Problems with CUPS and HP3650 - help request

[Alberto]

Dear All,

I am trying to configure an HP3650 printer in FC1 (kernel
2.4.22-1.2197.nptl) with CUPS and keep getting the following error:

There was a problem sending CUPS test page
to 'HP3650' queue:

lpr: unable to print file: server-error-service-unavailable

It is pretty similar to the bug reported at:

http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=97921

since the printer never get listed in the available printers.

For instance, I have CUPS and others installed:

[root at tryps root]# rpm -qa | grep cups
cups-1.1.19-13
cups-libs-1.1.19-13
libgnomecups-0.1.6-0.fdr.0.1

[root at tryps root]# rpm -qa | grep foomatic
foomatic-3.0.0-21.3
Omni-foomatic-0.9.0-4
[root at tryps root]# rpm -qa | grep hpijs
hpijs-1.5-4.2

and the CUPS service running as well.

trying "foomatic" returned this:

[root at tryps root]# foomatic-configure -s cups -p HP-DeskJet_3650 -c
file:/dev/usb/lp0 -n Hp3650 -d hpijs
Use of uninitialized value in split at
/usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.1/Foomatic/DB.pm line 348.
Use of uninitialized value in split at
/usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.1/Foomatic/DB.pm line 348.
lpinfo: Unable to connect to server: Connection refused
Use of uninitialized value in string eq at
/usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.1/Foomatic/DB.pm line 2158.
Use of uninitialized value in split at
/usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.1/Foomatic/DB.pm line 348.
Use of uninitialized value in split at
/usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.1/Foomatic/DB.pm line 348.
Use of uninitialized value in split at
/usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.1/Foomatic/DB.pm line 2230.
Use of uninitialized value in substitution (s///) at
/usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.1/Foomatic/DB.pm line 3361.
Use of uninitialized value in substitution (s///) at
/usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.1/Foomatic/DB.pm line 3362.
Use of uninitialized value in substitution (s///) at
/usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.1/Foomatic/DB.pm line 3363.
Use of uninitialized value in substitution (s///) at
/usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.1/Foomatic/DB.pm line 3364.
Use of uninitialized value in substitution (s///) at
/usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.1/Foomatic/DB.pm line 3361.
Use of uninitialized value in substitution (s///) at
/usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.1/Foomatic/DB.pm line 3362.
Use of uninitialized value in substitution (s///) at
/usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.1/Foomatic/DB.pm line 3363.
Use of uninitialized value in substitution (s///) at
/usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.1/Foomatic/DB.pm line 3364.
Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at
/usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.1/Foomatic/DB.pm line 3366.
Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string at
/usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.1/Foomatic/DB.pm line 3366.
Use of uninitialized value in substitution (s///) at
/usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.1/Foomatic/DB.pm line 3381.
lpadmin: Unable to connect to server: Connection refused
Could not set up/change the queue "Hp3650"!

Trying "cat" returned this:

[root at tryps root]# cat "this is text" >> /dev/lp0
cat: this is text: No such file or directory
[root at tryps root]# cat "this is text" >> /dev/usb/lp0
cat: this is text: No such file or directory

Any tips to solve this ?

Thanks in advance,

Alberto