Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (1125 mails)

[Dirk Gently <dirk.gently00@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thomas Taylor wrote:
> On Thu, 03 May 2012 02:20:39 -0400
> Dirk Gently <dirk.gently00@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > upscope wrote:
> > > Tom I've been looking for new printer and since both the brother's 
> > > printers my wife had I'd consider Brother for my Linux systems. Did you 
> > > resolve the problem of the busy signal? Also when you downloaded the 
> > > Brother software did it include Scanner software? Sane does not appear 
> > > to have a scanner driver for this printer and I need to be able to scan.
> >
> > Brother's scanner software works with sane.
> > Follow the destructions, and everything will work.
> > I save the downloads in /local, a filesystem which I
> > preserve during upgrade installations.
> >
> >
> > For my own peace of mind, when doing the first installation of
> > a Brother product, I make shell scripts in case I have to reinstall
> > the drivers later.
> >
> > For example for the MFC-5440 CN:
> <<<<< snip >>>>>
> > For the Scanner:
> >
> > #!/bin/bash
> > # Install printer driver for MFC-5440CN
> > rpm  -ihv  --nodeps brscan2*.i386.rpm
> > rpm  -qa  |  grep   brscan2
> > brsaneconfig2 -a  name=SCANLETTER model=MFC-5440CN ip=192.168.1.253
> > brsaneconfig2 -q | grep SCANLETTE
>
> Hi Dirk:
> Thanks for the scripts.  I'm modifying them for my model.  For the scanner,
> where did you obtail the brsaneconfig file?  I searched the Brother site but
> couldn't find it there.

search on google for your MFC's model number and 
site:welcome.solutions.brother.com

example

MFC-5440CN site:welcom.solutions.brother.com



Make sure you read the full directions for your model.

Sometimes, certain symbolic links or other minor housekeeping tasks
need to be executed before doing the actual driver installation.


> <<<<< snip >>>>>
>
> Thanks, Tom

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