MX Linux Printer Settings

MX Linux is great at finding printers but some might need some config.

If you don't use Linux regularly it's easy to forget this.

Open a web browser and go to "http://localhost:631/printers".

Click "Modify Printer" and set following parameters.

- Your device will probably be shown already as "discovered"

- lpd://(Your printer's IP address)/binary_p1       for Device URI

- Brother       for Make/Manufacturer Selection

- Your printer's name       for Model/Driver Selection

Be sure to scroll through the list and select your printer even though it looks like it knows the right model because it was shown as device.

Try a test print

You can always go to the Brothers site and download the deb cups driver and install but it should not be necessary.

My MFC=7840W was a pig to get going until I found the access to the cups admin page and did the above settings.

Previously MX always grabbed the printer and worked without accessing cups admin so I was spoiled.

Obviously, if running in a virtual environment the network can not run NAT or it will not be on the local network.