go from here?
Thank you very much. Any assistance would be appreciated. I just flat out don't understand this.
Thanks again,
merryoakparker
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From Website: http://welcome.solutions.brother.com/bs ... index.html


Instruction
Printer (CUPS) : Driver Install | Print Command | More Information |
Printer (LPR) : Driver Install | Print Command | More Information |

Scanner : Driver Install | More Information |
ADS : ADS Driver Install |
Scan-key-tool : Tool Install | Use scan-key-tool | More Information |

PC-FAX (CUPS) : Driver Install | Use PC-FAX(Command/GUI) | More Information |
PC-FAX (LPR) : Driver Install | Use PC-FAX(Command) | More Information |
FAX-modem : Driver Install | Use FAX-modem(Command) |

P-touch, QL-Printer (CUPS) : Driver Install | Use P-touch/QL-Printer | More Information |
P-touch, QL-Printer (LPR) : Driver Install | More Information |
PJ-Printer (CUPS) : Driver Install |
PJ-Printer (LPR) : Driver Install |
Get IP information : BRAdminLight | More Information |

[Thubo]

Hi there,

You need to download this driver:
http://www.brother.com/cgi-bin/agreemen ... nglish_gpl
you can simply double click on the .deb file to install the drivers.

After installing the drivers, you can do a test run:
Open a terminal and type the following command:

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sudo simple-scan

This opens the program simple-scan as root - you should now be able to scan from you scanner.

If this works, you have to make sure, that the scanner can be used by normal users. To do this you have to edit the file "/lib/udev/rules.d/40-libsane.rules":
Open a new terminal and run the follwing command:

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sudo pluma /lib/udev/rules.d/40-libsane.rules

Now you add the following lines, before the line "# The following rule will disable ..." (it's quite close to the end of the file)

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# Brother scanners
ATTRS{idVendor}=="04f9", ENV{libsane_matched}="yes"

After this you have to reboot your computer.
Now you should be able to scan (for example with simple scan) as a normal user.

There is also the possibly to use the "scan" buttons on the scanner. But for starters using simple scan should do the trick.
Cheers

[merryoakparker]

Turbo,
Thanks for the reply, but it doesn't work. When I double click on the file (brscan3-02.11-05, i get "wrong archecture 'AMD64.deb and also brscan-02.4-0.i386.deb, i get the same message). Where do i go from here. I'm running a 32 bit OS.

More help, please. toldja I wa really a newbie and needed help badly.

merryoakparker

[Thubo]

hmm...that's weird.
Lets see..
Please download this:
http://www.brother.com/cgi-bin/agreemen ... nglish_gpl
file.
Just to make sure (as the file name: brscan-02.4-0.i386.deb you posted is the wrong file), try to double klick on the .deb file...
If this doesn't work: Open a Terminal and navigate to the place where the downloaded .deb file is.
Then do:

sudo dpkg --install brscan3-0.2.11-4.i386.deb

If there are any error please post them.
Cheers

[merryoakparker]

Turbo,
Thanks, but the file link you sent installed fine, but it seems it is the MFC 495cw scanner install rather than the MFC495cw printer install. Do you have the i386 (32 bit) printer install?

Thanks,
merryoakparker

[Thubo]

Brother Printers appear to be rather difficult to handle With my Epson I just had to plug it in and start printing

Make sure you have no sign of the printer in Menu -> System -> Administration -> Printing.
Then:
First install this one:
http://www.brother.com/cgi-bin/agreemen ... nglish_lpr
then install this one:
http://www.brother.com/cgi-bin/agreemen ... nglish_gpl

If this doesn't work directly you have to run the following:

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sudo apt-get install cups csh 
sudo mkdir /var/spool/lpd 
sudo mkdir /usr/share/cups/model 
sudo aa-complain cupsd 

and then install the .deb packages (again first the lpr and second the cups driver....

[merryoakparker]

Turbo,
Thanks. The two links worked!! My MFC 495cw is now my default printer for my LMDE os.

Again, thank you very much!!!

merryoakparker