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...to get it working - 1. Install the printer onto the CUPS server and add it to Samba. 2. Install the printer on a Windows machine and enable the required features/functionality. 3. Using regedit navigate to the key "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Printers\BrotherPrinterNameHere". 4. Right click the key and select "Export" and save it to disk. 5. Open this new ".reg" file in a test editor (I used Notepad++ but Windows Notepad will work too). 6. Replace any instances of the printer name with the name given to the printer on your Samba ser...

I have the same problem. https://community.spiceworks.com/topic/580034-no-color-brothers-printer-samba-cups kind regards.