MFC-J870DW
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FAQs & Troubleshooting |
I cannot print or scan via USB on Ubuntu 20.04 or later or on its derivative (Linux)
To be able to print or scan, do one of the following:
If you have one Brother machine
- Make sure that the machine is turned on.
- If you have already installed the Brother printer driver or scanner driver, uninstall them.
- Connect the machine to your computer using a USB cable.
- > Click here to download the patch file (4 KB)
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Run the following command using the command line to install the downloaded patch:
dpkg -i brotherlegacyusb-1.1.0-0.all.deb
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Disconnect the USB cable from your machine, wait a few seconds, and then reconnect the USB cable.
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Install the Brother printer driver or scanner driver again.
If you have multiple Brother machines
- Make sure that the machines are turned on.
- If you have already installed the Brother printer drivers and scanner drivers, uninstall them.
- Connect the machines to your computer using USB cables.
- > Click here to download the patch file (4 KB)
-
Run the following command using the command line to install the downloaded patch:
dpkg -i brotherlegacyusb-1.1.0-0.all.deb
- Disconnect the USB cables from the machines, wait a few seconds, and then reconnect the USB cables.
- Install the Brother printer drivers and scanner drivers again.
Related Models
DCP-B7500D, DCP-B7520DW, DCP-J100, DCP-J105, DCP-J1100DW, DCP-J132W, DCP-J152W, DCP-J172W, DCP-J4110DW, DCP-J4120DW, DCP-J552DW, DCP-J562DW, DCP-J572DW, DCP-J752DW, DCP-J772DW, DCP-J774DW, DCP-J785DW, DCP-L2500D, DCP-L2500DR, DCP-L2510D, DCP-L2512D, DCP-L2520DW, DCP-L2520DWR, DCP-L2530DW, DCP-L2532DW, DCP-L2537DW, DCP-L2540DN, DCP-L2540DNR, DCP-L2550DN, DCP-L2551DN, DCP-L2552DN, DCP-L2560DW, DCP-L2560DWR, DCP-L3510CDW, DCP-L3517CDW, DCP-L3550CDW, DCP-L5500DN, DCP-L6600DW, DCP-L8410CDW, DCP-T220, DCP-T225, DCP-T300, DCP-T310, DCP-T420W, DCP-T425W, DCP-T500W, DCP-T510W, DCP-T520W, DCP-T525W, DCP-T700W, DCP-T710W, DCP-T720DW, DCP-T820DW, HL-B2080DW, HL-J6000DW, HL-J6100DW, HL-L2300D, HL-L2300DR, HL-L2310D, HL-L2312D, HL-L2340DW, HL-L2340DWR, HL-L2350DW, HL-L2352DW, HL-L2357DW, HL-L2360DN, HL-L2360DNR, HL-L2365DW, HL-L2365DWR, HL-L2370DN, HL-L2371DN, HL-L2372DN, HL-L2375DW, HL-L3210CW, HL-L3230CDW, HL-L3270CDW, HL-L5000D, HL-L5100DN(T), HL-L5200DW(T), HL-L6250DN, HL-L6300DW(T), HL-L6400DW(T), HL-L6450DW , HL-L8260CDW, HL-L8360CDW, HL-L9310CDW(T), MFC-B7710DN, MFC-B7715DW, MFC-J1300DW, MFC-J200, MFC-J2310, MFC-J2320, MFC-J2330DW, MFC-J245, MFC-J2510, MFC-J2720, MFC-J3520, MFC-J3530DW, MFC-J3720, MFC-J3930DW, MFC-J4410DW, MFC-J4420DW, MFC-J4510DW, MFC-J4610DW, MFC-J4620DW, MFC-J4625DW, MFC-J470DW, MFC-J4710DW, MFC-J480DW, MFC-J491DW, MFC-J497DW, MFC-J5320DW, MFC-J5330DW, MFC-J5335DW, MFC-J5620DW, MFC-J5625DW, MFC-J5720DW, MFC-J5730DW, MFC-J5920DW, MFC-J5930DW, MFC-J5945DW, MFC-J650DW, MFC-J6520DW, MFC-J6530DW, MFC-J6720DW, MFC-J680DW, MFC-J6920DW, MFC-J6925DW, MFC-J6930DW, MFC-J6935DW, MFC-J6945DW, MFC-J6947DW, MFC-J870DW, MFC-J880DW, MFC-J890DW, MFC-J895DW, MFC-J985DW, MFC-L2700DN, MFC-L2700DNR, MFC-L2700DW, MFC-L2700DWR, MFC-L2710DN, MFC-L2710DW, MFC-L2712DN, MFC-L2712DW, MFC-L2720DW, MFC-L2720DWR, MFC-L2730DW, MFC-L2732DW, MFC-L2740DW, MFC-L2740DWR, MFC-L2750DW, MFC-L2751DW, MFC-L2752DW, MFC-L3710CW, MFC-L3730CDN, MFC-L3750CDW, MFC-L3770CDW, MFC-L5700DN, MFC-L5750DW, MFC-L6800DW(T), MFC-L6900DW(T), MFC-L6950DW, MFC-L6970DW, MFC-L8690CDW, MFC-L8900CDW, MFC-L9570CDW(T), MFC-L9577CDW, MFC-T910DW, MFC-T920DW