Thanks for your bug report. You may want to have a look at the hplip package which provides a hp backend for CUPS.
By the way please report only one issue in a bug report. Please check if your second issue hasn't been already reported and, if not, file another bug report. ** Changed in: Ubuntu Sourcepackagename: None => cupsys Status: Unconfirmed => Needs Info -- HP Photosmart 8450 no longer works after upgrading to Dapper https://launchpad.net/bugs/49415 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs