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Script to update the firmware of some Brother printers

3 mentions on Hacker News by 3 people: 1 story, 2 comments · first 2022-06-24 · latest 2025-03-05

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  1. Yes, with https://github.com/sedrubal/brother_printer_fwupd it's frequently possible. (I've contributed to it. Very useful tool.)
    comment by dlenski · 2025-03-05 · in Brother accused of locking down third-party printer ink cartridges
  2. …find of people claiming this: 1. https://www.reddit.com/r/printers/comments/s9b2eg/brother_mf... 2. https://github.com/sedrubal/brother_printer_fwupd/issues/9 3. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31860131
    comment by samlinnfer · 2025-03-05 · in Brother accused of locking down third-party printer ink cartridges
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    Tell HN: Brother printers now locking out non-OEM paraphernalia
    story by b112 · 2022-06-24 · 294 comments