Brother 8840D: "usblp0: removed" endless loop

Gurtz gbts1 at pobox.com
Mon Jan 28 17:21:37 PST 2013


Hi all,

I have been trying for a month to get my Brother MFC-8840D multi-function working via USB on Mint 13 (which is based on Ubuntu 12.04). I have used the Brother Linux installer script referenced here to install, and that seems to work fine (as the printer shows in CUPS). But I can't get ANYTHING to print.

http://welcome.solutions.brother.com/bsc/public_s/id/linux/en/faq_prn.html#f00104

Referring to /var/log/syslog I see the following when I unplug the USB cable:

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

Then, when I plug it back in I see the following (some blank lines added for readability):

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

Notice the endless loop, 5 seconds apart of adding and removing the device. This just keeps going on and on and on.

Also, when I print a test page, CUPS initially shows "processing", but after a few seconds it says "Waiting for printer to become available". And nothing ever prints.

I have also tried Live CDs for a few other distros:
- Mint 9 works
- Ubuntu 10.04 work
- Fedora 18 works
- Mint 14 fails
- Ubuntu 12.04 fails (which makes sense, since Mint 13 is based on Ubuntu 12.04)
- Mageia fails
- and it doesn't seem to make a difference if it's 32b or 64b, as I have tried both variants.

So, I know the hardware works (both PC and printer). But something about certain distros (CUPS? kernel? something else?) is causing an issue for this printer.

I am REALLY DESPERATE (!!!) for an answer on this. I have spent full days searching and trying every possible option I could find, but no success so far. Please please please help a poor, sad printer owner.

Thanks,
Greg





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