Rpm or dpkg required for installing Brother DCP-T220 printer drivers

[ishaan2479]

Follow this guide according to a similar post:

How to set up Brother DCP-T220 Printer?

I was able to build using the guide listed below. I used the .deb method. https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Packaging_Brother_printer_drivers

[aryanbhagat]

I am new to arch linux, I tried this method but could not figure out how to make the PKGBUILD file

I have almost made the PKGBUILD file but I don’t know what to fill in the md5sums: (). Hence, I am getting an error because I tried with “skip” arguement.

[ishaan2479]

@aryanbhagat I have created a pkgbuild for you. Just follow these instructions:

sudo pacman -S base-devel git --needed
git clone https://github.com/ishaanbhimwal/brother-dcpt220.git
cd brother-dcpt220
makepkg -si

[aryanbhagat]

git clone GitHub - ishaanbhimwal/brother-dcpt220
Cloning into ‘brother-dcpt220’…
remote: Enumerating objects: 5, done.
remote: Counting objects: 100% (5/5), done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (5/5), done.
remote: Total 5 (delta 0), reused 0 (delta 0), pack-reused 0
Receiving objects: 100% (5/5), done.

But I was able to create my own PKGBUILD. Thank you anyways for the help.

[oguere]

Hi,

Are you sure you need a driver to make your printer work ? Did you try this first ?

[ishaan2479]

@aryanbhagat

But I was able to create my own PKGBUILD. Thank you anyways for the help.

Great! I have added the package to the AUR incase anyone needs it:

AUR (en) - brother-dcpt220

pamac build brother-dcpt220

[Lolix]

@aryanbhagat

I have almost made the PKGBUILD file but I don’t know what to fill in the md5sums: (). Hence, I am getting an error because I tried with “skip” arguement.

autofill running updpkgsums in the same folder of the pkgbuild

@ishaan2479

I have added the package to the AUR

Some things need or could be changed in your pkgbuild, I’ll send you a patch when I have time

[aryanbhagat]

I did install the package successfully and it has been added in the printer section but the printer is still not working. It just shows active jobs but nothing happens.

[aryanbhagat]

None of the command is working - test page, cleaning heads, etc.

[ishaan2479]

@aryanbhagat

It just shows active jobs but nothing happens.

Brother Wifi Network Printer - Detected But Not Printing

you should type/insert in your inet-browser following address: http://localhost:631/admin or just click on it to open while reading this. The driver is installed but you have to enable network printing and administration to can use it.

[aryanbhagat]

This is not a wifi printer, I have connected it via USB. It has been added through administrator settings

[Keruskerfuerst]

Can you try to download the driver here: Downloads | DCP-T220 | Others | Brother ?

[aryanbhagat]

Those are .deb and .rpm packages. Those can’t be installed on Arch that is why I am getting the original error of rpm or dpkg required.

[ishaan2479]

What is the status in localhost:631/printers/ when you try to print a test page from gnome-settings?

[ishaan2479]

@aryanbhagat

I did install the package successfully

Yourself or the AUR one cause I recently updated it?

[aryanbhagat]

In the gnome-settings when I print a test page the status remains idle on localhost:631/printers/.

[aryanbhagat]

yay brother-dcpt220

[aryanbhagat]

I removed my printer and then installed from aur.

[ishaan2479]

@aryanbhagat

when I print a test page the status remains idle

It doesn’t on my end. As your last resort you can try to re-install the driver to see if that help.

[se7en11]

Anybody got the printer working?

I installed debian 11 in a VB and it detects the printer without trouble and actually prints.

I would obviously rather not start virtualbox to print.
If anybody has an idea I would even try to create/test a PKGBUILD if someone helped.