On Tue, 2006-03-14 at 10:34 -0500, Neil Cherry wrote: > Eric Beversluis wrote: > > On Tue, 2006-03-14 at 09:32 -0500, Neil Cherry wrote: > >> Eric Beversluis wrote: > >>> Help! I need my printer (Brother 1440). I've already spent two days > >>> trying to get it up. I've learned a good bit about how printing works on > >>> Linux, but haven't had success. (This printer always ran automatically > >>> with my old Mandrake 10.1 install.) > >>> > >>> I've just installed Core 4 on a Sony PCG-SRX77. (I also installed > >>> (server installation) on a Dell OptiPlex, but I haven't tried to get the > >>> printer going there yet.) > >>> > >>> Brother has two drivers, one for lpd and one as a > >>> "cupswrapper" (whatever that is). The lpd rpm needs to be installed > >>> before the cupswrapper rpm. When I tried to install the lpd rpm I got > >>> this error message: > >>> > >>> /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.48389: line 2: /etc/init.d/lpd: No such file or > >>> directory > >>> error: %post(hl1440lpr-1.1.2-1.i386) scriptlet failed, exit status > >>> 127 > >> Before installing the lpd driver you need to link lpd to cups in > >> /etc/init.d. Then install the lpd driver. Then install the > >> cups driver. > > > > But as nearly as I can tell, lpd isn't there anywhere (it doesn't show > > up in 'ps -e' either. I'm confused. > > Read the directions on the Brother page. That what they state, I did > it then I removed the link afterwards. Then I loaded up the cups > driver. I don't know why but that's the way it worked. I'm using > a HL2070N. OK. I'll try that. It seems strange to link an non-running and apparently nonexisting daemon to something. But if it worked for you I'm game. I'll let you know what happens. > -- > Linux Home Automation Neil Cherry ncherry@xxxxxxxxxxx > http://www.linuxha.com/ Main site > http://linuxha.blogspot.com/ My HA Blog > http://home.comcast.net/~ncherry/ Backup site >
