HELP: I've screwed up my Brother Printer Settings and can't connect anymore

[stevecoh1]

Hmm, I think that the root of my problem is that the printer or my usb cable is bad:
running the command

sudo udevadm monitor --udev

I start to see output like this cycling every couple of seconds:

UDEV  [70933.177922] add      /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb3/3-1/3-1:1.0/usbmisc/lp1 (usbmisc)
UDEV  [70938.177599] remove   /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb3/3-1/3-1:1.0/usbmisc/lp1 (usbmisc)
UDEV  [70938.180722] add      /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb3/3-1/3-1:1.0/usbmisc/lp1 (usbmisc)
UDEV  [70943.185443] remove   /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb3/3-1/3-1:1.0/usbmisc/lp1 (usbmisc)
UDEV  [70943.189899] add      /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb3/3-1/3-1:1.0/usbmisc/lp1 (usbmisc)

Something is causing the computer not to maintain a stable connection with the printer. This would explain why I'm not having any success with any computer Linux or Windows that I try to connect this beast to.

[Bucky Ball]

While I understand your frustration, no idea why you're in 'open printing' site. This is easy. Go here and download the 'Driver Install Tool' for Linux. Follow the instructions and see how that goes.

Failing that, go here and download the Win driver and use that. Even easier.

Seem to be making this harder than it is. I'd be suprised if the Win installer didn't pick the machine up with a USB. Suprised if the Linux Driver Install Tool didn't either, but that may not fix your issue. The Win one probably will.

[stevecoh1]

While I understand your frustration, no idea why you're in 'open printing' site. This is easy. Go here and download the 'Driver Install Tool' for Linux. Follow the instructions and see how that goes.

Failing that, go here and download the Win driver and use that. Even easier.

Seem to be making this harder than it is. I'd be suprised if the Win installer didn't pick the machine up with a USB. Suprised if the Linux Driver Install Tool didn't either, but that may not fix your issue. The Win one probably will.

Was in Open Printing because already thinking of getting new printer, doing research. Now, have ordered one. See my previous message. When I saw that the printer couldn't maintain a solid USB connection, that explained everything. ON 3 different computers I couldn't get anything to recognize the USB connection. I could possibly have tried a different USB cable, but in truth, I'm tired of fighting with Brother and my wife wanted a printer that can do color.