[gentoo-user] Re: Problems with CUPS and Brother DCP-L8400CDN printer

[James]

Raphael MD <raphaxx <at> gmail.com> writes:



> I've tried to install a Brother DCP-L8400CDN network laser printer


'eix -R brother' show me a multitude of brother printer overlays that may 
help. Find the model closest to your printer and edit the overlay(ebuild).

<snip>
net-print/brother-mfc-235c-drivers [1]
     Available versions:  ~1^s
     Homepage:           
http://welcome.solutions.brother.com/bsc/public_s/id/linux/en/download_prn.html#DCP-J315W
     Description:         Brother DCP-J315W LPR+cupswrapper drivers

* net-print/brother-mfc-j265w-drivers
     Available versions:  ~1^s[1] ~1^s[5]
     Homepage:           
http://welcome.solutions.brother.com/bsc/public_s/id/linux/en/download_prn.html#DCP-J315W
     Description:         Brother DCP-J315W LPR+cupswrapper drivers

* net-print/brother-mfcj480dw [2]
     Available versions:  ~20150110^s {metric}
     Homepage:           
http://support.brother.com/g/b/downloadtop.aspx?c=us&lang=en&prod=mfcj480dw_us_eu_as
     Description:         Brother MFC-J480DW LPR+cupswrapper drivers

* net-print/brother-hl5340d-drivers

<end/snip>

I have a collection of links to older brother documentation for gentoo
hacked brother installs. Let me know if you want that list of other's
methods to get them to work with cups.

Sorry things are not in better shape, no gentoo
dev has embraced setting up bother printer installations for gentoo
as other distros have. So you have to experiment and hack your way
to success. Lots of folks have done this over the years.... 



hth,
James