At first delete the old init scripts with "sudo rm /etc/init.d/hplip /etc/rc?.d/*hplip". Then reboot to make sure that there is no influence of any old installation.
If printing still does not work, try
sudo chmod +x /usr/lib/python-support/hplip/python2.5/*.so
Does it work now?
At first delete the old init scripts with "sudo rm /etc/init.d/hplip /etc/rc?.d/*hplip". Then reboot to make sure that there is no influence of any old installation.
If printing still does not work, try
sudo chmod +x /usr/lib/ python- support/ hplip/python2. 5/*.so
Does it work now?