Comment 2 for bug 305121

I have the same problem
You say you fixed it with 'hp-setup', please expand on what you did.

Shane Wiley
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On 2/19/09, Till Kamppeter <email address hidden> wrote:
> *** This bug is a duplicate of bug 289410 ***
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/289410
>
> ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 289410
> Plug 'n print doesn't work for HP Laserjet P1005
>
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> Ubuntu sets up a printer automatically but it doesn't work
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/305121
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of a duplicate bug (via bug 289410).
>
> Status in "hal-cups-utils" source package in Ubuntu: Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
> i bought HP LJ1006. When I plugged it in Ubuntu set it up automatically and
> told me that the printer was ready to print. But that wasn't true. Some HP
> printers needs proprietary firmware to work. But Ubuntu looked like
> everything was OK. That's why I was looking for the problem everywhere but
> the driver. I tried a new cabel. I called a HP support etc. After two days
> of looking for the solution, I found somewhere on the internet that my
> printer could be set up just with hp-setup which downloads proprietary
> firmware. Then the printer started working.
> In brief: The problem is that Ubuntu says everything is set up and the
> printer is ready to print but it's not true and it makes people confused.
> Because they can't have an idea where the problem is.
>