Printer Drivers missing on Lucid

[Juan R. de Silva]

On Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:39:58 +0000, Juan R. de Silva wrote:

> 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?

ups... i've dumped it late and to the wrong place. soory. :-)