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Re:Canon sued for disabling scanner when printers run out of... by quickthrower2 on Saturday October 16, 2021 @02:09PM (#28889987)
Brother sells overpriced refills but there are off brand replacements about half the price. They also report ink run out on starter cartridges when it hasn’t. I think the only ethical printers are 3D ones.
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Re:Canon sued for disabling scanner when printers run out of... by int_19h on Saturday October 16, 2021 @05:23PM (#28891671)
Have you tried resetting the counter? The procedure is different on different models, but it goes something like this: https://www.inkhub.com.au/ink/brother-mfc-l3750cdw-toner-res...
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Re:Canon sued for disabling scanner when printers run out of... by aesh2Xa1 on Saturday October 16, 2021 @06:45PM (#28892252)
Recent firmware updates have disabled this workaround. Brother has joined the malfeasance club.
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Re:Canon sued for disabling scanner when printers run out of... by shadilay on Saturday October 16, 2021 @09:13PM (#28893102)
When did they do this? I reset my cartidge last year.
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Re:Canon sued for disabling scanner when printers run out of... by quickthrower2 on Saturday October 16, 2021 @06:18PM (#28892077)
I have a mechanical mod to do that … but point still stands the default isn’t good.
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Re:Canon sued for disabling scanner when printers run out of... by okl on Saturday October 16, 2021 @04:57PM (#28891442)
See my tip here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28889001

Vigorously shaking the cartridge might also help sometimes.

And regarding starter cartridges, you might need a reset gear: https://cartridgeamerica.com/ctg/brother-toner-chips.php

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