On Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 08:06:57PM -0400, D. Hugh Redelmeier wrote: > | From: Lee <ny6p01@xxxxxxxxx> > > | Just wondering, do all Brother printers ship with Linux drivers? > > No. Many don't need proprietary drivers. Some have proprietary > drivers. I would guess some don't have Linux drivers at all. > > As usual, one good resource is > <https://wiki.linuxfoundation.org/en/OpenPrinting/Database/DatabaseIntro> > > The other is Brother's site. For example, here's the driver page for > the DCP7065dn > <http://support.brother.com/g/b/downloadtop.aspx?c=ca&lang=en&prod=dcp7065dn_all> > Notice that it mentions Linux as a choice. As I may have said earlier (I forget which thread it was, maybe not this one), we have a DCP7065 at home and it works fine for me on multiple Fedora and Centos versions using Brother's driver. So far I haven't found a driver that ships with Fedora/Centos that works on this device. (OTOH, my older HL-2070N works fine with the generic drivers that come with Linux, so I've never even attempted Brothers' drivers for that one.) But, in another thread a few weeks (month or two, perhaps) ago someone pointed out a script available from Brother that asks you about the device models, addresses, etc. then downloads and installs the driver files for you, including any little tweaks that are needed. You can get it from this URL: http://support.brother.com/g/b/downloadend.aspx?c=us_ot&lang=en&prod=dcp7065dn_all&os=127&dlid=dlf006893_000&flang=4&type3=625 I've used it for the 7065 on at leasat two of my systems and it makes a tedious job into a trivial job. Fred -- ---- Fred Smith -- fredex@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ----------------------------- The eyes of the Lord are everywhere, keeping watch on the wicked and the good. ----------------------------- Proverbs 15:3 (niv) ----------------------------- -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
