Brother MFC-495CW Scanner not working on Ubuntu 18.04
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I am using Ubuntu 16.04 and my scanner, Brother MFC-495CW, is working fine. However I wanted to test Ubuntu 18.04 and installed it on a separate hard-drive. I followed the same instructions as for 16.04 but cannot make the scanner work on 18.04. When using "Simple Scan" I get Failed to scan, no scanners available. Please connect a scanner. Please help.
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I am using Ubuntu 16.04 and my scanner, Brother MFC-495CW, is working fine. However I wanted to test Ubuntu 18.04 and installed it on a separate hard-drive. I followed the same instructions as for 16.04 but cannot make the scanner work on 18.04. When using "Simple Scan" I get Failed to scan, no scanners available. Please connect a scanner. Please help.
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I am using Ubuntu 16.04 and my scanner, Brother MFC-495CW, is working fine. However I wanted to test Ubuntu 18.04 and installed it on a separate hard-drive. I followed the same instructions as for 16.04 but cannot make the scanner work on 18.04. When using "Simple Scan" I get Failed to scan, no scanners available. Please connect a scanner. Please help.
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I am using Ubuntu 16.04 and my scanner, Brother MFC-495CW, is working fine. However I wanted to test Ubuntu 18.04 and installed it on a separate hard-drive. I followed the same instructions as for 16.04 but cannot make the scanner work on 18.04. When using "Simple Scan" I get Failed to scan, no scanners available. Please connect a scanner. Please help.
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from this thread, post #25
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sane-backends/+bug/1728012
add these two symbolic links
sudo ln -sfr /usr/lib64/libbrscandec* /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu
sudo ln -sfr /usr/lib64/sane/libsane-brother* /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/sane
(ie you need to copy each command above; line by line; paste into a terminal; hit the ENTER key and move to second line ..)
re-boot ....... any joy?
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from this thread, post #25
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sane-backends/+bug/1728012
add these two symbolic links
sudo ln -sfr /usr/lib64/libbrscandec* /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu
sudo ln -sfr /usr/lib64/sane/libsane-brother* /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/sane
(ie you need to copy each command above; line by line; paste into a terminal; hit the ENTER key and move to second line ..)
re-boot ....... any joy?
answered Jul 11 at 3:37
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from this thread, post #25
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sane-backends/+bug/1728012
add these two symbolic links
sudo ln -sfr /usr/lib64/libbrscandec* /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu
sudo ln -sfr /usr/lib64/sane/libsane-brother* /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/sane
(ie you need to copy each command above; line by line; paste into a terminal; hit the ENTER key and move to second line ..)
re-boot ....... any joy?
answered Jul 11 at 3:37
pdc
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from this thread, post #25
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sane-backends/+bug/1728012
add these two symbolic links
sudo ln -sfr /usr/lib64/libbrscandec* /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu
sudo ln -sfr /usr/lib64/sane/libsane-brother* /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/sane
(ie you need to copy each command above; line by line; paste into a terminal; hit the ENTER key and move to second line ..)
re-boot ....... any joy?
answered Jul 11 at 3:37
pdc
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from this thread, post #25
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sane-backends/+bug/1728012
add these two symbolic links
sudo ln -sfr /usr/lib64/libbrscandec* /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu
sudo ln -sfr /usr/lib64/sane/libsane-brother* /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/sane
(ie you need to copy each command above; line by line; paste into a terminal; hit the ENTER key and move to second line ..)
re-boot ....... any joy?
answered Jul 11 at 3:37
pdc
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answered Jul 11 at 3:37
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answered Jul 11 at 3:37
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answered Jul 11 at 3:37
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