cannot print "required plug-in not found (502)"

[Uttam Pal]

I am using HP laser Jet Professional P1566 printer. The error is not new. It's persistent. I cannot print on ubuntu at all.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: hplip 3.11.7-1ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic i686
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Oct 14 21:02:07 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
Lpstat: device for HP-LaserJet-Professional-P1566: hp:/usb/HP_LaserJet_Professional_P1566?serial=000000000QB009H7PR1a
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Compaq 8000 Elite CMT PC
Papersize: letter
PpdFiles: HP-LaserJet-Professional-P1566: HP LaserJet Professional p1566 hpijs, 3.10.6, requires proprietary plugin
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-12-generic root=UUID=4EB6CF42B6CF2973 loop=/hostname/disks/root.disk ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: hplip
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-10-14 (0 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 10/22/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: 786G7 v01.02
dmi.board.asset.tag: INA025057Y
dmi.board.name: 3647h
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: INA025057Y
dmi.chassis.type: 6
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvr786G7v01.02:bd10/22/2009:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPCompaq8000EliteCMTPC:pvr:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn3647h:rvr:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct6:cvr:
dmi.product.name: HP Compaq 8000 Elite CMT PC
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard

[Till Kamppeter (till-kamppeter)]

This printer uses a proprietary protocol which is not supported by the drivers which come with Ubuntu. Click on the "HP" icon in the top bar, click on "HP Device Manager", in the menu and in the window opening then click on the icon representing your HP LaserJet Professional P1566. Then, on the right, on the "Actions" tab click the icon to install the proprietary plug-in. After following the instructions then you should be able to print.

[Till Kamppeter (till-kamppeter)]

The server which provides the HPLIP plug-in is back online. Please try the procedure of the previous comment again.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for hplip (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

[Sarbeswar Meher (sarbeswar-meher)]

HP Laserjet P1566 printer requires a plugin file to be installed on the host for printing. Please run "sudo hp-plugin" in terminal.

You can download latest hplip-3.11.12 from http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/gethplip.html which takes care of missing plugin issue.