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Questions tagged [brother]
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Invalid argument - Brother scanner not working after upgrade (brscan2 driver)
I recently upgraded Ubuntu 13.10 (Saucy).
Scanning via my MFC-420CN had been working in Ubuntu and Linux Mint installs up though Olivia and Oneric. However once I upgraded from these, scanning broke. I installed a fresh copy of saucy to verify…
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How to install a Brother HL2270dw laser printer?
How can I install my Brother HL2270dw laser printer? There are no drivers available in the Software Center.
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How do I install proprietary drivers for my Brother all-in-one printer/scanner/fax?
Guides on how to install drivers for a Brother all-in-one network printer are either for older devices or are rather complicated as they often involve editing or copying system files in my root directory.
Is there a newer, more convenient way to…
Takkat
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How to get a Brother DCP-350C scanner working?
Downloaded and installed the linux drivers from the Brother site here.
But the scanner still wasn't recognised.
You can see here, the drivers installed successfully:
$ dpkg -l | grep Brother
ii brother-cups-wrapper-common …
markling
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Change printer sleep time
Background: Brother HL-2270DW printer configured with my Xubuntu 12.10 over my home network. Whenever it finishes printing something, the fan keeps running for about 2 hours before going to sleep.
Question: Is there any way I can decrease this…
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Unable to print PDF correctly
When I try to print a PDF, it prints, but the first page has weird symbols replacing some of the letters (notice that the symbols look similar to the letters that should be there):
The second page is blank, except for this error…
iBelieve
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How do I get a Brother DCP-7065DN printer working?
I had the scanner working in Ubuntu 12.04, but now when I try to launch xsane, I get a scanner not found error: brsaneconfig4 -q | grep 7065 produces the following output:
144 "DCP-7065DN"
0 DCP-7065DN "DCP-7065DN" …
Eric Truett
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brother MFC-J435W wireless scanning issue
Thanks for taking the time to read this. I have a brother MFC-J435W and I was able to get the printer set up for wireless printing, but it is not allowing me to scan wirelessly. It gives me the message to "check connection". I'll tell you what I've…
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How do I install Brother QL-700 label printer drivers in Ubuntu 12.04?
I recently purchased a Brother QL-700 label printer for printing address labels in Ubuntu 12.04. The Brother website lists Linux drivers, specifically for Ubuntu 8.04+. I have installed the driver and the printer shows up in System Settings →…
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How to install a Brother dcp-135c printer?
Recently moved over onto Ubuntu. First time for anything like this for me as I'm coming from Windows but I'm here and ready to learn. The only problems Ive experienced so are saving in Libre office doc as a word doc file and then losing the…
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Getting my brother MFC-J825DW working as a network scanner
I've been attempting to set up my new brother multi-function device to work as a printer and scanner using the following steps. It is connected to the network as a LAN device, not directly connected to my ubuntu machine.
Search Brother support for…
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Brother printer udev config error:: systemd-udevd[514]: /etc/udev/rules.d/60-brother-libsane-type1-inst.rules:14 Invalid key 'SYSFS'
I see this error in my journal.
systemd-udevd[514]: /etc/udev/rules.d/60-brother-libsane-type1-inst.rules:14 Invalid key 'SYSFS'
The rules file seems to be about USB but I don't understand all its references so I can't say for sure.
Fact: the…
Stephen Boston
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Cannot Print This PDF, Can Print Other PDFs
I just upgraded to 19.04. I have a Brother laser printer that I've used for quite a while with 14.04 with no problems. I reinstalled the drivers, and have been using the printer in 19.04, also without problems, to print .odt, .docx, and .pdf…
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Processing - The printer is not responding
Using Ubuntu 1604 and Brother MFC 8890DW Tje print queue states: "Processing - The printer is not responding."
In order to print I have to physically have to turn the printer off and on. After a few minutes it will print.
What needs to be done? I…
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Brother printer does not work after installation
I have problems with the installation of a Brother Printer Model DCP-375CW. I tried to install it on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
I downloaded the drivers for linux from the brother website,
dcp375cwcupswrapper-1.1.3-1.i386.deb
dcp375cwlpr-1.1.3-1.i386.deb
I…
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