@misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • edit-23 months agoBrother accused of locking down third-party printer ink cartridges via forced firmware updates, removing older firmware versions from support portals [see comments]www.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square118fedilinkarrow-up1940arrow-down13file-text
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Brother deny the claims: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/brother-denies-using-firmware-updates-to-brick-printers-with-third-party-ink/ via https://startrek.website/comment/15279250
minus-square@NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish19•3 months agoAnd this is why I’ll never connect my working printer to the internet. Taking a USB stick to it to print is annoying, but fuck this shit. They’re all horrible companies
minus-squareLuffylinkfedilinkEnglish8•3 months agoJust connect it to a Server (like a raspi) via USB and share the printer through CUPS Its a little tedious to set up, but it works
minus-squareivanafterall ☑️linkfedilinkEnglish8•3 months agoHow many cups does it take to transfer the printer over?
minus-square@_apokalipto_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish3•3 months agoI think you can just use 1 large bucket instead of many small cups. Faster that way.
minus-square@Nevermore9197@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish3•3 months agoIs there a step by step anywhere to achieve this? I’m adept in tech. But don’t have the training or knowledge to just do it
And this is why I’ll never connect my working printer to the internet.
Taking a USB stick to it to print is annoying, but fuck this shit.
They’re all horrible companies
Just connect it to a Server (like a raspi) via USB and share the printer through CUPS
Its a little tedious to set up, but it works
How many cups does it take to transfer the printer over?
I think you can just use 1 large bucket instead of many small cups. Faster that way.
Is there a step by step anywhere to achieve this? I’m adept in tech. But don’t have the training or knowledge to just do it