Brother J430W network driver
I am hoping someone can help me. I am a former Microsoft user who has, in the last few weeks, installed Linux Ubuntu 16.04 on both a desktop (32 bit) and a laptop (64 bit). I have a Brother MFC-J430W printer that both computers need to connect to via network.
I have been researching for days. I have tried the advice in this article:
...but it is way too advanced for me.
I have tried the advice in this article:
...but it did not work. These steps never even took me to an install.
None of the other threads have been easy enough for me to understand. I need to stress again, I am a NEW USER. I didn't even know what the "terminal" was until I spoke to a local tech guy in our area. He is even unable to help me accomplish this.
I have been to the Brother website but it is like reading Greek. I don't even know whether I want the (rpm) or (deb) file. I do not know what a "CUPS" file is, or what an "LDR" is. I am sure you get the picture.
I need step-by-step instructions that assume little, if any, knowledge of the inner workings of Ubuntu. I can follow instructions if they are detailed. I know how to get to my terminal, but that's about it! I bought a book on how to use the terminal in Linux, but it is way beyond me! I have never done anything related to command prompts in my computer use history.
Thanks so much for your help. It is very appreciated!
root@Paul-Inspiron:/home/paul/Downloads# chmod 755 linux-brprinter-installer-2.0.0-1
root@Paul-Inspiron:/home/paul/Downloads# ^C
root@Paul-Inspiron:/home/paul/Downloads# bash linux-brprinter-installer
Brother MFC-J430W Driver-packages cannot be found.
Confirm the model name. 1 Answer
- Ubuntu uses .DEB.
- CUPS is the printer server.
- LPR (not LDR) is a command that prints files.
I need step-by-step instructions that assume little, if any, knowledge of the inner workings of Ubuntu.
The link seems pretty clear.
- download the file from the site named "Driver Install Tool". Save it in the "~/Downloads` directory.
- open a terminal (press the super key, search for terminal and execute it. You will see a screen with a $ in it and a prompt). Type
cd ~/Downloads. make it executable:
$ls -ltr -r-------- 1 rinzwind rinzwind 92056 jun 20 20:50 linux-brprinter-installer-2.0.0-1 $ chmod 755 linux-brprinter-installer-2.0.0-1 $ ls -ltr -rwxr-xr-x 1 rinzwind rinzwind 92056 jun 20 20:50 linux-brprinter-installer-2.0.0-1Execute it with
sudo ./linux-brprinter-installer-2.0.0-1and follow the onscreen questions (the script is a text file and seems to look for an installation of cups and some other things, it also asks for model name).
edit:
$ sudo ./linux-brprinter-installer-2.0.0-1
[sudo] password for rinzwind:
Input model name ->Your model name should be MFX-J430W
