1. downloaded hplip-2.8.10.run
2. sudo mkdir /usr/share/hplip-2.8.10
3. sudo mv ~/hplip-2.8.10.run /usr/share/hplip-2.8.10
4. cd /usr/share/hplip-2.8.10
5. sh hplip-2.8.10.run
6. use default answers for all questions
7, ln -s /usr/share/hplip-2.8.10 /usr/share/hplip
The key to solving this one was in the syslog
hp_color_LaserJet_2500?serial=999999942349: io/hpmud/model.c 528: no hp_color_LaserJet_2500 attributes found in /usr/share/hplip/data/models/models.dat
I fixed this on my system by
1. downloaded hplip-2.8.10.run hplip-2. 8.10 hplip-2. 8.10 hplip-2. 8.10 hplip-2. 8.10 /usr/share/hplip
2. sudo mkdir /usr/share/
3. sudo mv ~/hplip-2.8.10.run /usr/share/
4. cd /usr/share/
5. sh hplip-2.8.10.run
6. use default answers for all questions
7, ln -s /usr/share/
The key to solving this one was in the syslog
hp_color_ LaserJet_ 2500?serial= 999999942349: io/hpmud/model.c 528: no hp_color_ LaserJet_ 2500 attributes found in /usr/share/ hplip/data/ models/ models. dat