On Tue, Apr 29, 2014 at 02:33:07PM -0700, Lee wrote:
Just wondering, what is the interface you use to install the
drivers,
whether they're from Brother or the operating system? CUPS?
Use the program whose URL I gave below to install the drivers.
Once drivers are installed, use the standard printer configuration
app on Fedora to set up a printer to use that driver.
(or use CUPS if you prefer, some people do).
On Apr 29, 2014 6:01 AM, "Fred Smith"
<[1]fredex(a)fcshome.stoneham.ma.us> wrote:
On Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 08:06:57PM -0400, D. Hugh Redelmeier wrote:
> | From: Lee <[2]ny6p01(a)gmail.com>
>
> | Just wondering, do all Brother printers ship with Linux drivers?
>
> No. Â Many don't need proprietary drivers. Â Some have proprietary
> drivers. Â I would guess some don't have Linux drivers at all.
>
> As usual, one good resource is
>
<[3]https://wiki.linuxfoundation.org/en/OpenPrinting/Database/Databa
seIntro>
>
> The other is Brother's site. Â For example, here's the driver page
for
> the DCP7065dn
>
<[4]http://support.brother.com/g/b/downloadtop.aspx?c=ca&lang=en&pro
d=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:
[
5]http://support.brother.com/g/b/downloadend.aspx?c=us_ot&lang=en&p
rod=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
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