Brother accused of locking down third-party printer ink cartridges via forced firmware updates, removing older firmware versions from support portals [see comments]

@misk@sopuli.xyz · edit-2 15 days ago

Brother accused of locking down third-party printer ink cartridges via forced firmware updates, removing older firmware versions from support portals [see comments]

nickwitha_k (he/him) · 15 days ago

Because the built-in networking stack on printers is garbage and having to install drivers on every client sucks.

@dan@upvote.au · 15 days ago

I’ve never had issues with networking or drivers with my Brother printer. I don’t have any Apple devices, but on Windows and Linux I just use the drivers that come with the OS.

nickwitha_k (he/him) · 15 days ago

I’ve not had a Brother printer so, can’t say from experience. My Epson Ecotank needed a driver to work. Setting it up on an RPi 3B with a CUPS server took care of it.