My MacBook Air (last of the Intel models) will not recognize my Brother pronter. The Brother iPrint and Scan does allow me to scan but not print. I saw many having similar prolems, any resolution?
MacBook Air (2020 or later)
Thanks. Brother does not appear to offer macOS Big Sur drivers for the MFC-7360N.
However, we have seen before that macOS Catalina 10.15 printer drivers for some models work even under macOS Big Sur.
So, that could perhaps be worth testing with the MFC-7360N as well.
https://support.brother.com/g/b/downloadlist.aspx?c=us_ot&lang=en&prod=mfc7360n_all&os=10060
Look upon this as a pure experiment. It may not work at all. Remember, there is always a certain risk involved with any experiment. Software conflicts cannot be ruled out. A hardware problem is unlikely, but it is impossible to guarantee anything. You may have to erase and reinstall everything on the computer. Data may be lost. Do not proceed unless you know what you are doing. In any case, make sure that you have a minimum of three backup copies of important files before you start.
To begin with, resetting the printing system may be a good idea.
Reset the Mac printing system to solve a problem - Apple Support
If necessary, if you are using USB now (and there is a problem), try a network (Ethernet) connection instead (via one of the LAN ports of a Wi-Fi router).
Was this via USB? If so, any change if you try Ethernet through a Wi-Fi router (Add a network printer by its IP address in Add a printer on Mac - Apple Support)?
SamuelML Said:
”My MacBook Air (last of the Intel models) will not recognize my Brother printer.”
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Reinstall the Printer Drivers:
It may be old, but the drivers are still available for Big Sur, interestingly enough. So. remove the printer, and then add it back. Go Here: Download | MFC-7369N | Others | Brother
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Tryed all of this. downloaded the latest driver for 10.15, reset the printer system, and reinstalled what printers showed up but still no sign of the MFC7360N being visible when I try to add printers. Again, I can use the iPrint and Scan app from Brothers to scan but not print. Power cycled the printer a few times just to make sure, Any chance I can just wait and the drivers will appear on the Brothers site in the future?
Sorry, replied to myself instead of you - Worked - added it by IP address and all is well with the world of printing. As I said, it's been a decade or two (maybe the 1990's?) since I've done that. Made me all nostalgic. Thanks
SamuelML Said:
"[...]Power cycled the printer a few times just to make sure, Any chance I can just wait and the drivers will appear on the Brothers site in the future?"
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Drivers on their Site:
Brother probably has yet to do their part in authoring the drivers.
Hi,
May I ask you to check the exact model? Could it be an MFC7360N, or possibly an HL-L2360DN?
MFC7360N - It is old but it is still a quick economical printer/scanner to use.
Big Sur drivers, where?
Looking up “MFC2360n“ google modified the Search Queue. Didn’t catch that, and added an older screenshot.
It is a networked printer and worked on the previous OS. Maybe I will add it by IP address, been a decade or so since I did that.
Worked - added it by IP address and all is well with the world of printing. As I said, it's been a decade or two (maybe the 1990's?) since I've done that. Made me all nostalgic. Thanks
You're welcome! Good news. Glad to hear that it worked.
Brother printer MFC2360n scan only under Big Sur?
