Re: [tlug] Printer driver in Linux (Oh, Brother?)

[Rainer Schuermann <rainer@example.com>]

I'm using a MFC-6490CW and it works perfectly well on my Gentoo system. Installing the driver was a bit of a hassle (Brother only has rpm and deb) but once set up, everything seems to be perfect. This is printing only, I'm not using the scanner etc. from my PC.
Rgds,
Rainer


On Wednesday 13 January 2010 13:34:34 Raedwolf Summoner wrote:
> 
> I have had very good luck with my home HP printer since tossing 
> the Canon into the sodai gomi because it wouldn't work properly 
> with Linux.
> 
> I am looking at a new printer for the office, and I like the specs
> on the Brother MFC-6490CN. I have looked in the printer database
> and have found a proprietary driver offered by Brother for the 
> MFC-6490CDW, which as far as I can tell is just an English version
> of the MFC-6490CN.
> 
> As much as I would like to go for it, I would hate to buy it and
> wish I had asked about anyone else's success with the driver. (The
> hplip driver has always worked great for me on the HP printer.) I
> might give up a little functionality and go with a new HP model
> if I am not sure of the compatibility of the driver.
> 
> Anyone have any advice on this?
> 
> Thanks,
> Ralph
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