For the second question: Set up a printer with gnome-cups-manager. After having chosen the model, gnome-cups-manager offers to you the drivers which support your printer. Usually one is marked "recommended". Is this one selected by default?
-- hpijs should be the default driver for HP laserjet printers https://launchpad.net/bugs/85071 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
