[Bug 35638] Re: Printer is not detected properly over USB

[Edwin van Waes]

I have similar problem:

OS: Ubuntu Gutsy
Printer: Brother MFC-7420
uname -a: Linux edwin-7700 2.6.22-14-generic #1 SMP Sun Oct 14 23:05:12 GMT 2007 i686 GNU/Linux
cupsys-common/client/cupsys/libcupsimage2/libcupsys2: 1.3.2-1ubuntu7.1
hal-cups-utils: 0.6.13+svn83-0ubuntu1

I installed the latest mfc7420 brmfc lpr driver AND the mfc7420
cupswrapper from the brother website

When I plug in the printer (USB) i get this lpinfo -v output:

network socket
network beh
direct hal:///org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/usb_device_ffffffff_ffffffff_noserial_0_printer_noserial
network http
network ipp
network lpd
direct scsi
network smb

I think there should be a 'direct usb:.......' too. But it's not there.
So. when I set up the printer in CUPS (or when it's autodetected) i can not choose for 'Brother at USB#1' or something.

On an other laptop running Xubuntu, the printer works fine! lpinfo -v
gives both a 'direct hal' line as a 'direct usb' line for the printer.

Is this a bug?
I tried the sysfsutils workaround.. but no result
Also tried the cups packages with other usb backend (I unloaded usblp). But also no result.

What can I try? Is there a workaround ?

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Printer is not detected properly over USB
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