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How to make sure my Brother MFC2710-DL printer never receives a firmware update? (jlai.lu)

submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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(Edit: Not sure if Brother is actually cracking down. Still, it would be nice if there is something one can do to be on the safe side for the future.) For context, Brother ~~is now also~~ might be cracking down on third-party toner. My printer is connected via LAN to my router, as I would very much like to keep it available on my home WiFi. Not sure if the printer connected to the internet, but it's rather likely. So I want to make sure, as much as is possible, that no firmware update ever gets pushed to it remotely. Is there anything specific I have to do for this? (Obviously, I will never install an update on my own initiative.)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Didn’t this turn out to be a bug, which Brother reversed?

[–] skozzii 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I believe so... unless they refer to something else I am unaware of.

Some context would sure be nice.

Edit: Seems like this post is inaccurate, I went down a rabbit hole looking for stuff, but Brother's official stance is they allow 3rd party ink and not try and stop consumer choice... Chatgpt at first tried to say they are cracking down, but when challenged for facts it couldn't provide anything except for a coincidence of a single 3rd party cart not working after an update, which could just be a crappy 3rd party cart failing. It apologizes and gave me straight facts, which is that brother allows and has a good history with 3rd party ink and has recently stated they have no intention of changing.

Put the pitchforks away people.