I have successfully written and /etc/udev/rules.d before but it seems my old brain has forgotten something. Do you see a problem with this rule - the printer is being found by yast2 printers here is a hwinfo about the printer Command ~> /usr/sbin/hwinfo --printer 15: USB 00.0: 10900 Printer [Created at usb.122] Unique ID: KRJj.HJOIwLF3HD7 Parent ID: uIhY.VUqQobnTCp0 SysFS ID: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.1/usb3/3-1/3-1:1.0 SysFS BusID: 3-1:1.0 Hardware Class: printer Model: "Brother MFC-7840W" Hotplug: USB Vendor: usb 0x04f9 "Brother Industries, Ltd" Device: usb 0x01e5 SubVendor: "Brother" SubDevice: "MFC-7840W" Revision: "1.00" Serial ID: "000K9N447489" Driver: "usblp" Driver Modules: "usblp" Device File: /dev/usb/lp0 Device Files: /dev/usb/lp0, /dev/char/180:0, /dev/usblp0 Device Number: char 180:0 Speed: 12 Mbps Module Alias: "usb:v04F9p01E5d0100dc00dsc00dp00ic07isc01ip02" Driver Info #0: Driver Status: usblp is active Driver Activation Cmd: "modprobe usblp" Config Status: cfg=new, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown Attached to: #14 (Hub) -- 73 de Donn Washburn 307 Savoy Street Email:" n5xwb@comcast.net " Sugar Land, TX 77478 LL# 1.281.242.3256 Ham Callsign N5XWB HAMs : " n5xwb@arrl.net " VoIP via Gizmo: bmw_87kbike / via Skype: n5xwbg BMW MOA #: 4146 - Ambassador " http://counter.li.org " #279316