Brother DCP-1610W Laser Printer

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Dear Fedora members,

I have just bought a Brother printer model DCP-1610W printer. Currently I can print but the scan function cannot work. I am attaching informations, looking for help.

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Appreciate all the assist offer.

Thank you

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What software are you using to scan, and how did you install it? I used to own a DCP-1610WE printer, and KDE Skanlite was the only app that worked with it. However, it had to be installed as an RPM package, not a Flatpak. Take a look at this discussion for more details: Fedora SIlverblue 38 Brother DCP-1610W not working - #9 by szelbi

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I have got xsane install in Fedora 43. But when I open xsane it is unable to detect, an error come out.

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Could you please try using KDE Skanlite to see if that resolves the issue? I recall seeing errors like the ones you mention with other software.
sudo dnf install skanlite

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I use Gnome. Can Skanlite be use on Gnome?

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My brother just works, it’s using sane-airscan, it’s wifi connected (not usb).

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leigh@mpd-pc:~/Desktop/result$ sudo sane-find-scanner 

  # sane-find-scanner will now attempt to detect your scanner. If the
  # result is different from what you expected, first make sure your
  # scanner is powered up and properly connected to your computer.

  # No SCSI scanners found. If you expected something different, make sure that
  # you have loaded a kernel SCSI driver for your SCSI adapter.

  # No USB scanners found. If you expected something different, make sure that
  # you have loaded a kernel driver for your USB host controller and have setup
  # the USB system correctly. See man sane-usb for details.

  # Not checking for parallel port scanners.

  # Most Scanners connected to the parallel port or other proprietary ports
  # can't be detected by this program.
leigh@mpd-pc:~/Desktop/result$ scanimage -L
device `airscan:e0:Brother MFC-L2710DW series' is a eSCL Brother MFC-L2710DW series ip=192.168.1.105
leigh@mpd-pc:~/Desktop/result$
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I am unable to set up the WiFi part on the Brother DCP-1610W. Mine is connected through USB to my pc.

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Hi,

Skanlite work and Simple Scan work. However when I install Skanlite, there is error halfway during the installation. Do i need to reinstall Skanlite?

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Thanks for the advise

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Those errors have nothing to do with your PC and everything to do with the noted mirror repo on the internet.

Note that the download and installation continued after those errors were noted.

This is because after failing to connect to the mirror site giving the timeout error dnf continues to a different mirror.

Every package was downloaded 100% and then the upgrade continued.

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Hi Jeff V,

Oh. Thanks. Can I know if there is anyway to change the mirror site cos each time I do update and upgrade, there is always timeout issues from CN and TW sites. Anyway to use main mirror only to avoid the timeout problems?

Thanks

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There is a metadata list of available mirrors that dnf uses in the background. I don’t see those messages as an issue since dnf automatically moves to another mirror site when one is not accessible or when a downloaded package continuously fails the integrity check. The only noticeable result might be a slight delay in completing the download of all packages.