Brother MFC J470DW Driver for Linux

How to Install Brother MFC J470DW Driver for Linux before the installation 


Evaluated Environment
  • Architecture : x86, AMD64
  • Distribution : List of the evaluated distributions and Brother products

DS-620 driver install
  • Update the firmware to the latest version.

Notification
  • Only installation via the command line interface (terminal) is supported.
  • Only English versions of drivers are available.
  • The information on the websites does not guarantee the operation of Brother Linux drivers in all users' operating environments.
  • Connecting more than one machine with the same model number is not supported.

How to identify your Operating System (OS) for download driver Brother Printer of Brother MFC J470DW Driver for Linux.

Brother MFC J470DW Driver for Linux
Brother MFC J470DW Driver for Linux

It is important to use the correct drivers/utilities which are compatible with the operating system (OS) you are using. Follow the steps below to check the operating system (OS) you are using.
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Notification for using PC-FAX driver in USA
  • The Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 makes it unlawful for any person to use a computer or electronic device to send any message via a telephone fax machine unless such messages clearly contain, in a margin at the top or bottom of each transmitted page, or on the first page of the transmission, the date and time it is sent and an identification of the business or other entity or other individual sending the message and the telephone number of the sending machines or such business, other entity or individual. 

The Brother PC-FAX driver can not be used with the following products in USA because of the law above.
Products:
FAX-1800C, FAX-1815C, FAX-1820C, FAX-1835C, FAX-1840C, FAX-1860C, FAX-1920CN, FAX-1940CN, FAX-1960C, FAX-2440C, FAX-2480C, FAX-2580C, FAX-2820, FAX-2920, FAX-4750e, FAX-5750e, MFC-210C, MFC-215C, MFC-230C, MFC-235C, MFC-240C, MFC-260C, MFC-265C, MFC-3220C, MFC-3240C, MFC-3320CN, MFC-3340CN, MFC-3360C, MFC-3420C, MFC-3820CN, MFC-410CN, MFC-420CN, MFC-425CN, MFC-440CN, MFC-465CN, MFC-4800, MFC-5440CN, MFC-5460CN, MFC-5840CN, MFC-5860CN, MFC-620CN, MFC-640CW, MFC-660CN, MFC-665CW, MFC-6800, MFC-680CN, MFC-685CW, MFC-7220, MFC-7225N, MFC-7340, MFC-7420, MFC-7820N, MFC-820CW, MFC-8220, MFC-8420, MFC-8440, MFC-845CW, MFC-8460N, MFC-8500, MFC-8640D, MFC-8660DN, MFC-8670DN, MFC-8820D, MFC-8820DN, MFC-8840D, MFC-8840DN, MFC-885CW, MFC-8860DN, MFC-8870DW, MFC-9030, MFC-9070, MFC-9160, MFC-9180, MFC-9420CN, MFC-9440CN, MFC-9660, MFC-9700, MFC-9760, MFC-9800, MFC-9840CDW, MFC-9860, MFC-9880 

To program this information into the following products, see "Electronic cover page" in the User's Guide or "Setting your station ID" in the Quick Setup Guide.
Products:
MFC-250C, MFC-255CW, MFC-290C, MFC-295CN, MFC-297C, MFC-490CW, MFC-495CW, MFC-5490CN, MFC-5890CN, MFC-6490CW, MFC-6890CDW, MFC-7320, MFC-7340, MFC-7440N, MFC-7450, MFC-7840N, MFC-7840W, MFC-790CW, MFC-795CW, MFC-8370DN, MFC-8380DN, MFC-8480DN, MFC-8670DN, MFC-8680DN, MFC-8880DN, MFC-8890DW MFC-990CW, MFC-9010CN, MFC-9120CN, MFC-9320CW 

Pre-Required Procedures
  • Pre-required Procedure (1)
  • Related distributions
  • openSUSE 10.3 or earlier
  • Related products/drivers
  • cupswrapper printer/PC-FAX drivers
  • Requirement
  • "lppasswd -g sys -a root" command is required before the installation.
  • (Setting the root password is required befor you can issue this command.)
Pre-required Procedure (2)
  • Related distributions
  • Ubuntu8.04 or greater
  • Related products/drivers
  • cupswrapper printer/PC-FAX drivers
Requirement
1. "sudo aa-complain cupsd" command is required before the installation.
2. "sudo mkdir /usr/share/cups/model" command (as it is) is required before the installation.

Pre-required Procedure (3)
  • Related distributions
  • Debian, Ubuntu, openSUSE, Redhat
  • Related products/drivers
  • Printer drivers for DCP-1000, DCP-1400, DCP-8020, DCP-8025D, DCP-8040, DCP-8045D, DCP-8060, DCP-8065DN, FAX-2850, FAX-2900, FAX-3800, FAX-4100, FAX-4750e, FAX-5750e, HL-1030, HL-1230, HL-1240, HL-1250, HL-1270N, HL-1430, HL-1440, HL-1450, HL-1470N, HL-1650, HL-1670N, HL-1850, HL-1870N, HL-5030, HL-5040, HL-5050, HL-5070N, HL-5130, HL-5140, HL-5150D, HL-5170DN, HL-5240, HL-5250DN, HL-5270DN, HL-5280DW, HL-6050, HL-6050D, MFC-4800, MFC-6800, MFC-8420, MFC-8440, MFC-8460N, MFC-8500, MFC-8660DN, MFC-8820D, MFC-8840D, MFC-8860DN, MFC-8870DW, MFC-9030, MFC-9070, MFC-9160, MFC-9180, MFC-9420CN, MFC-9660, MFC-9700, MFC-9760, MFC-9800, MFC-9860, MFC-9880 
Requirement
  • Creating a symbolic link is required before the installation (superuser authorization is required to run the command)
For Debian based distributions earlier than Ubuntu8.10, Debian5:
"ln -s /etc/init.d/cupsys /etc/init.d/lpd"

For Redhat based distributions and Debian base distributions greater than Ubuntu8.10, Debian5:
"ln -s /etc/init.d/cups /etc/init.d/lpd" 

Pre-required Procedure (4)
  • Related distributions
  • Debian, Ubuntu
  • Related products/drivers
  • printer/PC-FAX drivers
  • Requirement (superuser authorization is required to run the command) 
  • "mkdir /var/spool/lpd" command is required if the folder does not exist.
Pre-required Procedure (5)
  • Related distributions
  • Debian 64 bit version, Ubuntu 64 bit version
  • Related products/drivers
  • printer/PC-FAX drivers
  • Requirement
  • ia32-libs or lib32stdc++ is required to be installed.
Pre-required Procedure (6)
  • Related distributions
  • Distributions that do not have csh or tcsh by default
  • Related products/drivers
  • Printer drivers for DCP-110C, DCP-310CN, FAX-1815C, FAX-1820C, FAX-1835C, FAX-1840C, FAX-1920CN, FAX-1940CN, FAX-2440C, MFC-210C, MFC-3220C, MFC-3240C, MFC-3320CN, MFC-3340CN, MFC-3420C, MFC-3820CN, MFC-410CN, MFC-420CN, MFC-5440CN, MFC-5840CN, MFC-620CN
    Requirement
    csh or tcsh is required to be installed.

Pre-required Procedure (7)
  • Related distributions
  • Fedora 10, 11, 12 64 bit version
  • Related products/drivers
  • Printer drivers
  • Requirement
  • glibc.i686 is required to be installed.
  • (For Fedora 12, nss-softokn-freebl.i686 is also required as a dependency)
Operating System (OS)
DRIVER DOWNLOAD
Brother MFC J470DW Driver for Linux (rpm)
Brother MFC J470DW Driver for Linux (deb)