HP laser 1010 is not printing

hi friends,
i m sorry to again ask a very basic question
cant i?
i love open source thats why i want to know more about it.
my problem is when i boot linux PCQ2004 its show that this printer has been
 configured.
but when i give print command from gedit.it shows something genric printer
in printer name box
i can export a file to pdf format but when i click print button it does not
print.
plz help
happy holi
ankit walia