[nzlug] Being a lazy burger....

[swithers at mmp.org.nz]

>
> I'm being a lazy burger and asking before I've done the research....
>
> So, how do these USB attached printers and MFCs go on Linux? I've always
> used parallel printers till now. In this case I'm using CUPS on Ubuntu....
>
> Do they
>
> a) all go, no problems
> b) some do, some don't
> c) Don't bother to go there
>
> Cheers,
>
> Cliff

I set up a Brother MFC 210c on Ubuntu 6.06 for my neighbour last weekend.
For this MFC, Brother supply excellent Linux support for the scanner and
the colour printer and also for the fax, using a brfax virtual printer
device.

I was surpised. It took no time at all once I had downloaded the suppled
*.deb files....and the only re-req I didn't meet was the c chell (csh) was
a requirement. There was an excellent web page (non-Brother) describing
exactly how to get everything working.

Steve