PSC 1210 - can scan but can't print

Think of me as a newby with a five-week-old PSC1210.
Somewhere I'm missing something.  I can scan, but can't print.  Running RedHat 
9.0.  Printer is HP PSC1210 and I had previously set it up on another older 
and slower RH 9 system and it printed (with "lpr <file-name>" only) and 
scanned.  Wouldn't print a cups test page.

On my wife's machine it won't print at all, but scans.

installed libusb-0.1.6-3
installed libusb-devel-0.1.6-3
installed hpijs-1.6.1-1
installed hpoj-0.91-1

as root, /usr/local/sbin/ptal-init setup

in cups (http://localhost:631)  select "add a printer" and select the device:

[betty@betty log]$ ptal-device
mlc:usb:psc1200
[betty@betty log]$ ptal-devid
MFG:Hewlett-Packard;MDL:psc 1200
series;CMD:LDL,MLC,PML,DYN;CLS:PRINTER;1284.4DL:4d,4e,1;SN:CN42QG301Y5H;S:0380008000820000002c1481061c
2501061;
[betty@betty log]$ ptal-print `ptal-device` </dev/null
ptal-print: connecting to device "mlc:usb:psc1200"...  successful.
[betty@betty log]$ ptal-connect `ptal-device` -service ECHO
ptal-connect: connecting to device "mlc:usb:psc1200"...  successful.
goneaway
goneaway                        
blahblah
blahblah

[betty@betty log]$ su
Password:
[root@betty log]# ptal-init start

Stopping the HP OfficeJet Linux driver.
Starting the HP OfficeJet Linux driver.
    mlc:usb:psc1200

[root@betty log]#

Try to print a test page with http://localhost:631  and get:
Could not connect to remote server.
http://betty:631/printers/psd1200?op=print-test-page

In a shell, I try "lpr testing " and it comes back with the prompt like it 
sent it, but nothing from the printer and
"lpq"  gives me
"psc1200 is ready     no entries"

/var/log/messages says "psc1200 successfully initialized"

bruce



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