installed WiFi printer but lost HD's

[Gorgo]

I have just finished installing a Brother MFC-885CW multifunction printer, after I printed a test page my external and one internal drive became unavailable in 'Places'. I tried rebooting but it did not help. I still have access to file system, floppy drive and CD drive.

Any ideas?

Thanks

[pclinuxguru]

I use the MFC j615w. Also via wifi, how did ya go about installing it ?

In detail please, there is a process in doing so or it goes VERY bad fast.

Processes is posted on there site.

processes

Install sane-utils

Install psutils

"sudo aa-complain cupsd" command is required before the installation.
2. "sudo mkdir /usr/share/cups/model" command (as it is) is required before the installation.

For Debian based distributions earlier than Ubuntu8.10, Debian5:
"sudo ln -s /etc/init.d/cupsys /etc/init.d/lpd"

"sudo mkdir /var/spool/lpd" command is required if the folder does not exist.

1. Open "sudo gedit /lib/udev/rules.d/40-libsane.rules" file.
2.Add the following two lines to the end of the device list. (Before the line "# The following rule will disable ..."):


The lines to be added---------------------------


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


3. Restart the OS.

Files MUST be installed in this order, Just the names of the files would be matching your modle but the command remands the same.

FYI I have sold and installed about 20 + brother printers for linux.

Use these commands for x64 or just install via gdeb package installer for x32.

The order MUST be done just like this.

sudo dpkg --force-architecture -i mfcj615wlpr-1.1.1-1.i386.deb

sudo dpkg --force-architecture -i mfcj615wcupswrapper-1.1.1-1.i386.deb

sudo dpkg --force-architecture -i brscan-skey-0.2.1-3.i386.deb

sudo dpkg --force-architecture -i brscan3-0.2.11-3.i386.deb

[Gorgo]

Although the printer is wireless it will run on a wired network, so I set the printer to run on ethernet.

Downloaded Drivers from Brother website:

brmfcfaxlpd-1.0.0-1.i386.deb
brscan2-0.2.5-1.i386.deb
mfc885cwlpr-1.0.1-1.i386.deb

opened with Ubuntu software installer
Checked with $ dpkg -l | grep Brother
all drivers were installed.

Now when I try to connect it finds the printer but not the installed drivers.

When I had UE2.9 installed as a dual boot on a separate HD, it was then that I lost access to my drives.
Tried installing Ubuntu 10.10 inside windows 7, got my drives back but still can't access printer.

[pclinuxguru]

YOU MUST follow the install instructions as I stated.

YOU can not under any condition just install drivers. It goes bad fast.

to many dependency problems and missing directories.

[Gorgo]

Followed your instructions (used gdeb), Drivers were installed, have wireless access to network,and Printer now shows up under system-admin-printing.

MFC-885CW set up for ethernet and wireless and has a connection to network.

Problem! when I try to print am told 'no connection to printer'

[pclinuxguru]

when you search for the printer.

Like this

Use the jetdirect option, only one that works.

Note : Clearly your IP the printer pulls will be different.

[Gorgo]

I'm really starting to feel like a pain in the you know what, but I do not find the Jetdirect, I only get my printer and 'Brother HP Laserjet 4050

[pclinuxguru]

Your drivers were installed WORNG from the start. As I remember this ended badly for me the first time. I had to remove all traces via synaptic then reinstall fresh once all directories and dependences where met.

force-all command was needed on a x64 system.