actually wanted give this printer to (still) windows user, then realizing… there is no f*** chance to install drivers within windows 10 for this elderly but just printing damn fine reliable black and white laser printer from brother, so…
- USB 2.0 hooked it up to GNU Linux Debian 10 box
- installed cups:
- su – root
- apt install cups
- downloaded https://download.brother.com/welcome/dlf006893/linux-brprinter-installer-2.2.3-1.gz
- https://support.brother.com/g/b/downloadtop.aspx?c=us&lang=en&prod=mfc8420_us
- (excellent script! brothers!)
- unpack it:
- mark it runnable:
- chmod +x linux-brprinter-installer-2.2.3-1
- run it as root:
- su – root
- ./linux-brprinter-installer-2.2.3-1
- enter exact model like:
- MFC-8420
- yes…yes…yes…
- leave rest to automatic
- restart
fiddled a bit with the cups (reachable via browser localhost:631)
try modyfing the Connection type… then try printing those settings worked 🙂
thanks all involved!
GNU Linux for the sustainability win & waste avoided & resources saved!
Links:
https://opensource.com/article/22/1/linux-sustainable-os
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