You say you have empty driver list in CUPS webinterface. Is package foomatic-filters-ppds installed?
What is the output of: $ lpinfo -v Are there any PPD files under /usr/share/ppd ? Are the symlinks under /usr/share/cups/model present? Please attach output of: $ ls -l /usr/share/cups/model -- hplip cannot find DeskJet 5440 printer, despite CUPS's claims to the contrary https://launchpad.net/bugs/49107 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs