Printing problem, can't connect to Brother MFC-7420 and HP DJ130

I recently performed the 10.5.4 upgrade. I believe the problem I am having started then. When I try to print something to my Brother MFC-7420 I get a Printing Page 1, 24% completed message and it never finishes. I am also having issues with my Designjet 130. Both are connected with a USB cord and I have tried the usual powering off, connecting/disconnecting and removing/adding to printer control panel. My Epson printer connects and prints normal. Any suggestions?

Similar problem being experienced here. My Brother MFC 7420 was working fine one day and is lost to my system the next. Any attempt to print just stalls with a message like "Printing 25%" or some such figure.
I've tried uninstalling the driver, updating the latest driver from Brother, updating the Brother driver from Apple, switched USB cables, and finally talked to a helpful Brother phone support technician who got me to try to re-install from the Leopard DVD. When I open the Optional Installs and open Printer Drivers, the Brother drivers are greyed out. He said it was an Apple problem, and thats where I'm at right now.
The G4 is one year out of its 3 year Protection Plan so I presume I'll get no help from Apple.Given the number of posts dealing with this problem, it does seem to be related to the 10.5.4 upgrade but I've not heard anything constructive from Apple on this issue. Anyone got any ideas?

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