On Thu, 2006-05-04 at 15:09 -0500, Brian Hanks wrote: > > Brian Hanks wrote: > >> > >>> Hi, > >>> > >>> I am trying to buy * Brother MFC-5440CN printer for my home office and > >>> I > >>> was reading several reviews. but can't find specific to Fedora in > >>> general FC3 and FC5 in particular. > >>> > >>> It would help me if some one who tried this model under FC3 or FC5 to > >>> share their success steps or frailer in making the printer a Networked > >>> printer. > >>> > >>> Both my machines (FC3 and FC5) are uptodated > >>> thanks > >>> * > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Yonas Abraham, PhD > >>> Registered Linux user number 407343 http://counter.li.org > >>> > >>> > >> > >> I have a Brother MFC-8840DN that I've used as a networked priter with > >> FC3 > >> & FC5. No problems at all. > >> > >> > >> -- Brian > >> > >> > > did you follow the same steps as it is on the brothers Linux page? > > > > from what I understood, I should be able to > > 1)rpm -ivh MFC5440CNlpr-1.0.2-1.i386.rpm > > 2)rpm -ivh cupswrapperMFC5440CN-1.0.0-1.i386.rpm > > > > and the use the SYSTEM-->Administration-->Printing and add new printer > > as JetDirect and use the default Port (9100) and use the Printers IP. > > > > or is you use a different method? > > > > THanks > > > > -- > > Yonas Abraham, PhD > > Registered Linux user number 407343 http://counter.li.org > > > > > > I have used the Brother drivers before. Originally, I had no luck with > them, then a while later I got them working. > > Currently, I'm just using one of the built-in printer drivers configured > for JetDirect mode (printer_ip:9100). There wasn't an exact driver match > so I just went through the built-in Brother drivers and found one with a > similar model number and a matching resolution. If the test page works, > I've found that it'll work for almost anything. I've only run into issues > once or twice in the past several years and those were easily fixed by > selecting a different driver from the list. > > That said, I've been meaning to circle back and try the Brother supplied > drivers again. I just haven't done it yet. > > > -- Brian > I have followed your procedure, but I tried all the similar models with the default drivers didn't work. I downloaded and installed the rpm packages for LPR and CUPS from the brother website and installed it in my FC5 machine. a) I added a new printer from System-->Admin-->printing but I still can't see the new driver. But I can see the printer as a browseble but any test page failed. b) I opened localhost:631-->manege printers. after I put my root password, I see the printer automatically listed and the one I added in above. For the automatically available one the Device URI: usb:/dev/usb/lp0. When I try to modify it, I got error. So I just modified the one I added above to be an LPD Unix type and i put Device URI: lpd://192.168.0.102/BRN_A17303 and I can see the exact model listed. where 192.168.0.102 is the IP of the printer and BRN_A17303 is the queue name (I got this from my router DHCP status page). The test page worked and I printed a text page from gedit. I went back to System-->Admin-->printing, and I still can't see the exact model. why is this? I taught system-config-printing is a gui for CUPS, if so why can't I see the driver for my model though the GUI while It is possible to see it from localhost:631? I used to remember for redHat used to discourage ppl from using localhost:631 or edit the printconf file. The reason was that it would be overwritten by the system-config-printing? did that change in Fedora? Next stop, to make the scanner and fax to work. -- /Yonas Registered Linux user number 407343
