Are generic printer drivers no longer available on MacOS 11?

Hi,

It would probably be correct to assume that this is the HL-L2320D. Nothing is mentioned in the following specifications for this USB-only model about PS or PCL emulation.

https://www.brother-usa.com/-/media/brother/product-catalog-media/documents/2020/04/28/14/26/hl-l2320d_brochure_919.pdf

Have you tried the macOS Catalina 10.15 printer driver (there have been reports about some other models working with a Catalina driver even under Big Sur)? If not, look upon this as an experiment. It may or may not work. If you decide to carry out a test, make sure that you have backup copies of all important files (documents, photos, et cetera) before you start.

https://support.brother.com/g/b/downloadlist.aspx?c=us&lang=en&prod=hll2320d_us_as&os=10060

tmoldovan wrote:

I was attempting to install an older Brother printer, which used to work well with a generic PS or PCL drivers. (Nothing fancy, mostly printing Black/White PDFs, occasionally duplex.)

Brother no longer offers dedicated drivers (HL2320d), but instead instructs us to download their own print utility. This works in a fashion, but I'd prefer just adding the printer using generic drivers.

So, just wondering if generic PS/PCL drivers are no longer available on MacOS 11?

Solve printing problems on Mac

https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/solve-printing-problems-on-mac-mh14002/mac

If it is listed as AirPrint printer, delete the existing printer in

> System Preferences> Printers & Scanners, and add it again, select AirPrint.

Connect an AirPrint printer to a Wi-Fi network - Apple Support.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201900

about AirPrint

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201311

Reset print system if necessary:

If you can't print from your Mac or iOS device - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203343

If you can't find an updated driver for your printer give the open-source, free Gutenprint driver a try.

http://gimp-print.sourceforge.net/MacOSX.php