I've now been using Lucid Lynx,10.04 LTS, Desktop version on my Dell
GX520 with Brother MFC-8840DN for several weeks. Printing is accurate
and has not error-ed a single time with this version. I have had
multiple updates that updated different parts of the printing subsystem,
and still no major
I recently tested Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Beta 2 and, using the Brother-
supplied drivers recommended when adding my Brother MFC-8840DN, printing
went flawlessly, 1st time and each time after the initial install. I
allowed Update Manager to do the extensive list of updates available and
10.04 B2
Hi,
Being compulsively hopefull I just burned another 2+ hours on this trying
different variations and even trying to install the cups and lpr drivers from
the Brother-USA web site.
Here's a description of situation as best I can tell. There are TWO separate
problems.
#1 is related to
This error still exists in Ubuntu 9.10 (32-bit desktop). In every
respect, all of the errors with the standard drivers and the Laser1
based drivers, the situation is identical to what it was over a year
ago. No change.
Not being able to print without errors is a SHOW STOPPING BUG for my
small
Tried a couple things to see where printing starts to fail.
1. Ran system from Live CD. Printer installs and works fine on first print
attempts.
2. Reinstalled Ubuntu 9.10 from same live CD (ugh). Printer installs
and works fine on first print attempts.
3. Accepted loading proprietary video
I tested after the most recent automatic updates to CUPS.
Using MFC-8840D for CUPS driver does give a printout on the first attempt ...
but it is not fully functional. More
Top of page has 5/8 in. (1.7 cm) extra margin added, right of page has 1/4 in
(0.4 cm) extra margin added. The
I have been using the Brother MFC-8840D driver that was found using the
CUPS printer Add/Configuration tool and the drivers that came in the
base install of 8.10.
After these replies, I used the Synaptic Package Manager to find the
'brother-cups-wrapper-laser1', version 1.0.2.1-0ubintu6 package,
Public bug reported:
Printing the 1st time to printer after printer power-up errors. The second and
all subsequent attempts to print succeed with no errors. Happens on first try
to print regardless of application (Open Office, Firefox); always succeeds an
second and later trys.
Error message
** Attachment added: troubleshoot.txt
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/20315176/troubleshoot.txt
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Brother MFC8840D errors on 1st print job
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/306401
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