I'm trying to get the drivers for my printer going, and not doing well. I tried the following: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1377270 and the sudo dpkg -i PACKAGE.deb format. It installs the printer, but then doesn't see the printer via USB. Ideas?
You have to follow the instructions on this page. I installed a Brother HL2250DN just one hour ago and it works perfectly.
Because the instructions are a bit hard to follow, here the summary for Ubuntu (with updated instructions for cups):
(0. If you are a 64-Bit Ubuntu user:)
sudo apt-get install ia32-libs lib32stdc++
1. Turn on the printer
2. Download the LPR and cupswrapper driver from this page (you need the .deb packages).
3. Open a terminal by pressing CTRL+ALT+T.
4. Install the LPR driver
In the terminal type dpkg -i --force-all downloaded-lpr-driver where "downloaded-lpr-driver" is the filename of the downloaded deb for the LPR driver (something like mfc295cnlpr-1.1.3-1.i386.deb)
5. Install the cupswrapper driver
In the terminal type dpkg -i --force-all downloaded-cups-driver where "downloaded-cups-driver" is the filename of the downloaded deb for the cupswrapper driver (something like mfc295cncupswrapper-1.1.3-1.i386.deb)
6. Test your installation
dpkg -l | grep Brother
should show both drivers to be installed.
7. Setup cups
Point your Browser to http://localhost:631/printers and click on your printer. In the Administration dropdown choose Modify Printer. The next step wants you to choose the connection type.
If you're using USB to connect the printer, the connection should allready be set to something like usb://Brother/(your printer's model name). If your Printer is not listed, go to http://localhost:631/admin and add your printer.
If you're using a network connection, choose from Discovered Network Printers or if your printer was not discovered, select "LPD/LPR Host or Printer" or "AppSocket/HP JetDirect" and insert lpd://(Your printer's IP address)/binary_p1 with the correct IP of your printer.
See these examples for working configurations.
