Scan Failed, Cannot Connect to Scanner Brother MFC-J497dw all in one

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Unable to scan from Brother MFC-J5620DW

Because Brother drivers are not open source, they will never be included in Synaptic. The best way to install a Brother driver is using a driver installer downloaded directly from Brother's site. I do not know the model of OP's printer but this is where I download driver installer for my Brother printer. As you can see, Linux is fully supported. https://support.brother.com/g/b/downloadtop.aspx?c=us&lang=en&prod=mfcj870dw_us_eu_as I should have pointed out what I wrote above (how to install…

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Some have luck by running the printer on Wifi instead of the printer cable.