Linux Compatible

HL-2140 (3)

This product has been tested on the following operating systems: Ubuntu Linux and has a average rating of 3

The last rating (3) has been submitted on 2009-09-23 09:06:08 by Anonymous running Ubuntu Linux:
Apparently, this likely works best with "Brother HL-2060 Foomatic/HL1250" driver instead of default pull-up Foomatic 2070 driver (the latter driver awakens the printer, yet, it won't print. With the HL-2060 driver mentioned previously, the printer won't print at the top resoltion. This is using Ubuntu 8.10 32-bit i386 on 64-bit CPU hardware. Other users report success with Mandriva, with its .rpm files instead of .debs. Had no success getting the lpr and cupswrapper HL-2140 drivers installed correctly. If one desires to try, right-click on "Accept" for the license agreement for downloading the drivers: then, use the "save link" command from the file menu: Then click that file. (Otherwise, Brother's site had me going around in circles trying to download decent drivers This automatically saves the driver desired to your hard drive.) Full functionality is very dependent upon the OS and hardware one chooses. A useless driver pulls up as default. Next best is achievable for 8.10 and and laundry.

HL 2030 (5)

This product has been tested on the following operating systems: Ubuntu Linux and has a average rating of 5

The last rating (5) has been submitted on 2008-03-19 18:20:55 by Anonymous running Ubuntu Linux:
Ubuntu dapper 6.06.2 LTS

HL-5250DN (5)

This product has been tested on the following operating systems: Ubuntu Linux and has a average rating of 5

The last rating (5) has been submitted on 2007-06-05 20:57:39 by Anonymous running Ubuntu Linux:
Brother driver included since 7.04 working perfectly.

Brother MFC 4420C (3)

This product has been tested on the following operating systems: Fedora Core,Ubuntu Linux and has a average rating of 3

The last rating (1) has been submitted on 2007-05-26 18:52:22 by Anonymous running Fedora Core:
I got the brother MFC 4420C used from a friend who I provide some computer support to (he was upgrading to one with a sheet feeder for the scanner/fax part). This is a USB multi-function fax/printer/scanner device. Real nice, except for one thing. No Linux support. Period. Nada. ZIP. Nothing. I've blindly tried just about every brother printer driver I could find, hoping that it would be at least print SOMETHING. Nothing happens. No support for scanning or fax. Brother has not responded to my inquiries. The annoying thing is that they've released a CUPS driver for MAC-OS, so a driver for Linux would be trivial for them to release. They don't. I've attempted under FC4, and knoppix(debian).

Brother HL-2700CN (4)

This product has been tested on the following operating systems: Linux other,Slackware Linux,Fedora Core and has a average rating of 4

The last rating (5) has been submitted on 2006-09-08 23:54:27 by Anonymous running Linux other:
Brother's Linux Drivers download page can be found here: http://solutions.brother.com/linux/index.html. Installing the printer was a snap. Much easier than it was under Windows thanks to a detailed CUPS howto (http://solutions.brother.com/Library/sol/printer/linux/cups_gdi_install.htm). Their customer support gets two thumbs up, too. The new printer arrived with two broken parts. Replacements were shipped quickly and without hassle. At no time did I have to apologize for using Linux, as is often the case with other OEMs. I strongly recommend this company and their products. Very Linux friendly.

Brother HL-1435 (5)

This product has been tested on the following operating systems: Linux other and has a average rating of 5

The last rating (5) has been submitted on 2005-01-01 12:00:00 by Anonymous running Linux other:
Use the Brother HL-1430 driver and do the 'test' page. The printer shows as whatever you name in and around the OS.

Brother HL-5140 Laserprinter (5)

This product has been tested on the following operating systems: Linux other and has a average rating of 5

The last rating (5) has been submitted on 2004-11-01 12:00:00 by Anonymous running Linux other:
i went to the store one day and bought a new laser printer because my old hp just doesnt print sowell anymore and the lights keep dimming when it does :(
so i take myself to the store and review the murchandise....i buy an hp. i come home only to find this device has been immasculated, ripped of all parallel ports -- stricken to a life of perpendicularity. hp has no answers and they tell me to take it back and i do :( i puruse the ilse and wares, reluctant to buy a brother (just because typewriters suck.) but it was only $130, not too bad for a laserprinter.

its very fast +1
its large -1
they supply opensource drivers +1
600 dpi is personal problem -1
cheap +1
it prints, goddamit, it prints +5

Brother 630 (5)

This product has been tested on the following operating systems: Linux other and has a average rating of 5

The last rating (5) has been submitted on 2004-02-01 12:00:00 by Anonymous running Linux other:
600 dpi under cups. Most reliable printer I've seen. If this doesn't work, nothing works!

Brother 1240 Printer (5)

This product has been tested on the following operating systems: Linux other and has a average rating of 5

The last rating (5) has been submitted on 2002-08-01 12:00:00 by Anonymous running Linux other:
Gimp-print driver works the best and permits full 600 dpi printing (included in Mandrake, Redhat, and others. When I used printtool, the Brother 1040 also work, but is only 300 dpi.