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rcrsn51 wrote:I don't understand your problem. Is this not the same procedure you have used with other Puppies?

I have a Brother-Hl2140 laser jet printer which was not recognized in 4.99.5 until I d/l the usb pet provided.

I do not have a HL-2140 PET.

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Puppy does not come with a driver for your HL-2140, so you are using the next closest thing - the HL-2040.

thanks for your help - case closed

majorfoo

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rcrsn51 wrote:Here is the official HL-2140 driver from Brother.

thank you for providing this pet.
I downloaded and installed in Dpup Exprimo 5x7

On screen where you select model of printer, notice that Brother HL2140 for Cups (en) is shown

all other entries have Brother xxxxx - CUPS+Gutenprint v5,26 (en)

I installed HL2140 for CUPS (en)
Cannot print test page - receive error
Unable to send command to printer driver
Unsupported format 'application/vnd.cups-command'!

Cannot print from abiword - receive error
"/usr/lib/cups/filter/cpdftocps failed"

Rather than you waste your time on dummy like me, I will continue adding printer using HL-2040 as mentioned post above

thanks again
majorfoo

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Thanks for your help. Was able to install my Brother DCP-J125 easily using debbi. Prior to that I was up to my ears in dpkg and apt-get and nearly pulling my hair out. Your way is much less stressful

Glad to help. But I can't find a listing for an MFC-J125. Is that the right model number?

In Puppy (and other Linux distro's) you can't find what printer drivers are already installed unless you already have one of that brand iconnected. !!!

Thanks - Jerry

You can always run "Add Printer" and select the device "LPT1". You can then see the models supported by the built-in Gutenprint driver.

If your computer does not have a parallel port, use some other phantom device, like "socket://1.2.3.4".

Hello,

Looks like you guys have been busy. Some great work here.

I have a network printer: Brother MFC-5895CW

After installing the debbi package, downloading the lpr and cuppswrapper, I followed your instructions for the printer setup, editing /etc/hosts, to no avail. Print jobs appear to be sending, but no printouts

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Sandy

As a first test, you should connect it directly by USB and see what happens.

@sandy_bradley35: I would like to help you get your printer working, but you need to provide some feedback.

Hi,

Wondering how your free time is going and if you have got around to making a .pet for a MFC-J220 yet.

The Bro printer drivers work fine but the scanner not so.
XSANE cant find a scanner.
I tried your brscan3 .pet but no go.

Edit: Disregard the above.

I dont function well when I miss a night's sleep.
I started again and followed your instructions.
All good now.

BTW, Xsane scans a lot faster than Peasyscan.

Also the installed files don't show up in PuppyPackageManager.

Adagio wrote:Wondering how your free time is going and if you have got around to making a .pet for a MFC-J220 yet.

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Be aware that the debbi method auto-installs a printer in CUPS, while the PET does not.

Also the installed files don't show up in PuppyPackageManager.

That's true because the debbi method doesn't use the PPM. However the PET below will.

The Bro printer drivers work fine but the scanner not so. XSANE cant find a scanner. I tried your brscan3 .pet but no go.

Just out of curiosity, what did you do wrong? the brscan3.pet is a one-click procedure.

BTW, Xsane scans a lot faster than Peasyscan.

I tested this with my Brother J415W and could not duplicate your situation. Scanning speed is determined by the backend and both programs are using the same brscan3.

However, I noticed something interesting about Xsane. When I first ran it, it claimed to be set on 200 DPI, but it actually scanned at only 100 DPI. So naturally, it was fast. But Peasyscan ran at its stated default 200 DPI. When I explicitly set both at the same resolution, their speeds were the same.

Note also that Xsane can auto-select the crop region, while Peasyscan cannot. So if you don't select the region in Peasyscan, it will scan the full page.

Have you enabled Preferences > Show Advanced Options?

Just out of curiosity, what did you do wrong?

I think I didn't reboot. I can't remember.

When I explicitly set both at the same resolution, their speeds were the same.

Yep, I have discovered that.

Xsane can auto-select the crop region

I noticed that when I compared the scans.

Thank you very much for the .pet.
That will make it easier for future installs.

Many thanks rcrsn51 !!

I am using Slacko 5.3 and following your instructions was able to install my Brother MFC7820 printer via USB connection on my Tosh TE2100 laptop. (Haven’t looked at the scanning side yet..)

The only problem I had was that I slightly misinterpreted your comment about using the “Tab Completion

The printer driver for the MFC-495CW can be downloaded from here. Click the smaller grey Download button on the left.

If you are using this unit as a wireless device, see the instructions on Page 1 for network printers.

For scanning, get the brscan3-0.2.11.pet on Page 2.

For network scanning, see the instructions on Page 1. You will need to run a command like:

Hi rcrsn51,

I have found this topic useful more than once (thank you!). However, I repeatedly find that I miss the original instruction to “install debbi pet

Using your instructions I have been able to get a Brother MFC7820N scanner working on Lupu528 on an Acer Aspire one netbook.

Very valuable. Thanks once again. (and xsane saves straight to .pdf! Awesome!)

greengeek wrote:For some reason, other topics link me straight to the sub-headings, and I miss the original instruction to install the debbi pet.

Point taken. I have added some boldface at the start.

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For scanning, get the brscan2-0.2.5.pet on Page 2.

rcrsn51 wrote:For your convenience, I have attached a PET for your MFC7820N.

Many thanks. Both scanning and printing working perfectly now. I really love these Brother MFCs.