multifunctional printer part 2

[Daniel Nixon]

Perhaps post your howto on the Ubuntu forum or wiki?

On 6/2/07, Todd <todd at netowl.net> wrote:
> Thanks to all the responses re buying a cheap multifunction printer
> suitable for Ubuntu. I went ahead and purchased a Brother DCP-130C,
> though the majority of responses tended to lean towards HP, I went with
> the Brother model as it had separate ink cartridges.
> The install of the Printer driver went relatively easy, took two
> attempts after following the directions on the Brother web site. Getting
> the scanner to work though took me over 6 hours, mainly due to my
> incompetence regarding using the Terminal, incorrect instructions on the
> Brother site re scanner install and differing methods of instructions on
> the Ubuntu forums which confused me. Methods for installation tend to
> differ between Ubuntu releases as well as 32 and 64 bit systems. One
> can't claim the Brother DCP-130C works out of the box Ubuntu wise but at
> the end of the day I now have the both the printer and scanner working
> satisfactory and I am also a little wiser in the use of the terminal.  I
> have made up my own how to regarding the scanner install on a 32 bit
> system with Feisty if anyone has a need for it.
>
> Cheers
> Todd
>
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Daniel Nixon <dan.nixon at gmail.com>