The fixed CUPS package for Oneiric got already moved to the official updates on Nov 21, 2011. Marking as fixed. See bug 887094.
Scott, your problem should be fixed in Oneiric now (make sure you update it). ** Changed in: cups (Ubuntu Oneiric) Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/883169 Title: Brother MFC-8840D usb printer not detected To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/+bug/883169/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs