Printer Drivers missing on Lucid

[Juan R. de Silva]

On Wed, 29 Jun 2011 18:20:45 -0600, Roy Strachan wrote:

> Hello,
> I've been grappling with a strange problem ever since I upgraded to
> Lucid. Whenever I plug in a printer HP inkjet 3900(USB) which worked
> fine with the previous version, I get a message saying that the system
> is searching for drivers but this just stays on the screen even when
> left overnight with internet access on. But my multifunction Samsung
> 2160 installed without any hassle because I downloaded a linux driver
> for it.
> How can I get around this? Your assistance would be deeply appreciated.

Have you installed HPLIP from Symantec?