Brother MFC-5440CN Won't Print

[saptech]

I just tried adding my Brother AIO printer, needed ink, is why I just tried it. I downloaded the cups and lpr drivers from Brother's website and installed them from the gui screen. Everything seems to be working fine, test page prints good. But when I try to print from an application, such as gedit or Abiword, nothing comes out. Looking the LCD on the printer show message, 'receiving data' but flash by very fast.

I tried uninstalling and reinstall the drivers thru cli but getting conflicting information. Below is what I get:

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[root@sappy Downloads]# rpm  -e MFC5440CNlpr*
error: package MFC5440CNlpr-1.0.2-1.i386.rpm is not installed
[root@sappy Downloads]# rpm  -e cupswrapperMFC5440CN*
error: package cupswrapperMFC5440CN-1.0.0-1.i386.rpm is not installed
[root@sappy Downloads]# rpm -ihv MFC5440CNlpr*
Preparing...                ########################################### [100%]
   package MFC5440CNlpr-1.0.2-1.i386 is already installed
[root@sappy Downloads]# rpm -ihv cupswrapperMFC5440CN*
Preparing...                ########################################### [100%]
   package cupswrapperMFC5440CN-1.0.0-1.i386 is already installed
[root@sappy Downloads]#

I'm not sure what to do at this point. While using Mandrdiva 2010.2, everythings prints without issues. Though I don't have Mdv installed on this machine to try.

Any ideas/suggestions?

Thnx.

[saptech]

I still didn't get this working with the Gnome 64bit version of Mageia so now that I have KDE 32bit version installed, I'll see if the printer will work using it.

Thnx.

[jkerr82508]

Take a look at:

https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1172

There's a suggestion there that installing a2ps may help.

Jim

[dglent]

I reported a similar report here https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1212 with this video : http://glenbox.free.fr/files/printer_idle.ogv 20.1 MB

[saptech]

Hmmm, interesting...so printing from Firefox does print but when I try to print from Kwrite, nothing. Also while running minimum Gnome, I wasn't able to print from Gedit or Abiword, I never did try printing from FF. When I boot into Gnome I'll see if FF prints.

**** EDIT ****

I do have printing from KDE version using Firefox but will have to try printing from Gnome version later.

Thnx.

[saptech]

Well after reading the links in the other posts, I decided to install a2ps, which was missing, and now I can print from other programs besides FF. Thanks to those who posted the links.

It would seem, during task-print installation or whatever it's called, it may have left out a2ps as a dependency. I assume it is needed for my Brother AIO.

Thnx again.

[dglent]

thanks this helped me too

[laidlaws]

As a result of Bug 1212 (which was mine) a2ps has been moved from the printing-server packages that aren't always installed, to the task-printing group, which is. That should ensure that there are no problems in future.

[jkerr82508]

@laidlaws I think that your bug was 1172. Bug 1212 should probably be closed as a dup of 1172.

Jim

edit: I've done so

@dglent If you are still having problems, you can re-open your bug 1212

[dglent]

@dglent If you are still having problems, you can re-open your bug 1212

No it is ok for me since my last post, and i am sorry i forgot to close the bug report after time.

Thanks for closing it

[saptech]

As a result of Bug 1212 (which was mine) a2ps has been moved from the printing-server packages that aren't always installed, to the task-printing group, which is. That should ensure that there are no problems in future.

This can be marked solved...

Thnx for the help.

[laidlaws]

How is your printer configured? I got something similar with the USB connection for my MFC-490CW, but the connection:
"dnssd://Brother%20MFC-490CW._printer._tcp.local/" prints just fine.

Doug.

[saptech]

How is your printer configured? I got something similar with the USB connection for my MFC-490CW, but the connection:
"dnssd://Brother%20MFC-490CW._printer._tcp.local/" prints just fine.

Doug.

Mine is setup as usb://Brother/MFC-5440CN?serial=BROM5F412304

I just did a reinstall from the Gnome livecd and again, got the printer working by making sure the a2ps is installed manually.

Thnx.

[isadora]

.......................
This can be marked solved...

Thnx for the help.

And really solved now?

[saptech]

This thread been solved since June 14. I thought only Mods could mark it solved?

[isadora]

This thread been solved since June 14. I thought only Mods could mark it solved?

Thanks saptech. Yes right, only moderators can mark topics as solved so far.

[thepotion]

Might want to switch this to unsolved. I have the same same printer, same issue, followed the same steps and am still lost. I will start a new thread, but it seems like the fixes might be independent from one another.

[saptech]

Did you make sure the a2ps is installed manually? That is how I had to get it working.