Grid doesn't appear in custom admin module in Magento

Question

I am trying to create a custom module in magento admin. I have reached the point where a new link has been added to the menu and by clicking on it, I can navigate to the ind

Answer 1

Just had a quick view and the only thing I can see in your code is:

protected function _prepareCollection() {       
        $collection = Mage::getModel('brands/brands')->getCollection();
        $this->setCollection($collection);
        return parent::_prepareCollection();
    }

//Try to use it like this:
protected function _prepareCollection() {       
        $collection = Mage::getModel('brands/brands')->getCollection();
        $this->setCollection($collection);
        parent::_prepareCollection();
        return $this;
    }