please could you update to today's dapper state and try to run from the console:
sudo /usr/lib/cups/daemon/cups-deviced 1 1 7 "" (the last two characters are two quotes) -- HP Deskjet 840C on Parallel Port Not Autodetected. https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/35689 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
