If you upgrade ubuntu 18.04 to 22.04 via “do-release-upgrade” and you have installed brother laser printer drivers, the whole “cups” printing system will FAIL on print and log missing “filters” at cups log. The “lp” printer output piped into nirvana! Check at /usr/lib/cups/filter/ for the filter files Reinstalls cups by deinstall/reinstall with –purge config option Check again /usr/lib/cups/filter/ Copy all “brto*” missing filter files from other old working PC to /usr/lib/cups/filter/ Restart PC, cups works now. The Filter files are not inside Brother Driver Packages (deb)! Seen on a Systems with Ubuntu Small/Mini Setup! I will check next days this […]
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Brother Wireless LAN Printer Setup Linux MFC 7840W Cups
Easy Setup: – go www.brother.com downloads the PPD File for your Printer – go to your DSL Router to view the static IP Address of the Printer – on Debian/Ubuntu without Gnome/KDE install Cups Pakets – open URL at Browser http://localhost:631 as root – add Printer at Management Webinterface – select AppSocket/HP-Jetdirect Communication – select Socket://IP-Priner:9100 – add to Webinterface the PPD File (Settings File = Driver at Windows) – print Test Page enjoy.. with Gnome/KDE like same steps at the Printer-Admin Tool at the System-Settings take always >>AppSocket/HP-Jetdirect<<