I have been trying for weeks now to get my Brother MFC-8840D multi-function working via USB on a fresh install of Mint 13 (with backports). I have used the Brother Linux installer script referenced here (http://welcome.solutions.brother.com/bs ... tml#f00104) to install, and that seems to work fine. But I can't get ANYTHING to print.
Referring to /var/log/syslog I see the following when I unplug the USB cable:
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Jan 19 11:52:48 mymachine kernel: [ 2923.575145] usb 1-1.1: USB disconnect, device number 6
Jan 19 11:52:48 mymachine udev-configure-printer: remove /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.0/usb1/1-1/1-1.1
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Jan 19 11:53:01 mymachine kernel: [ 2936.747883] usb 1-1.1: new high-speed USB device number 7 using ehci_hcd
Jan 19 11:53:01 mymachine kernel: [ 2936.845658] usblp0: USB Bidirectional printer dev 7 if 0 alt 0 proto 2 vid 0x04F9 pid 0x0160
Jan 19 11:53:01 mymachine mtp-probe: checking bus 1, device 7: "/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.0/usb1/1-1/1-1.1"
Jan 19 11:53:02 mymachine mtp-probe: bus: 1, device: 7 was not an MTP device
Jan 19 11:53:02 mymachine udev-configure-printer: add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.0/usb1/1-1/1-1.1/1-1.1:1.0
Jan 19 11:53:02 mymachine udev-configure-printer: device devpath is /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.0/usb1/1-1/1-1.1
Jan 19 11:53:02 mymachine udev-configure-printer: Device vendor/product is 04F9:0160
Jan 19 11:53:02 mymachine udev-configure-printer: add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.0/usb1/1-1/1-1.1/1-1.1:1.0/usb/lp0
Jan 19 11:53:02 mymachine udev-configure-printer: failed to claim interface
Jan 19 11:53:02 mymachine udev-configure-printer: device devpath is /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.0/usb1/1-1/1-1.1
Jan 19 11:53:02 mymachine udev-configure-printer: MFG:Brother MDL:MFC-8840D SERN:- serial:000B6J634405
Jan 19 11:53:03 mymachine kernel: [ 2938.501990] usblp0: removed
Jan 19 11:53:03 mymachine hp[3635]: io/hpmud/pp.c 627: unable to read device-id ret=-1
Jan 19 11:53:03 mymachine python: io/hpmud/pp.c 627: unable to read device-id ret=-1
Jan 19 11:53:05 mymachine udev-configure-printer: no corresponding CUPS device found
Jan 19 11:53:14 mymachine kernel: [ 2949.475191] usblp0: USB Bidirectional printer dev 7 if 0 alt 0 proto 2 vid 0x04F9 pid 0x0160
Jan 19 11:53:14 mymachine udev-configure-printer: add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.0/usb1/1-1/1-1.1/1-1.1:1.0/usb/lp0
Jan 19 11:53:14 mymachine udev-configure-printer: device devpath is /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.0/usb1/1-1/1-1.1
Jan 19 11:53:19 mymachine kernel: [ 2954.495744] usblp0: removed
Jan 19 11:53:30 mymachine udev-configure-printer: add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.0/usb1/1-1/1-1.1/1-1.1:1.0/usb/lp0
Jan 19 11:53:30 mymachine kernel: [ 2965.470708] usblp0: USB Bidirectional printer dev 7 if 0 alt 0 proto 2 vid 0x04F9 pid 0x0160
Jan 19 11:53:30 mymachine udev-configure-printer: device devpath is /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.0/usb1/1-1/1-1.1
Jan 19 11:53:35 mymachine kernel: [ 2970.491391] usblp0: removed
Jan 19 11:53:46 mymachine kernel: [ 2981.466542] usblp0: USB Bidirectional printer dev 7 if 0 alt 0 proto 2 vid 0x04F9 pid 0x0160
Jan 19 11:53:46 mymachine udev-configure-printer: add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.0/usb1/1-1/1-1.1/1-1.1:1.0/usb/lp0
Jan 19 11:53:46 mymachine udev-configure-printer: device devpath is /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.0/usb1/1-1/1-1.1
Jan 19 11:53:51 mymachine kernel: [ 2986.487069] usblp0: removed
Jan 19 11:54:02 mymachine kernel: [ 2997.462089] usblp0: USB Bidirectional printer dev 7 if 0 alt 0 proto 2 vid 0x04F9 pid 0x0160
Jan 19 11:54:02 mymachine udev-configure-printer: add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.0/usb1/1-1/1-1.1/1-1.1:1.0/usb/lp0
Jan 19 11:54:02 mymachine udev-configure-printer: device devpath is /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.0/usb1/1-1/1-1.1
Jan 19 11:54:07 mymachine kernel: [ 3002.482723] usblp0: removed
Jan 19 11:54:18 mymachine udev-configure-printer: add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.0/usb1/1-1/1-1.1/1-1.1:1.0/usb/lp0
Jan 19 11:54:18 mymachine kernel: [ 3013.457769] usblp0: USB Bidirectional printer dev 7 if 0 alt 0 proto 2 vid 0x04F9 pid 0x0160
Jan 19 11:54:18 mymachine udev-configure-printer: device devpath is /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.0/usb1/1-1/1-1.1
Jan 19 11:54:23 mymachine kernel: [ 3018.478365] usblp0: removed
I am really desperate for an answer on this. I have spent days searching and trying every possible option I could find, but no success so far. Please help a poor, sad printer owner.
Thanks,
Greg