file numerous times since.Learn how to perform Brother MFC-L2700DW driver download in the best way possible. The above is what I had to do to get my Brother DCP-L2550DW installed properly. # brsaneconfig4 -a name=“Brother” model=“MFC-T800W” ip=“” If the printer is connected on the ethernet LAN, and not a USB port on the computer. Use ipp as you mentioned and chose this driver $ sudo pacman -U brother-mfct800w-3.0.2-1-x86_64.įrom a browser go to localhost:631 and install the drivers. To install it, from a terminal window in the folder that contains the fileĮnsure that cups and cups-pdf are installed and is enabled in systemd So you can erase all the files in the Brother folder, except the brother-mfct800w-3.0.2-1-x86_64. file. Since the last update on the drivers (3.0.2) was in 2015, it is safe to say no further driver development will be performed for this printer. file on a USB thumb drive or someplace safe for next time you want to install the printer on an Arch based distribution. You don’t have to install it now since the printer is working, but you can put the. $ makepkg PGKBUILD (this will compile the pacman package, but NOT install it).Īfter the compile finishes, you should find a file namedīrother-mfct800w-3.0.2-1-x86_64. Still in the Brother folder, as user (not sudo or root) do the following: If lib32-glibc is not listed, install it with sudo pacman -S lib32-glibc In a terminal cd into the Brother folder and do the following: With a text editor, list the individual files and look them over real close.Īfter inspecting them, if you feel they are safe and nothing fishy going on, and you decide to trust me, you can compile it. You should seeīrother-mfct800w.install fix_lp.patch LICENSE PKGBUILD.
Go to this folder and double click on the tar.xz file and hopefully file roller will offer to extract the files into the Brother folder. Copy the downloaded tar package into this folder. So now, you can download the revised “snapshot” from my web site:Īfter downloading, from your favorite file manager, in your home directory, make a folder named Brother or whatever pleases you.
I ensured that pkg lib32-glibc was installed and ran makepkg. Now it was a matter of editing all the files, except LICENSE, and substituting all references of DCP-T700 to MFC-T800W info. A quick search found the following packagesīrother-dcpt300 brother-dcpt500w & brother-dcpt700w.įrom the brother-dcpt700W AUR page, did a “Download snapshot” and unzipped the file.īrother-dcpt700w.install fix_lp.patch LICENSE PKGBUILD. So we now assume that the drivers for these 4 printers are very similar. The guide said it was for the following Brother Printers: I went to the Brother Web Site and found the Advanced User’s Guide for your printer. You may not want to play with this now as you got your printer working, but maybe in the future this may come in handy. I’ve no idea how I’d create an AUR package of this,
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