Apart from the "try printing first through hp-toolbox using the test page" workaround, the backport of HPLIP 0.9.7 which is available at http://backports.org might be of interest to you.
Sven, can you confirm that James' workaround works for you? -- "One disk to rule them all, One disk to find them. One disk to bring them all and in the darkness grind them. In the Land of Redmond where the shadows lie." -- The Silicon Valley Tarot Henrique Holschuh -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]