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   philo to Paul   
   Re: Printer problem again FOLLOW UP   
   16 May 24 17:05:30   
   
   From: philo@privacy.net   
      
   On 5/16/24 9:12 AM, Paul wrote:   
   > On 5/16/2024 9:49 AM, philo wrote:   
   >> Correct. Brother auto-detect for Linux was easy to set up but it did not   
   work.   
   >> They had two separate configurations and I tried both.   
   >> No error messages were issued but print jobs sit in the queue .   
   >> To get it to work, all I had to do is copy the configuration from my old   
   Samsung printer which auto-detected ok.   
   >>   
   >> I was going to email Brother but changed my mind. Linux support is not a   
   priority for them.   
   >>   
   >> Btw: My wife's Win11 machine was simple to set up. She just booted up and   
   the printer was already on-line and functional.   
   >   
   > But emailing Brother, is how you get things done.   
   >   
   > Think of it as an investment in the future.   
   >   
   >     Paul   
      
      
   New printer is already acting up.   
   Had to do a network reset.   
      
   This is nuts   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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