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Re:Tell HN: Brother printers now locking out non-OEM paraphe... by post_break on Friday June 24, 2022 @09:15AM (#31861262)
I've seen a few guides on youtube on how to replace or clean them out, then a paid service similar to unlocking phones to pay a hacker to reset the counter.
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Re:Tell HN: Brother printers now locking out non-OEM paraphe... by no_time on Friday June 24, 2022 @09:32AM (#31861514)
Sounds like we are back at square one. Or even worse because "regular" DRM'd printers are atleast cheap upfront and you can keep it cheap if you are ok with replacing ID chips/flashing cfw.
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