Scanner not recognized. Brother DCP-J315W

[Hicks]

Binary package hint: simple-scan

Scanner not recognized.

Multifunction Printer Brother DCP-J315W.

I installed the packages from the manufacturer's website:
dcpj315wlpr-1.1.1-1.i386.deb
dcpj315wcupswrapper-1.1.1-1.i386.deb

The printer works fine but scanner is not recognized.

It seems that in ubuntu 9.xx works by applying a patch to the file:

For Ubuntu 9.10:
sudo gedit / lib/udev/rules.d/40-libsane.rules

Add:
# Brother scanners
ATTRS {idVendor} == "04f9", ENV {libsane_matched} = "yes"

For Ubuntu 9.04:
sudo gedit / lib/udev/rules.d/50-udev-default.rules

Edit the line:
# libusb device nodes
SUBSYSTEM == "usb", ENV {DEVTYPE} == "usb_device", ... , MODE = "0664"

Change it to
# libusb device nodes
SUBSYSTEM == "usb", ENV {DEVTYPE} == "usb_device", ... , MODE = "0666"

Restart ...

The problem is that Ubuntu from 10.04 does not work. I tried it on Lucid, Maverick and Natty and still not be recognized.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: simple-scan 2.32.0.1-0ubuntu2
Uname: Linux 2.6.37-020637rc2-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Jan 25 08:34:02 2011
DriverPackageVersions:
 libsane 1.0.21-9ubuntu1
 libsane-extras N/A
 hplip 3.11.1-0ubuntu1
 hpoj N/A
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=es_ES:es:en_GB:en
 LANG=es_ES.UTF-8
 LC_MESSAGES=es_ES.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.37-020637rc2-generic root=UUID=abadcd4f-aff0-4245-8ba8-fc2b8fd91300 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: simple-scan
dmi.bios.date: 07/01/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 0404
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: P5KPL/EPU
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev X.0x
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr0404:bd07/01/2009:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnP5KPL/EPU:rvrRevX.0x:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer

[Hicks (hicks1gb)]

Someone can provide a solution? Need some other information?

[Launchpad (launch-pad-net)]

I got it working by following these steps:

Download the drivers here: http://welcome.solutions.brother.com/bsc/public_s/id/linux/en/index.html
You need the 'Printer (CUPS)' and 'Scanner'.

Then I followed this guide: http://welcome.solutions.brother.com/bsc/public_s/id/linux/en/instruction_scn1b.html
By using this command: brsaneconfig2 -a name=SCANNER model=DCP-J315W ip=192.168.1.xx

That is how I got it working as good as I remember.

[Hicks (hicks1gb)]

Ok, thanks... it works for me too.

Is it possible add the drivers and the solution to "private drivers"? Automatic installation will be apreciated.

Regards

[Launchpad (launch-pad-net)]

I hope it can be installed automatically, I hope the maintainer of who's responsible for the drivers can add this (CUPS?)

[Michael Nagel (nailor)]

I am closing the simple-scan task, because looking at the workaround/fix
it is clear that this is not a problem with simple-scan but with libsane
/sane-backends/the scanner driver and simple-scan cannot do anything
(reasonable) about this.

You should file a bug against libsane and/or contact the sane-backend people on sane-devel via http://www.sane-project.org/mailing-lists.html

[Romain Dubos (romain-dubos)]

Hi,
For Ubuntu 11.10 64 bits I found a Official Brother's link :
http://welcome.solutions.brother.com/bsc/public_s/id/linux/en/faq_scn.html#f00101

It is called "I'm using Ubuntu 11.10. I cannot scan from my Brother Machine." and it consists to copy Brother's libraries from /usr/lib64 to /usr/lib

For me, It's work !

PS. Sorry for my poor english.

[Michael Nagel (nailor)]

Just for the record: thank you very much for that information, Romain! And thanks to brother for providing an official solution/workaround. But reading that FAQ answer, it is even more obvious that this is in no way related to how simple-scan does things as this is a case where the base that simple-scan is build upon is failing, and whoever is maintaining that (the scanner driver) is required to sort things out (brother and/or libsane maintainers).

I will leave this report open for the moment, but it will be closed eventually (for simple-scan) because there is nothing in/with simple-scan that will change. The progress should be tracked whereever the actual progress is to be made.

Tanks & Best Regards

[Michael Nagel (nailor)]

The day has come, I am closing this for Simple Scan.

[Magnes (magnesus2)]

Doesn't work for me too. Why was it closed?

[Michael Nagel (nailor)]

It was closed because of what I wrote in comment #8
Did you try the mentioned workaround? Did that resolve the issue for you?

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for simple-scan (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]