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Package Request: Brother4-DCP1610
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Description
I've been trying the scanner driver although it's not working properly with xsane.
But the real reason for this issue is the lack of support for this series model.
https://support.brother.com/g/b/downloadtop.aspx?c=as_ot&lang=en&prod=dcp1610w_eu_as
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the Brother support link in the issue and inspect how existing Void packages handle printer or scanner drivers. Confirm which package or package set provides support for the DCP1610 series, then verify that the resulting package works with the reported xsane use case. The issue does not name a package file or test, so the completion criteria need clarification.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- shell
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 28/100