[hblug] Problem Installing a Brother Printer MFC-215c Print/Fax/Scanner

[John Rye]

On Tue, 03 Jul 2007 11:07:27 +1200
C & T Abrehamsen <debtfree411 at kol.co.nz> wrote:

> Hi from another newbie of Linux - Ubuntu 7.04

Hi Chris
Welcome to *nix :-)

[snip] 

> The screen on the printer says " recieving data" then clears itself and
> nothing happens.. no sound of anything moving inside the printer
> either!!

I see this behaviour if the paper size differs between software and
hardware. Make sure that all the papersize references are the same on
both ends of the printing systems

Cheers

John