Simple Scan is a "front engine" to run the back-engine sane
XSane is a flasher "front engine" to run back-engine sane:
.........as I understand it.......brscan is an ALTERNATIVE back-engine ..
......so you have to use that......
.........all a bit confusing.............
I don't have a Brother device, but
this link
http://www.driverlook.com/easy-5-ste...iver-on-linux/
probably says the same as the Brother site.....you have done the first 4 steps already..........
EDIT: before we run brscan I think you need to edit a file:
http://welcome.solutions.brother.com...n1c.html#u9.10
......
that should open a blank file in gedit, a text editor, with sudo powers so what you can create is saved to the system ..........
then copy and paste into the blank page
and SAVE and close .....now to get brscan running............
http://welcome.solutions.brother.com...tion_scn4.html
Step 5. Run scan-key-tool and try the test scanning
5-1. Run scan-key-tool (The program will run as a background process.)
and in a terminal one copies and pastes
and to check if the scan-key-tool detect your scanner device
I am guessing but if you copy and paste
in a terminal, it may give you a huge series of options ........
......do you have an icons created on your system saying brscan? If not we need to create a launcher to give you a GUI launcher, when we sort out which commmand is best ...........
and here is a FAQ from Brother
http://welcome.solutions.brother.com...n/faq_scn.html
.....that we both may have to work through!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.........if we can't get things working!
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LATE EDIT: more searching..........found this link
http://raywoodcockslatest.blogspot.c...other-mfc.html
great how-to: helps me understand the Brother system better
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.........but wait.........there's more !!
http://welcome.solutions.brother.com...tion_scn5.html
how to get brscan starting up, when computer starts........
1. Open "Startup Programs" (System > Preference > Sessions > Startup Programs)
2. Click "Add"
3. Type "brscan-skey" and click ok
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