Hi i am back,
Had no success in getting my scanner to work i have installed the files which when i search comes up brother scanner brscan2 so ia am assuming that it means the files are installed. I am using the brother solutions ref page which also ask to find the /etc/fstab file and modify, (see below)

If the line which starts with "none /proc/bus/usb" or "usbfs /proc/bus/usb" does not exist in the /etc/fstab file, run the following command:
it then details how to modify
my question is how do i find the file can you let me know if there may be another problem that i am unaware of to get it running.

cheers

ian