I have a Brother HL-2170W; an update came out of the printer. That of course meant that OS-X had to have that update, or the printer did not work. Despite his superior works in Lion before the upgrade.
The only trouble is that it seems you cannot locate the update on the Apple site. I uninstalled the printer and tried reinstalling, and this is the note I keep getting when I attempt to reinstall the printer, leaving Apple to download the software: "The software for this printer is not accessible. give pleasure to contact the printer manufacturer to get hold of the most recent software."
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