QL-1050
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FAQs & Troubleshooting |
Installing the LPR driver and CUPS wrapper driver (Linux®)
To print on Linux®, you need to install the LPR driver and CUPS wrapper driver.
Do the following:
Click the close button if the installation wizard appears.
Configure your printer on the CUPS web interface.
- Your printer's name | for Device |
Select your device's URL.
- Brother | for Make / Manufacturer Selection |
- Your printer's name |
for Model / Driver Selection |
- "LPD/LPR Host or Printer" or "AppSocket/HP JetDirect" |
for Device |
- socket://(Your printer's IP address) | for Device URL |
- Brother | for Make / Manufacturer Selection |
- Your printer's name | for Model / Driver Selection |
The printer will indicate an error if the media width is too large or too small.
The supported media length for continuous tape is about 100 mm.
Use the paper tool command to add a custom media size longer/shorter than 100mm.
For more information, see "Adding a custom media size for continuous tape (Linux®)".
Pre-required procedures
For openSUSE 10.3 or earlier
Related distributions
openSUSE 10.3 or earlier
Related products/drivers
cupswrapper printer/PC-FAX drivers
Requirement
"lppasswd -g sys -a root" command is required before the installation.
(Setting the root password is required before you can issue this command.)
For Fedora 10
Related distributions
Fedora 10
Related products/drivers
P-touch/QL-Printer drivers
Requirement
SELinux configuration is required.
e.g. Set selinux "premissive mode" by the command "# setenforece 0" (superuser authorisation is required)
For Ubuntu 8.04 or greater
Related distributions
Ubuntu 8.04 or greater
Related products/drivers
P-touch/QL-Printer drivers
Requirement
1. "sudo aa-complain cupsd" command is required before the installation.
2. "sudo mkdir /usr/share/cups/model" command is required before the installation.
For PT-9500PC
Related distributions
Distributions that does not have "psutils" by default
Related products/drivers
PT-9500PC driver
Requirement
"psutils" is required to be installed.
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Example
# dpkg -i --force-all ql1050lpr-1.0.0-1.i386.deb # |
# rpm -ihv --nodeps ql1050lpr-1.0.0-1.i386.rpm # |
Install the CUPS wrapper driver (dpkg)
# dpkg -i --force-all ql1050cupswrapper-1.0.0-1.debian.i386.deb # |
Install the CUPS wrapper driver (rpm)
# rpm -ihv --nodeps ql1050cupswrapper-1.0.0-1.redhat.i386.rpm # |
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