Re: [ubuntu-uk] Printer driver ...
Just to say thanks to those who replied. '--force' worked with both parts of the driver. The driver is not just a ppd. It contains some library binaries as well. Main thing is, it works. I had a bit of a problem with the scanner, but after spending more time on the Brother Linux support site found that the Brother 'scankey' binary (separate from the actual driver but required for sane), is avaiailable in a 64-bit version. After installing this, the scanner worked OK. So - grateful thanks! Regards,Barry. -- What do you see when you use your Computer? Same old thing? ...There IS a Better Way! Ubuntu! -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Printer driver ...
I decided to have a go with the AMD 64-bit version of Maverick. I put it on a second hard drive so the 32-bit version is untouched. All was fine until I wanted to use my Brother DCP 135C printer/scanner. I looked at their Linux driver page, and the only drivers available are the ones I already have. I get the error message that they are for the wrong architecture as they are i386 packages. I don't suppose there is a workaround for this? The drivers are not open-source as far as I know. Maybe I just have to stick with the 32 bit Ubuntu? Regards,Barry. -- Barry Drake is a member of the the Ubuntu Advertising team. http://ubuntuadverts.org/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Printer driver ...
On Mon, 2011-02-14 at 16:41 +, Barry Drake wrote: I decided to have a go with the AMD 64-bit version of Maverick. I put it on a second hard drive so the 32-bit version is untouched. All was fine until I wanted to use my Brother DCP 135C printer/scanner. I looked at their Linux driver page, and the only drivers available are the ones I already have. I get the error message that they are for the wrong architecture as they are i386 packages. What's the URL? The drivers may be ppd files, which are architecture-agnostic, and the packagers at Brother are just ignorant. If so, try installing them by force: sudo dpkg -i --force-architecture package-i386.deb Regards, Tyler -- ... that your voice is amplified to the degree where it reaches from one end of the country to the other does not confer upon you greater wisdom or understanding than you possessed when your voice reached only from one end of the bar to the other. -- Edward R. Murrow -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
