Brother 8840D: "usblp0: removed" endless loop [SOLVED]

[Gurtz]

Hi all,

This is a follow-up to my original post here (https://www.cups.org/newsgroups.php?s25628+gcups.general+v25647+T0) and follow-up post here (https://www.cups.org/newsgroups.php?s25692+gcups.general+v25711+T0).

Just wanted to let anyone know, who may have interest, that my problems have been resolved. I was able to get my Brother MFC-8840D to print from Linux Mint 13 (Cinnamon). Here's a quick overview:

I was NOT able to get the drivers available on the Brother site to work. Neither was I able to get the install script available on the Brother site to work (http://welcome.solutions.brother.com/bsc/public_s/id/linux/en/faq_prn.html#f00104).

The only way I could get printing to work was to use the Foomatic Postscript-based drivers. Specifically, "Brother MFC-8840D BR-Script3".

One of the main issues, I believe, is with the GUI control panel available within Mint 13 Cinnamon (from Preferences | Printers). No matter how much I tried, I could not get it to detect the printer. However, I eventually found that if I ran the "system-config-printer" client from the terminal, *THAT* was able to detect and install the printer (BR-Script3 driver) with no problems. As far as I can tell, this client is NOT available from any of the menu options in Mint Cinnamon, so it took just about forever for me to stumble upon it.

To anyone else dealing with this problem, I would recommend:
- Uninstall any Brother drivers you may have installed.
- Make sure the following are installed (and possibly fully uninstall/re-install just to be sure everything is correct):
  - cups
  - cups-client
  - cups-common
  - cups-filters
  - foomatic-db (or compressed version)
  - foomatic-db-engine
  - foomatic-filters
  - openprinting-ppds
  - printconf
  - system-config-printer-common
  - system-config-printer-gnome
  - system-config-printer-udev

The above is probably not a complete list, and all may not be necessary, but it's probably a decent starting point.

Best of luck to anyone who may also have this issue. It has been a real pain, and I'm really happy to have it sorted out.

Regards,
Greg