Comment 90 for bug 96454

Mario S. Mommer, if your printer setup toll popped up some dialog to install a plugin, the downloaded plugin is from HP. HP does not use the .dl extension for the firmware file. HP puts all firmware files into /usr/share/hplip/data/firmware/. They have the extension .fw.gz and the names are the model names of the printers to which they belong. If you have a file hp_laserjet_p1005.fw.gz in that directory all is OK. Note that the files are gzipped, so they cannot be sent directly to the printer without gunzipping.

To check whether the firmware gets actually loaded into the printer, unplug the USB cable and plug it again. After plugging the lights of the printer should flash and the mechanics rotate. This tells that the printer has loaded the firmware. Attach /var/log/syslog if this does not happen.

For the repeated auto-setup please attach your /etc/cups/printers.conf and post the output of "lsusb", "lpstat -v" and "lpinfo -v". Then unplug and replug the USB cable (or turn off and turn on the printer) and wait until the printer setup procedure ends (Printer with magnifier in notification area/system tray disappearing). Then attach /var/log/syslog.