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Help to install Brother MFC-J6510 printer/scanner

« on: October 22, 2011, 05:53:04 PM »

I need some creche level help on this please! I have downloaded the cupswrapper and lpr files from the 'Brother' site, (both as .rpm), and despite trawling through the forum..... I ain't got a clue what's next!
I have one machine running FM, and two running 2011 KDE.
Help....!!!!!
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ps I have got as far as running the two .rpm's, using "rpm -i <filename>", in the 'downloads directory, which gets me the printer appearing in kwrite, for instance, but it will not actually print anything!


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Re: Help to install Brother MFC-J6510 printer/scanner

« Reply #1 on: October 22, 2011, 06:50:01 PM »

Looking here, I see it can be connected via USB, LAN, Wireless. So, how is it connected? Did you check the CD to see if there's an installer for Linux?


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Re: Help to install Brother MFC-J6510 printer/scanner

« Reply #2 on: October 22, 2011, 07:22:24 PM »

There do not seem to be any linux drivers on the CDs, in fact the packing list says there aren't!
It was connected wirelessly, so prompted by your remarks, I stuck in a USB link, and looked at the connections shown, which said " usb:/dev/usb/lp0 ". So I told it to print, and it did, printing out several pages of junk that I had previously tried.
Now.... the interesting bit is that now it prints WITHOUT the usb link in - so the wireless conn. is working correctly!
Next I've to sort out the scanner, but it's 1.30am here so that's for tomorrow.
Thanks,
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Re: Help to install Brother MFC-J6510 printer/scanner

« Reply #3 on: October 22, 2011, 07:25:33 PM »

hocus-pocus?


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Re: Help to install Brother MFC-J6510 printer/scanner

« Reply #4 on: October 23, 2011, 11:38:21 AM »

Wireless devices often require a wired connection for initial setup. Even routers.


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Re: Help to install Brother MFC-J6510 printer/scanner

« Reply #5 on: October 23, 2011, 12:36:35 PM »

Quote from: The Chief on October 23, 2011, 11:38:21 AM

Wireless devices often require a wired connection for initial setup. Even routers.


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