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yves

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Registered: 2021-03-27

Posts: 2

printer Brother HL-2040

Hi.
I'm new here...and...thinking of ...replacing Q4OS,,,because,,,,unable to discover my printer...no installation program, etc...
Can you help me..Thank

bin

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From: U.K.

Registered: 2016-01-28

Posts: 1,300

Re: printer Brother HL-2040

https://support.brother.com/g/b/downloa … all&os=128

To make life easy for you these are the instructions once you've accepted the T & C

"Step1. Download the tool.(linux-brprinter-installer-*.*.*-*.gz) - Attached for your convenience -

The tool will be downloaded into the default "Download" directory.
(The directory location varies depending on your Linux distribution.)
e.g. /home/(LoginName)/Download

Step2. Open a terminal window.

Step3. Go to the directory you downloaded the file to in the last step. By using the cd command.

e.g. cd Downloads

Step4. Enter this command to extract the downloaded file:

Command: gunzip linux-brprinter-installer-*.*.*-*.gz

e.g. gunzip linux-brprinter-installer-2.1.1-1.gz

Step5. You might need to do

chmod +x linux-brprinter-installer-2.2.2-2

Step6. Run the tool:

In your case this would be

sudo ./linux-brprinter-installer-2.2.2-2 HL-2040

Step7. The driver installation will start. Follow the installation screen directions.

When you see the message "Will you specify the DeviceURI ?",

For USB Users: Choose N(No)
For Network Users: Choose Y(Yes) and DeviceURI number.

The install process may take some time. Please wait until it is complete."

Not sure if this will work but others have had success with installing Brother printers - try searching the forum.

Last edited by bin (2021-03-28 06:26)

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