debian - brother printer lan connection to my computer

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2014-04
  • Kurt

    I have a Brother HL-5250DN that was working through a lan connected to a Windows xp system. I removed Windows and installed R4W which is a Debian wheezy Linux. I can not get the printer to work. Can anyone help me??

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  • juFo

    I'm using Windows 7 64bit (RTM version).

    I bought myself a new Brother MFC6490CW but I'm having troubles with installing the drivers.

    When I set compatibility to Windows Vista Service Pack 2 I can only install the scanner functionality from the Brother Solution Center and not the printer driver:

    Printer (driver) FAILED FAILED
    Scanner (driver) Installed Connected
    PC-FAX send FAILED FAILED
    PC-FAX receive Installed Connected
    Remote Setup Installed Connected

    Anybody who has a fix for this? The brother drivers for windows 7 will be released at the end of October and I can't wait so long. Need my printer..

    Tnx in advance.


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  • harrymc

    You can use the driver printers for Vista, they're entirely compatible.

    I searched on brother.com and didn't find your exact model number. The model I found was MFC-6490CW, and the drivers are located here. I hope that your model is compatible with this.

    The "Full Driver & Software Package" dates from 03/04/2009, while the "WHQL certified Printer Driver & Scanner Driver" dates only from 10/20/2008. You might compare these dates to the driver you're using (using Device Manager). If your driver is earlier, or is a Microsoft-generic, you might replace it with this one.

    But first see if Windows Update doesn't find an optional update for your printer.

    And don't forget to create a system restore point before starting these manipulations.