Sorry for top post but do you have 64 bit ghostscript? On 8 Mar 2012 10:40, "Michael Butash" wrote: > Thanks everyone. > > Using 12.04 64bit > Found/installed the .deb drivers already, no joy > Brother cupswrapper drivers are installed prior to anything added, dpkg > shows them as happy with ii > Removed/deleted/tried numerous different things, no joy > Found some issues with 32b libs in 11.10, did the same "fix" here (copy > /usr/lib/* brother libs to lib32) > Doesn't show any errors or anything and works normally other than the > blanks > > I've checked cups access/error, syslog, etc with no errors to be had - it > thinks everything is dandy. Only thing I see is periodic discovery errors > once a day. > > Odd part was when adding the printer in cups, it found it with mdns, but > there were 4 instances of it "found". I've tried each, thinking maybe it's > some iteration of port/driver/etc, but they've all worked the same, > thinking it's a disconnect from cups to the apps. > > I've never NOT been able to print by default without any drivers when I've > tried, it's the first time I've had to deal with vendor drivers so no idea > what to expect with cups. With no logs or anything showing anything wrong, > I'm a bit up a creek as I'm not familiar enough with cups to start > systracing it or the apps printer functions. I need to find some docs how > exactly cups works - it's never been a very interesting point of research > for me before. :) > > -mb > > > > On 03/08/2012 05:52 AM, Lisa Kachold wrote: > >> Hi Michael, >> >> Which Ubuntu distro do you have? >> >> 0) Kernel: It seems that Ubuntu 11.10 has multiple printing issues - >> compared to 11.04 (a serious loss of QA from Canonical folks). When >> did you last update? >> http://ubuntuforums.org/**showthread.php?t=1862413&page=**2 >> >> > >> >> Go to Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal >> sudo dpkg --configure -a >> sudo apt-get update >> sudo apt-get upgrade >> >> TEST your driver now! If works - Dance! >> >> 1) Are you using 64 bit? Printer drivers for Ubuntu from Brother are >> 32bit only. >> >> sudo uname -a >> >> 2) Verify your driver: >> >> sudo dpkg -l | grep Brother >> >> Note that if one or both lines start with “iF” instead of “ii” then this >> appears to signify the installation failed to complete correctly. >> Remove the installation completely by editing (AFTER BACKING UP ALL >> FILES to be able to roll back after): >> >> 1. In System, Administration, Printers, delete the printer in question. >> You might also need to browse to http://localhost:631 and delete it in >> the CUPS printer list if it shows up there. >> >> 2. Go into a terminal, then gksudo nautilus >> which will open Nautilus with root permissions. >> >> 3. Use nautilus to go to folder /var/lib/dpkg/info >> >> Find all of the files that are named with your printer concatenated with >> "cupswrapper" "${printername}cupswrapper..." and delete them. >> >> sudo grep $printername * >> del $filename >> >> 4. Go back a level to folder /var/lib/dpkg and open the file called >> "status" in gEdit. Do a File Save As and called it status.backup. Close, >> and re-open the file "status" (not the backup copy). Search for >> "$printername". You should find a paragraph starting with the words >> "Package: $printernamecupswrapper" Delete that section and save the file. >> >> 5. Now repeat the process outlined in step 4, but with the file called >> "available". >> >> You should now be able to go to a terminal and run sudo dpkg --configure >> -a without any errors. >> >> Go to Brother and get the correct printer driver: >> http://welcome.solutions.**brother.com/bsc/public_s/id/** >> linux/en/index.html >> Reference: http://ubuntuforums.org/**archive/index.php/t-1653917.**html >> >> Remember to restart cups after adding back following their instructions. >> >> Does it work? No---> send us some logs? >> >> On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 12:59 AM, Michael Butash > > wrote: >> >> Since there are printer users here it seems, I was wondering if >> anyone else has run into this... >> >> I recently acquired a Brother color laser (mfc-9440cn), and cannot >> get it to print from my ubuntu box. I've been doing everything via >> cups local web interface for setup/add and everything tests and test >> prints ok, but any image comes out blank white. Local tests and >> prints all work fine, but nothing aside from the ubuntu test page >> has printed successfully via an actual "print". >> >> I've ensured ghostscript is there, everything looks ok in status >> before/after, i just get nothing printed. Scanning to it via the >> network works dandy with the drivers, just something isn't right >> with something with how apps are sending to the printer drivers. I >> hardly ever print anything anymore, and simply haven't used printing >> features enough to have run into it, so I'm hoping one of you might >> have seen this. >> >> >> Googling various iterations of 'brother white blank pages' hasn't >> resulted in much after hours. >> >> Thanks in advance! >> >> -mb >> ------------------------------**__--------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.__phoe**nix.az.us >> >> > >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az._**_us/mailman/listinfo/plug-__**discuss >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> -- >> (503) 754-4452 Android >> (623) 239-3392 Skype >> (623) 688-3392 Google Voice >> ** >> it-clowns.com >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------**--------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.**phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.**us/mailman/listinfo/plug-**discuss