Comment 6 for bug 1200919

I was able to fix it on my system
Linux gigabox 3.8.0-19-generic #29-Ubuntu SMP Wed Apr 17 18:16:28 UTC 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

First I remove the file
"/usr/share/cups/drv/cupsfilters.drv"

then in synaptic I reinstalled all files taged with cups
Commit Log for Thu Oct 3 12:50:02 2013

Reinstalled the following packages:
bluez-cups (4.101-0ubuntu8b1)
cups (1.6.2-1ubuntu5)
cups-browsed (1.0.34-0ubuntu1.1)
cups-bsd (1.6.2-1ubuntu5)
cups-client (1.6.2-1ubuntu5)
cups-common (1.6.2-1ubuntu5)
cups-daemon (1.6.2-1ubuntu5)
cups-filters (1.0.34-0ubuntu1.1)
cups-pk-helper (0.2.4-0ubuntu5)
cups-ppdc (1.6.2-1ubuntu5)
foomatic-db-compressed-ppds (20130308-0ubuntu2)
foomatic-filters (4.0.17-1ubuntu1)
ghostscript-cups (9.07~dfsg2-0ubuntu3.1)
hplip (3.13.3-1ubuntu0.1)
libcups2 (1.6.2-1ubuntu5)
libcups2:i386 (1.6.2-1ubuntu5)
libcupscgi1 (1.6.2-1ubuntu5)
libcupsfilters1 (1.0.34-0ubuntu1.1)
libcupsfilters1:i386 (1.0.34-0ubuntu1.1)
libcupsimage2 (1.6.2-1ubuntu5)
libcupsimage2:i386 (1.6.2-1ubuntu5)
libcupsmime1 (1.6.2-1ubuntu5)
libcupsppdc1 (1.6.2-1ubuntu5)
libfontembed1 (1.0.34-0ubuntu1.1)
libgutenprint2 (5.2.9-1ubuntu1)
printer-driver-gutenprint (5.2.9-1ubuntu1)
printer-driver-hpcups (3.13.3-1ubuntu0.1)
printer-driver-min12xxw (0.0.9-6ubuntu2)
python-cups (1.9.62-0ubuntu3)
python-cupshelpers (1.3.12+20130308-0ubuntu4)
system-config-printer-common (1.3.12+20130308-0ubuntu4)
system-config-printer-gnome (1.3.12+20130308-0ubuntu4)
system-config-printer-udev (1.3.12+20130308-0ubuntu4)

then changed the driver to
Driver: Brother HL-2140 Foomatic/hl1250 (grayscale, 2-sided printing)

works for me now.