MFC-990CW
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Configure scan settings without administrator privileges (Linux)
- > Mandriva2010
- > Redhat 9
- > Ubuntu 10.10, 11.4, 11.10, 12.04, 12.10, 13.04, 13.10 | > Ubuntu 9.10, 10.04, 10.10, 11.4, 11.10, 12.04, 12.10 | > Ubuntu 9.04 | > Ubuntu 8.04/8.04.1, 8.10 | > Ubuntu 7.10, 7.04, 6.10, 6.06
- > Debian 6 | > Debian 5 | > Debian 4 | > Debian 3
- > openSUSE 11.2 | > openSUSE 11.1 | > openSUSE 11.0 | > openSUSE 10.3, 10.2, 10.1 | > openSUSE 10.0, 9.3, 9.2, 9.1
- > Fedora 17, 16, 15, 14, 13 | > Fedora 16, 15, 14, 13, 12 | > Fedora 11 | > Fedora 10, 9 | > Fedora 8 | > Fedora 7, 6, 5 | > Fedora 4, 3
Mandriva2010
- Open /etc/udev/rules.d/60-libsane.rules
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Add the following 2 lines at the last of the device entry. (just before "# The following rule...")
# Brother
ATTRS{idVendor}=="04f9", ENV{libsane_matched}="yes" - Restart the OS.
Redhat 9
- Open "/etc/fstab"
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Add or modify a line for /proc/bus/usb as follows.
none /proc/bus/usb usbdevfs auto,devmode=0666 0 0 - umount /proc/bus/usb
- mount /proc/bus/usb
- mknod -m 666 /dev/usbscanner c 180 48
Ubuntu 10.10, 11.4, 11.10, 12.04, 12.10, 13.04, 13.10
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> Click here to download the file. (for dev packages)
> Click here to download the file. (for rpm packages) -
Run the command.
Command: dpkg -i brother-udev-rule-type1-1.0.0-1.all.deb
("dpkg -i brother-udev-rule-type1-1.0.0-1.all.deb" is an example. Enter the file name you downloaded at step1.)
Ubuntu 9.10, 10.04, 10.10, 11.4, 11.10, 12.04, 12.10
- Open "/lib/udev/rules.d/40-libsane.rules" file.
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Add the following two lines to the end of the device list. (Before the line "# The following rule will disable ..."):
If there is "LABEL="libsane_rules_end"", add the following 2 lines before "LABEL="libsane_rules_end"".
The lines to be added---------------------------
# Brother scanners
ATTRS{idVendor}=="04f9", ENV{libsane_matched}="yes" - Restart the OS.
Ubuntu 9.04
- Open "/lib/udev/rules.d/50-udev-default.rules" file.
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Edit "0664" to "0666" in "libusb device nodes" section.
Before the edit---------------------------------
# libusb device nodes
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="usb_device", ... , MODE="0664"
After the edit----------------------------------
# libusb device nodes
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="usb_device", ... , MODE="0666" - Restart the OS.
Ubuntu 8.04/8.04.1, 8.10
- Open "/etc/udev/rules.d/40-basic-permissions.rules" file.
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Edit "0664" to "0666" in "USB devices" section.
Before the edit---------------------------------
# USB devices (usbfs replacement)
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="usb_device", MODE="0664"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb_device", MODE="0664"
After the edit----------------------------------
# USB devices (usbfs replacement)
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="usb_device", MODE="0666"
SUBSYSTEM=="usb_device", MODE="0666" - Restart the OS.
Ubuntu 7.10, 7.04, 6.10, 6.06
- Open "/etc/udev/rules.d/45-libsane.rules"
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Add the following 2 lines before "LABEL="libsane_rules_end"":
The lines to be added---------------------------
#Brother
SYSFS{idVendor}=="04f9",MODE="666",GROUP="scanner" - Restart the OS.
Debian 6
- Open "/lib/udev/rules.d/60-libsane.rules" as a super-user
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Add the following two lines to the end of the device list. (Before the line "# The following rule will disable ..."):
The lines to be added---------------------------
# Brother scanner
ATTRS{idVendor}=="04f9", MODE="0664", GROUP="scanner", ENV{libsane_matched}="yes" - Restart the OS.
Debian 5
- Open "/etc/udev/rules.d/z60_libsane.rules"
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Add the following two lines to the end of the device list. (Before the line "# The following rule will disable ..."):
The lines to be added---------------------------
# Brother
SYSFS{idVendor}=="04f9", MODE="0666", GROUP="scanner", ENV{libsane_matched}="yes" - Restart the OS.
Debian 4
- Open "/etc/udev/rules.d/025_libsane.rules"
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Add the following 2 lines before 'LABEL="libsane_rules_end"':
The lines to be added---------------------------
#Brother
SYSFS{idVendor}=="04f9",MODE="666",GROUP="scanner" - Restart the OS.
Debian 3
- Open "/etc/fstab"
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Add or modify a line for /proc/bus/usb as follows.
none /proc/bus/usb usbdevfs auto,devmode=0666 0 0
- umount /proc/bus/usb
- mount /proc/bus/usb
- mknod -m 666 /dev/usbscanner c 180 48
openSUSE 11.2
- Open "/etc/udev/rules.d/55-libsane.rules"
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Add the following 2 lines at the last of the device entry. (just before "# The following rule...")
# Brother
ATTR{idVendor}=="04f9", MODE="0664", GROUP="lp", ENV{libsane_matched}="yes" - Restart the OS.
openSUSE 11.1
- Open "/etc/udev/rules.d/55-libsane.rules"
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Add 2 lines for Brother products.
The lines to be added---------------------------------
#Brother
ATTR{idVendor}=="04f9", MODE="0666", GROUP="scanner", ENV{libsane_matched}="yes" - Restart the OS.
openSUSE 11.0
- Open "/etc/udev/rules.d/55-libsane.rules"
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Add 2 lines for Brother products.
The lines to be added---------------------------------
#Brother
SYSFS{idVendor}=="04f9", MODE="0666", GROUP="scanner", ENV{libsane_matched}="yes" - Restart the OS.
openSUSE 10.3, 10.2, 10.1
- Open "/etc/udev/rules.d/50-udev-default.rules"
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Edit "0644" to "0666" in "libusb device access" section.
Before the edit---------------------------------
# libusb device access
SUBSYSTEM== ...... , MODE="0644"
After the edit----------------------------------
# libusb device access
SUBSYSTEM== ...... , MODE="0666"
- Restart the OS.
openSUSE 10.0, 9.3, 9.2, 9.1
- Open "/etc/fstab"
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Add or modify a line for /proc/bus/usb as follows.
none /proc/bus/usb usbfs auto,devmode=0666 0 0
- umount /proc/bus/usb
- mount /proc/bus/usb
- mknod -m 666 /dev/usbscanner c 180 48
Fedora 17, 16, 15, 14, 13
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> Click here to download the file. (for dev packages)
> Click here to download the file. (for rpm packages) -
Run the command.
Command: rpm -ihv brother-udev-rule-type1-1.0.0-1.noarch.rpm
("rpm -ihv brother-udev-rule-type1-1.0.0-1.noarch.rpm" is an example. Enter the file name you downloaded at step1.)
Fedora 16, 15, 14, 13, 12
- Open"/lib/udev/rules.d/65-libsane.rules"
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Add the following 2 lines at the last of the device entry. (just before "# The following rule...").
# Brother
ATTR{idVendor}=="04f9", ENV{libsane_matched}="yes" - Restart the OS.
Fedora 11
- Create "/lib/udev/51-local.rules"
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Write the following 2 lines to the file.
The lines to be added---------------------------
# Brother
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ENV{DEVTYPE}=="usb_device", ACTION=="add", ATTR{idVendor}=="04f9", SYMLINK+="scanner-%k", MODE="0666" - Restart the OS.
Fedora 10, 9
- Create "/etc/udev/rules.d/10-local.rules"
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Write the following 4 lines to the file.
The lines to be added---------------------------
SUBSYSTEM!="usb_device", ACTION!="add", GOTO="_end"
# Brother
SYSFS{idVendor}=="04f9", SYMLINK+="scanner-%k"
LABEL="_end" - Restart the OS.
Fedora 8
- Open "/etc/udev/rules.d/60-libsane.rules".
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Add the following line at 2 locations.
The line to be added----------------------------
ATTR{idVendor}=="04f9", SYMLINK+="scanner-%k"
Location 1; Before the following line
# END scanner rules for SUBSYSTEM=="usb"
Location 2: Before the following line
# END scanner rules for SUBSYSTEM=="usb_device" - Restart the OS.
Fedora 7, 6, 5
- Open "/etc/udev/ruled.d/60-libsane.rules"
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Add the following 2 lines before 'LABEL="libsane_rules_end"'.
The lines to be added---------------------------
#Brother
SYSFS{idVendor}=="04f9", SYMLINK+="scanner-%k" - Restart the OS.
Fedora 4, 3
- Open "/etc/fstab"
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Add or modify a line for /proc/bus/usb as follows.
none /proc/bus/usb usbfs auto,devmode=0666 0 0
- umount /proc/bus/usb
- mount /proc/bus/usb
- mknod -m 666 /dev/usbscanner c 180 48
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