MFC-L5900DW
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FAQs & Troubleshooting |
I cannot print or scan via USB on Fedora 38 or later and on their derivatives (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:
sudo rpm -ihv brotherlegacyusb-1.1.1-0.noarch.rpm
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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)
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Run the following command using the command line to install the downloaded patch:
sudo rpm -ihv brotherlegacyusb-1.1.1-0.noarch.rpm
- 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.
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