I ran into the same problem. Based on the wiki, my info is:
telmo@telmo-Precision-M90:~$ lsmod | grep usb usblp 17827 0 usbhid 41704 0 btusb 18160 2 hid 77084 2 hidp,usbhid bluetooth 65493 10 hidp,rfcomm,sco,bnep,l2cap,btusb telmo@telmo-Precision-M90:~$ tail -f /var/log/syslog Dec 17 22:09:14 telmo-Precision-M90 NetworkManager[559]: <info> (wlan0): supplicant connection state: group handshake -> completed Dec 17 22:10:16 telmo-Precision-M90 kernel: [ 277.168240] usb 2-2: USB disconnect, address 7 Dec 17 22:10:16 telmo-Precision-M90 kernel: [ 277.168512] usblp0: removed Dec 17 22:10:16 telmo-Precision-M90 udev-configure-printer: remove /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb2/2-2 Dec 17 22:10:16 telmo-Precision-M90 udev-configure-printer: URI of print queue: usb://Brother/QL-650TD, normalized: brother ql 650td Dec 17 22:10:16 telmo-Precision-M90 udev-configure-printer: URI of detected printer: usb://Brother/QL-650TD, normalized: brother ql 650td Dec 17 22:10:16 telmo-Precision-M90 udev-configure-printer: Queue ipp://localhost:631/printers/Brother-QL-650TD has matching device URI Dec 17 22:10:16 telmo-Precision-M90 udev-configure-printer: Disabled printer ipp://localhost:631/printers/Brother-QL-650TD as the corresponding device was unplugged or turned off Dec 17 22:10:16 telmo-Precision-M90 udev-configure-printer: URI of print queue: hp:/usb/hp_LaserJet_1015?serial=00CNFD020052, normalized: laserjet 1015 serial 00cnfd020052 Dec 17 22:10:16 telmo-Precision-M90 udev-configure-printer: URI of detected printer: usb://Brother/QL-650TD, normalized: brother ql 650td Dec 17 22:11:10 telmo-Precision-M90 kernel: [ 331.036154] usb 3-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 2 Dec 17 22:11:10 telmo-Precision-M90 kernel: [ 331.280943] usblp0: USB Bidirectional printer dev 2 if 0 alt 0 proto 2 vid 0x04F9 pid 0x201B Dec 17 22:11:10 telmo-Precision-M90 udev-configure-printer: add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.1/usb3/3-1/3-1:1.0 Dec 17 22:11:10 telmo-Precision-M90 udev-configure-printer: parent devpath is /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.1/usb3/3-1 Dec 17 22:11:10 telmo-Precision-M90 udev-configure-printer: Device vendor/product is 04F9:201B Dec 17 22:11:10 telmo-Precision-M90 udev-configure-printer: add /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.1/usb3/3-1/3-1:1.0/usb/lp0 Dec 17 22:11:10 telmo-Precision-M90 udev-configure-printer: failed to claim interface Dec 17 22:11:10 telmo-Precision-M90 udev-configure-printer: invalid or missing IEEE 1284 Device ID Dec 17 22:11:10 telmo-Precision-M90 udev-configure-printer: parent devpath is /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.1/usb3/3-1 Dec 17 22:11:10 telmo-Precision-M90 udev-configure-printer: MFG:Brother MDL:QL-650TD SERN:- serial:E7G111197 Dec 17 22:11:11 telmo-Precision-M90 kernel: [ 332.356805] usb 3-1: usbfs: interface 0 claimed by usblp while 'usb' sets config #1 Dec 17 22:11:12 telmo-Precision-M90 udev-configure-printer: URI matches without serial number: usb://Brother/QL-650TD Dec 17 22:11:12 telmo-Precision-M90 udev-configure-printer: No serial number URI matches so using those without Dec 17 22:11:12 telmo-Precision-M90 udev-configure-printer: Consider also queues with "/usb/lp0" or "/usblp0" in their URIs as matching Dec 17 22:11:12 telmo-Precision-M90 udev-configure-printer: URI of print queue: usb://Brother/QL-650TD, normalized: brother ql 650td Dec 17 22:11:12 telmo-Precision-M90 udev-configure-printer: URI of detected printer: usb://Brother/QL-650TD, normalized: brother ql 650td Dec 17 22:11:12 telmo-Precision-M90 udev-configure-printer: Queue ipp://localhost:631/printers/Brother-QL-650TD has matching device URI Dec 17 22:11:12 telmo-Precision-M90 udev-configure-printer: Re-enabled printer ipp://localhost:631/printers/Brother-QL-650TD Dec 17 22:11:12 telmo-Precision-M90 udev-configure-printer: URI of print queue: hp:/usb/hp_LaserJet_1015?serial=00CNFD020052, normalized: laserjet 1015 serial 00cnfd020052 Dec 17 22:11:12 telmo-Precision-M90 udev-configure-printer: URI of detected printer: usb://Brother/QL-650TD, normalized: brother ql 650td ^C telmo@telmo-Precision-M90:~$ lsusb Bus 005 Device 002: ID 046d:c00e Logitech, Inc. M-BJ58/M-BJ69 Optical Wheel Mouse Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 003 Device 002: ID 04f9:201b Brother Industries, Ltd Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 002 Device 005: ID 0b97:7762 O2 Micro, Inc. Oz776 SmartCard Reader Bus 002 Device 004: ID 413c:8103 Dell Computer Corp. Wireless 350 Bluetooth Bus 002 Device 003: ID 0b97:7761 O2 Micro, Inc. Oz776 1.1 Hub Bus 002 Device 002: ID 413c:a005 Dell Computer Corp. Internal 2.0 Hub Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub telmo@telmo-Precision-M90:~$ sudo usb_printerid /dev/usb/lp0 [sudo] password for telmo: GET_DEVICE_ID string: MFG:Brother;CMD:PT-CBP;MDL:QL-650TD;CLS:PRINTER; telmo@telmo-Precision-M90:~$ lpinfo -v network ipp network http direct scsi network socket network lpd direct hp direct usb://Brother/QL-650TD network smb direct hpfax network beh ^C -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/901353 Title: Brother QL-650TD only prints garbage To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ptouch-driver/+bug/901353/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs