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I also checked the Brothers solutions web page and followed their instructions. The downloading and installation of the drivers was the same, but there were a few steps in the Brother solutions page instructions that the thread did not include in its installation instructions.

The Brother solutions page states that a user should check the printer configuration in the /etc/printcap file for the following entry: :lp=/dev/usb/lp0:\. The printcap file, however, is not at the /etc/printcap location. My printcap file is to be found at the /etc/profile.d path on my Ubuntu 10.04 64 bit system and it does not contain the information as shown on the Brother printer solutions page. My printcap file contains the following information:

# This file was automatically generated by cupsd( from the
# /etc/cups/printers.conf file. All changes to this file
# will be lost.
MFC8860DN|MFC8860DN:rm=bill-desktop:rp=MFC8860DN:

The /etc/cups/printers.conf file mentioned above contains the following:

# Printer configuration file for CUPS v1.4.3
# Written by cupsd
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE WHEN CUPSD IS RUNNING

Info MFC8860DN
MakeModel Brother MFC8860DN for CUPS
DeviceURI usb:/dev/usb/lp0
State Idle
StateTime 1280260821
Type 8392724
Filter application/vnd.cups-raw 0 -
Filter application/vnd.cups-postscript 0 brlpdwrapperMFC8860DN
Accepting Yes
Shared Yes
JobSheets classified classified
QuotaPeriod 0
PageLimit 0
KLimit 0
OpPolicy default
ErrorPolicy retry-job
Option fitplot false


The Brother solutions page shows the following for a printcap configuration file in the /etc/printcap file for a printer USB connection:

printcap or printcap.local file (for USB connection)
$ cat /etc/printcap
DCP540CN:\
:mx=0:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/dcp540cn:\
:sh:\
:lp=/dev/usb/lp0:\
:if=/usr/local/Brother/Printer/dcp540cn/lpd/filterdcp540cn:

The Brother solutions page also points to an /etc/init.d/lpr file to restart the print system. A command line search however states there is no such file or directory.

My suspicion is that if I could somehow join the install instructions of both the thread and the Brother solutions page I could get the printer working. It is clear to me that the problem is an incomplete or incorrect printer configuration that has something to do with the missing /etc/printcap file and the missing /etc/init.d/lpr file. I just don't know how to do it. Do I create these files? If yes, how do you create these files and where should I put them? Am I on the right track? Or is there another solution? Any help would be appreciated.

Bill]]>
I also checked the Brothers solutions web page and followed their instructions. The downloading and installation of the drivers was the same, but there were a few steps in the Brother solutions page instructions that the thread did not include in its installation instructions.

The Brother solutions page states that a user should check the printer configuration in the /etc/printcap file for the following entry: :lp=/dev/usb/lp0:\. The printcap file, however, is not at the /etc/printcap location. My printcap file is to be found at the /etc/profile.d path on my Ubuntu 10.04 64 bit system and it does not contain the information as shown on the Brother printer solutions page. My printcap file contains the following information:

# This file was automatically generated by cupsd( from the
# /etc/cups/printers.conf file. All changes to this file
# will be lost.
MFC8860DN|MFC8860DN:rm=bill-desktop:rp=MFC8860DN:

The /etc/cups/printers.conf file mentioned above contains the following:

# Printer configuration file for CUPS v1.4.3
# Written by cupsd
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE WHEN CUPSD IS RUNNING

Info MFC8860DN
MakeModel Brother MFC8860DN for CUPS
DeviceURI usb:/dev/usb/lp0
State Idle
StateTime 1280260821
Type 8392724
Filter application/vnd.cups-raw 0 -
Filter application/vnd.cups-postscript 0 brlpdwrapperMFC8860DN
Accepting Yes
Shared Yes
JobSheets classified classified
QuotaPeriod 0
PageLimit 0
KLimit 0
OpPolicy default
ErrorPolicy retry-job
Option fitplot false


The Brother solutions page shows the following for a printcap configuration file in the /etc/printcap file for a printer USB connection:

printcap or printcap.local file (for USB connection)
$ cat /etc/printcap
DCP540CN:\
:mx=0:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/dcp540cn:\
:sh:\
:lp=/dev/usb/lp0:\
:if=/usr/local/Brother/Printer/dcp540cn/lpd/filterdcp540cn:

The Brother solutions page also points to an /etc/init.d/lpr file to restart the print system. A command line search however states there is no such file or directory.

My suspicion is that if I could somehow join the install instructions of both the thread and the Brother solutions page I could get the printer working. It is clear to me that the problem is an incomplete or incorrect printer configuration that has something to do with the missing /etc/printcap file and the missing /etc/init.d/lpr file. I just don't know how to do it. Do I create these files? If yes, how do you create these files and where should I put them? Am I on the right track? Or is there another solution? Any help would be appreciated.

Bill]]> http://theubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?tid=2254 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 03:00:30 -0400 http://theubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?tid=2254
I have an old Sony Vaio Desktop from 2001.

The computer has 124 megs of memory and has one hard drive of about 100 gigs. Is Ubuntu the best choice for a Linux distribution? It seems to run a little slowly.

How do I set up internet connection? I launched FireFox and I tried a few web sites. I have not tested the new connection to my router. I would like to try to see if the software is set up before I test my cable connection on my other computer. How do I do this?

I have an old Lexmark all-in-one printer that had worked with the old Windows XP OS. How do I get a printer driver for Ubuntu?]]>
I have an old Sony Vaio Desktop from 2001.

The computer has 124 megs of memory and has one hard drive of about 100 gigs. Is Ubuntu the best choice for a Linux distribution? It seems to run a little slowly.

How do I set up internet connection? I launched FireFox and I tried a few web sites. I have not tested the new connection to my router. I would like to try to see if the software is set up before I test my cable connection on my other computer. How do I do this?

I have an old Lexmark all-in-one printer that had worked with the old Windows XP OS. How do I get a printer driver for Ubuntu?]]> http://theubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?tid=2253 Sun, 25 Jul 2010 12:48:27 -0400 http://theubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?tid=2253
Website: http://www.xinvon.com]]>
Website: http://www.xinvon.com]]> http://theubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?tid=2252 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 07:23:16 -0400 http://theubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?tid=2252 I am a newcomer to this. I have software where the earliest support version specified is 2.2. Can i still run this on this version of Ubuntu.
Thanks in advance
James]]> I am a newcomer to this. I have software where the earliest support version specified is 2.2. Can i still run this on this version of Ubuntu.
Thanks in advance
James]]> http://theubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?tid=2251 Sun, 11 Jul 2010 04:53:49 -0400 http://theubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?tid=2251
NOTICE: I'M USED TO RUNNING WINDOWS

1. Does Ubuntu primarily use .exe files?

2. Where is the equivalent to the "program files" folder (i wanted to add a shortcut, but i didnt know where the main program was)?

3. Will i be able to install all of my games, such as modern warfare?

4. Since i've partitioned, can i simply drag and drop files from my windows partition, and be fully compatible?

5. how can i change mouse pointers?]]>
NOTICE: I'M USED TO RUNNING WINDOWS

1. Does Ubuntu primarily use .exe files?

2. Where is the equivalent to the "program files" folder (i wanted to add a shortcut, but i didnt know where the main program was)?

3. Will i be able to install all of my games, such as modern warfare?

4. Since i've partitioned, can i simply drag and drop files from my windows partition, and be fully compatible?

5. how can i change mouse pointers?]]> http://theubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?tid=2250 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 11:09:49 -0400 http://theubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?tid=2250
I have already made myself a root user and I am still unable to make the sudo command work. When I try a sudo command it asks for the password and when I try to enter that nothing happens the cursor just keeps blinking at the same spot.

I need to use sudo free up space on my hard drives.....when trying to install updates from the update manager I get the "not enough free disk space on disk '/'"message.

Thanx any help here is appreciated]]>
I have already made myself a root user and I am still unable to make the sudo command work. When I try a sudo command it asks for the password and when I try to enter that nothing happens the cursor just keeps blinking at the same spot.

I need to use sudo free up space on my hard drives.....when trying to install updates from the update manager I get the "not enough free disk space on disk '/'"message.

Thanx any help here is appreciated]]> http://theubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?tid=2249 Mon, 05 Jul 2010 20:27:35 -0400 http://theubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?tid=2249
what editor for Ubuntu is most like dreamweaver? i've been messing about with filezilla and a few basic editors and run into a problem with folder levels... namely messing about with Joomla CMS i often have to edit many files with the same name, but filezilla doesnt maintain folder and file hierarchy in the local copies, so its actually very easy (for me anyway) to overwrite a file... which is undesirable to say the least.

any pointers gratefully received.]]>
what editor for Ubuntu is most like dreamweaver? i've been messing about with filezilla and a few basic editors and run into a problem with folder levels... namely messing about with Joomla CMS i often have to edit many files with the same name, but filezilla doesnt maintain folder and file hierarchy in the local copies, so its actually very easy (for me anyway) to overwrite a file... which is undesirable to say the least.

any pointers gratefully received.]]> http://theubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?tid=2248 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 10:40:01 -0400 http://theubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?tid=2248
I am doing vehicle number plate recognition project. This is a real time one. Can anybody help me to do this task?

I have problems on detecting the number plate area on a given image. I have used EmguCV for the implementation. By the way it wont work correctly.. :(

If anybody know this area, plz help me.. thanx...


here is the emguCv link. This is the sample coding that i am using..
http://www.emgu.com/wiki/index.php/Licen..._in_CSharp]]>
I am doing vehicle number plate recognition project. This is a real time one. Can anybody help me to do this task?

I have problems on detecting the number plate area on a given image. I have used EmguCV for the implementation. By the way it wont work correctly.. :(

If anybody know this area, plz help me.. thanx...


here is the emguCv link. This is the sample coding that i am using..
http://www.emgu.com/wiki/index.php/Licen..._in_CSharp]]> http://theubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?tid=2247 Thu, 03 Jun 2010 22:06:56 -0400 http://theubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?tid=2247
I have Debian packaged my own application and when I install it in Ubuntu 8.04 i386 Desktop 32-bit, it puts a *.desktop file in /usr/local/applications/ path and thus creating a launcher in Gnome-start Menu > Programming. The question is I have 2 executables bundled inside the package and I have created 2 *.desktop files for each of the exe. They are coming in the Programming menu but due to their name they are alphabetically ordered in the menu. Now I want to group it in the menu by creating a folder exclusively for my my application bearing the name and place it there my 2 executable binaries.

I need your extended help to accomplish this. I searched in google but of no use.]]>
I have Debian packaged my own application and when I install it in Ubuntu 8.04 i386 Desktop 32-bit, it puts a *.desktop file in /usr/local/applications/ path and thus creating a launcher in Gnome-start Menu > Programming. The question is I have 2 executables bundled inside the package and I have created 2 *.desktop files for each of the exe. They are coming in the Programming menu but due to their name they are alphabetically ordered in the menu. Now I want to group it in the menu by creating a folder exclusively for my my application bearing the name and place it there my 2 executable binaries.

I need your extended help to accomplish this. I searched in google but of no use.]]> http://theubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?tid=2246 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 11:23:07 -0400 http://theubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?tid=2246
I am creating a debian package (*.deb) for my application using the command
Quote:fakeroot dpkg-deb --build

I am using debian pre/post installer scripts to do certain tasks before/after installation/uninstallation. One such task is to create a shortcut on the user's desktop to launch my application. I am trying to do this by copying the *.desktop file from /usr/share/applications/.desktop to "${HOME}"/Desktop. As we are running the dpkg install command (or gdebi-gtk UI installer) as root (sudo) unfortunately the process does not predicate the user on whom behalf the install command is running. Hence the copy is not taking place as expected. The script could not figure out the correct user if I issue the command "logname" "id -un" "whoami" or "$USER" as all these commands return the user as root. I also tried to create a symbolic link on the users Desktop directory and failed to do that.

Please help me how to solve this problem?

Also, I am using delivering a notification through a pop-up screen if the user tries to remove/uninstall on his system that installed package when one of the instance is running. This I am doing using "notify-send" command of "libnotify-bin" package. To get the pop up screen I need to run the command as

Quote:gksudo -u "sudo dpkg --purge "

What my question is, since we are running this using gksudo, why I need to give sudo command once again and why I am getting "dpkg: requested operation requires superuser privilege" error if I am not giving that?]]>
I am creating a debian package (*.deb) for my application using the command
Quote:fakeroot dpkg-deb --build

I am using debian pre/post installer scripts to do certain tasks before/after installation/uninstallation. One such task is to create a shortcut on the user's desktop to launch my application. I am trying to do this by copying the *.desktop file from /usr/share/applications/.desktop to "${HOME}"/Desktop. As we are running the dpkg install command (or gdebi-gtk UI installer) as root (sudo) unfortunately the process does not predicate the user on whom behalf the install command is running. Hence the copy is not taking place as expected. The script could not figure out the correct user if I issue the command "logname" "id -un" "whoami" or "$USER" as all these commands return the user as root. I also tried to create a symbolic link on the users Desktop directory and failed to do that.

Please help me how to solve this problem?

Also, I am using delivering a notification through a pop-up screen if the user tries to remove/uninstall on his system that installed package when one of the instance is running. This I am doing using "notify-send" command of "libnotify-bin" package. To get the pop up screen I need to run the command as

Quote:gksudo -u "sudo dpkg --purge "

What my question is, since we are running this using gksudo, why I need to give sudo command once again and why I am getting "dpkg: requested operation requires superuser privilege" error if I am not giving that?]]> http://theubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?tid=2245 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:40:38 -0500 http://theubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?tid=2245 (Karmic repositories contain the binary for the shareware version only)
Well now you can !

Installing registered version of ROTT in Karmic - 64bit.

Un-install the ROTT version available in the repositories (since this runs only the shareware version).

Download the rott-registered-1.1.1-0.pm.1.1.x86_64.rpm from -
http://rpm.pbone.net/index.php3/stat/4/i...4.rpm.html

Mkdir /home//.rott
Mkdir /home//.rott/registered

Dump all the files from the registered ROTT CD into /home//.rott/registered/
Note these files should include the Darkwar WAD files.

Use an archive manager (file-roller) to extract the file rott-registered.bin from rott-registered-1.1.1-0.pm.1.1.x86_64.rpm.
Place the file rott-registered.bin into /home//.rott/registered/
Make sure it belongs to and is executable.

Create a script /home//ROTT, containing -

cd /home//.rott/registered
./rott-registered.bin

and make ROTT executable.

Add ROTT (the script) to your panel and enjoy the registered version of ROTT on linux.

-K.Ghosh]]> (Karmic repositories contain the binary for the shareware version only)
Well now you can !

Installing registered version of ROTT in Karmic - 64bit.

Un-install the ROTT version available in the repositories (since this runs only the shareware version).

Download the rott-registered-1.1.1-0.pm.1.1.x86_64.rpm from -
http://rpm.pbone.net/index.php3/stat/4/i...4.rpm.html

Mkdir /home//.rott
Mkdir /home//.rott/registered

Dump all the files from the registered ROTT CD into /home//.rott/registered/
Note these files should include the Darkwar WAD files.

Use an archive manager (file-roller) to extract the file rott-registered.bin from rott-registered-1.1.1-0.pm.1.1.x86_64.rpm.
Place the file rott-registered.bin into /home//.rott/registered/
Make sure it belongs to and is executable.

Create a script /home//ROTT, containing -

cd /home//.rott/registered
./rott-registered.bin

and make ROTT executable.

Add ROTT (the script) to your panel and enjoy the registered version of ROTT on linux.

-K.Ghosh]]> http://theubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?tid=2244 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:39:55 -0500 http://theubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?tid=2244 after i say emerald--replace & in terminal
emerald starts working perfectly
but the moment , i close it it immediately stops working and the windows disappear
and my windows vanish (probably because i set my windows to full transparency)
How do i solve this ?i cant keep on running terminal when i want to use a beautiful emerald theme
please help]]> after i say emerald--replace & in terminal
emerald starts working perfectly
but the moment , i close it it immediately stops working and the windows disappear
and my windows vanish (probably because i set my windows to full transparency)
How do i solve this ?i cant keep on running terminal when i want to use a beautiful emerald theme
please help]]> http://theubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?tid=2243 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:11:56 -0500 http://theubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?tid=2243
Standard installation with nothing out of the ordinary changed. Basically default settings all the way.

I typed in sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop and it tells me it's already installed. Good. So it should work. I type sudo/etc/init.d/gdm start and the screen goes blank for 8 seconds three times in a row and then back to the command line. I have also tried gdm start without the path before and it says GDM already running. Aborting!

I have 8.10 and it's a valid disk (no errors).

Can someone help please?]]>
Standard installation with nothing out of the ordinary changed. Basically default settings all the way.

I typed in sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop and it tells me it's already installed. Good. So it should work. I type sudo/etc/init.d/gdm start and the screen goes blank for 8 seconds three times in a row and then back to the command line. I have also tried gdm start without the path before and it says GDM already running. Aborting!

I have 8.10 and it's a valid disk (no errors).

Can someone help please?]]> http://theubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?tid=2242 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 01:12:42 -0500 http://theubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?tid=2242
Gateway MD24 Series Notebook to be exact

so my webcam doesn't work and when i ran the test below, I highlighted the bold part! WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? Please, any help is awesome, I have tinkered with linux to get a scanner to work, to get a usb drive to be wiped (it had a special format mode running on it and linux wasn't liking it) so i know my way around, but this one has me stumped!

my laptop has a 64 bit processor, 3 gig ram, duo core AMD, uh... dedicated ATI gfx card (drivers installed)

the part that tweeks me out and makes me know its working is I can login to chat roulette and the FIRST TIME it will work, and i can see people and myself, but if i refresh or move on to another chatter its gone, no webcam.

root@mike:~# luvcview -f yuv
luvcview 0.2.4

SDL information:
Video driver: x11
A window manager is available
Device information:
Device path: /dev/video0
ERROR opening V4L interface: Cannot send after transport endpoint shutdow

ANY HELP?]]>
Gateway MD24 Series Notebook to be exact

so my webcam doesn't work and when i ran the test below, I highlighted the bold part! WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? Please, any help is awesome, I have tinkered with linux to get a scanner to work, to get a usb drive to be wiped (it had a special format mode running on it and linux wasn't liking it) so i know my way around, but this one has me stumped!

my laptop has a 64 bit processor, 3 gig ram, duo core AMD, uh... dedicated ATI gfx card (drivers installed)

the part that tweeks me out and makes me know its working is I can login to chat roulette and the FIRST TIME it will work, and i can see people and myself, but if i refresh or move on to another chatter its gone, no webcam.

root@mike:~# luvcview -f yuv
luvcview 0.2.4

SDL information:
Video driver: x11
A window manager is available
Device information:
Device path: /dev/video0
ERROR opening V4L interface: Cannot send after transport endpoint shutdow

ANY HELP?]]> http://theubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?tid=2241 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:10:00 -0500 http://theubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?tid=2241
Installed Karmic on 3 computers each using same router and all connected without problem. Now installed on 4th pc (Advent 5421) and can see the router on the network, input the correct WPA password and tries to connect. Keeps coming back to the authentication required screen and does the same over and over again without final connection.

Can anyone help me please]]>
Installed Karmic on 3 computers each using same router and all connected without problem. Now installed on 4th pc (Advent 5421) and can see the router on the network, input the correct WPA password and tries to connect. Keeps coming back to the authentication required screen and does the same over and over again without final connection.

Can anyone help me please]]> http://theubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?tid=2240 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:58:26 -0500 http://theubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?tid=2240 http://theubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?tid=2239 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:59:09 -0500 http://theubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?tid=2239
I have heard that Ubuntu 9.10 has been released and would like to know the major change from 9.04 to 9.10 and is the new 9.10 better to use. If anyone can help me in getting the difference between both that would help me.

Hoping to hear from you!

Chio!!
abhay]]>
I have heard that Ubuntu 9.10 has been released and would like to know the major change from 9.04 to 9.10 and is the new 9.10 better to use. If anyone can help me in getting the difference between both that would help me.

Hoping to hear from you!

Chio!!
abhay]]> http://theubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?tid=2238 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 03:10:48 -0500 http://theubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?tid=2238 http://theubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?tid=2237 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:30:31 -0500 http://theubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?tid=2237
So here's the story. While running windows (bleah, i know) my laptop randomly decided that it wanted to run slowly (really slowly). I did every test imaginable, reformatted it etc but to no avail. So I reinstalled drivers and tried all that lot. In the end I've decided its the hardware, but no-one seems to agree which piece of hardware,

So why post on an ubuntu forum? well I decided (after installing a hard drive i found) I installed ubuntu, I figured it would rule out software. So I figure on an ubuntu forum, hopefully someone might be able to tell me what type of tests to run in ubuntu to make this laptop run right again,

Thanks if anyone decides to help,

Cat]]>
So here's the story. While running windows (bleah, i know) my laptop randomly decided that it wanted to run slowly (really slowly). I did every test imaginable, reformatted it etc but to no avail. So I reinstalled drivers and tried all that lot. In the end I've decided its the hardware, but no-one seems to agree which piece of hardware,

So why post on an ubuntu forum? well I decided (after installing a hard drive i found) I installed ubuntu, I figured it would rule out software. So I figure on an ubuntu forum, hopefully someone might be able to tell me what type of tests to run in ubuntu to make this laptop run right again,

Thanks if anyone decides to help,

Cat]]> http://theubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?tid=2236 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:34:07 -0500 http://theubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?tid=2236