Public bug reported: Binary package hint: brother-cups-wrapper-common
Hi, I'm trying to get my Brother MFC-685CW printer working in hardy as a network printer. When I go to setup the printer, it detects the IP address etc but the model does not appear in the list of printers. The brother solutions centre has a workaround that also gives a better clue about the problem. As per below I was able to work around the problem by manually creating the /usr/share/cups/model directory. From http://solutions.brother.com/linux/sol/printer/linux/linux_faq-2.html#143: " # Ubuntu 8.04 does not have /usr/share/cups/model directory where our driver create a ppd file. Please follow the instruction below when the installation failed with the message about it. 1. Uninstall the cupswrapper driver. Command : sudo dpkg -P (driver name) 2. Create /usr/share/cups/model directory Command : sudo mkdir /usr/share/cups/model 3. Install the cupswrapper driver Command : sudo dpkg -i --force-all --force-architecture (driver file name) " Obviously the workaround is not ideal, hence the filing of a bug :) ** Affects: brother-cups-wrapper-common (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- [Hardy] /usr/share/cups/model directory not present so driver doesn't work properly https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/227176 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
