Felix Miata composed on 2015-05-26 12:07 (UTC-0400):
[2] http://www.brother-usa.com/Printer/ModelDetail/1/HL5470DW/Overview
I bought a brand new one of these from Newegg for $139 delivered. Because of the confusing collection of docs provided with it, which included no printed manual like was supplied with every other printer I ever bought, it took some time to get to work. It seems to have turned out that all that's required for Linux use is to fetch and zypper install 2 rpms from Brother's web site, set the machine to a fixed IP, then give YaST the opportunity to do its thing. I wonder how it would work on any other distro? For color, copying and scanning I expect to be getting http://www.brother-usa.com/MFC/ModelDetail/4/MFC420CN/ from a good friend who never used it yet for $100. He bought an Apple Mini and inexplicably an HP printer at the same time as the Brother, and only ever used the HP. I'm not sure whether the 5470 is actually working as it should. Each use causes the 900VA UPS plugged into the same 15A wall receptacle as the printer to squawk when the printer starts up. -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org