BEFORE PRINT ATTEMPT:
Printer: lp1@hebrews 'HP OfficeJet 5500'
Queue: no printable jobs in queue
Status: job 'epjh@hebrews+295' saved at 18:36:09.330

AFTER FIRST PRINT ATTEMPT:
Printer: lp1@hebrews 'HP OfficeJet 5500'
Queue: 1 printable job
Server: pid 1395 active
Unspooler: pid 1415 active
Status: attempt 3, sleeping 20 before retry at 18:57:21.828
Rank Owner/ID Pr/Class Job Files Size Time
active(attempt-3) epjh@hebrews+393 A 393 (STDIN) 219633 18:57:10

AFTER SECOND PRINT ATTEMPT:
hebrews:~$ lpq
Printer: lp1@hebrews 'HP OfficeJet 5500'
Queue: 1 printable job
Server: pid 1432 active
Unspooler: pid 1452 active
Status: attempt 3, sleeping 20 before retry at 18:59:42.076
Rank Owner/ID Pr/Class Job Files Size Time
active(attempt-3) epjh@hebrews+430 A 430 (STDIN) 6231 18:59:31
error epjh@hebrews+393 A 393 ERROR: too many errors

less /etc/printcap
lp1||HP OfficeJet 5500|:\
:filter_options= --lprng $J $Z /etc/foomatic/lpd/lp1.ppd:\
:lf=/var/log/lp-errs:\
pdfile=/etc/foomatic/lpd/lp1.ppd:\
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp1:\
:lp=/dev/usb/lp0:\
:if=/usr/bin/foomatic-rip:\
:sh:\
:force_localhost:\
:mx#0:

Well, it's been a few days and no response, so my advice probably can't hurt

Have you considered using cups? It may seem like overkill for a local printer, but I feel it's a great tool and VERY easy to setup/use. And even better is that's it's easily expandable when you add more computers to your network should the need/desire ever arise.

Cool

I didn't notice your first reply.
I installed cups; but there was still no printing; and lpstat gave no output.
I reinstalled lprng.

Maybe this extra information will help someone to help me.

less /var/spool/lpd/lp1/lpq.0
Printer: lp1@hebrews 'HP OfficeJet 5500'
Queue: no printable jobs in queue
Server: no server active
Status: IF filter 'foomatic-rip' filter msg - 'foomatic-gswrapper: gs '-dBATCH'
'-dPARANOIDSAFER' '-dQUIET' '-dNOPAUSE' '-sDEVICE=ijs' '-sIjsServer=hpijs' '-sD
eviceManufacturer=HEWLETT-PACKARD' '-sDeviceModel=deskjet 3600' '-dDEVICEWIDTHPO
INTS=612' '-dDEVICEHEIGHTPOINTS=792' '-r300' '-sIjsParams=Quality:Quality=0,Qual
ity:ColorMode=2,Quality:MediaType=0,Quality:PenSet=1' '-dIjsUseOutputFD' '-sOutp
utFile=/dev/fd/3' '/dev/fd/0' 3>&1 1>&2' at 18:19:07.620
Status: IF filter 'foomatic-rip' filter msg - 'sh: gs: command not found' at 18
:19:07.632
Status: IF filter 'foomatic-rip' filter msg - 'renderer return value: 127' at 1
8:19:07.633
Status: IF filter 'foomatic-rip' filter msg - 'renderer received signal: 127' a
t 18:19:07.633
Status: IF filter 'foomatic-rip' filter msg - 'Closing renderer' at 18:19:07.63
4
......etc

less /var/spool/lpd/lp1/lpq.1
Printer: lp1@hebrews
Job: root@hebrews+222 Comment: HP OfficeJet 5500
Printing: no
Aborted: no
Spooling: no
Queue: no printable jobs in queue
Server: no server active
SPOOLCONTROL=
change=0x0
Status: IF filter 'foomatic-rip' filter msg - 'Error closing renderer' at 17:58
:15.957
Status: IF filter 'foomatic-rip' filter exit status 'JFAIL' at 17:58:15.964
Status: printing finished at 17:58:15.964
Status: accounting at end at 17:58:15.964
Status: finished 'root@hebrews+222', status 'JFAIL' at 17:58:15.965
Status: job 'root@hebrews+222' attempt 1, trying 3 times at 17:58:15.966
Status: waiting for subserver to exit at 17:58:15.968
....etc

less /var/spool/lpd/lp1/status.pr
IF filter 'foomatic-rip' filter msg - 'foomatic-gswrapper: gs '-dBATCH' '-dPARAN
OIDSAFER' '-dQUIET' '-dNOPAUSE' '-sDEVICE=ijs' '-sIjsServer=hpijs' '-sDeviceManu
facturer=HEWLETT-PACKARD' '-sDeviceModel=deskjet 3600' '-dDEVICEWIDTHPOINTS=612'
'-dDEVICEHEIGHTPOINTS=792' '-r300' '-sIjsParams=Quality:Quality=0,Quality:Color
Mode=2,Quality:MediaType=0,Quality:PenSet=1' '-dIjsUseOutputFD' '-sOutputFile=/d
ev/fd/3' '/dev/fd/0' 3>&1 1>&2' at 2005-10-01-18:19:07.620 ## A=epjh@hebrews+780
number=780 process=1802
IF filter 'foomatic-rip' filter msg - 'sh: gs: command not found' at 2005-10-01-
18:19:07.632 ## A=epjh@hebrews+780 number=780 process=1802
IF filter 'foomatic-rip' filter msg - 'renderer return value: 127' at 2005-10-01
-18:19:07.633 ## A=epjh@hebrews+780 number=780 process=1802
IF filter 'foomatic-rip' filter msg - 'renderer received signal: 127' at 2005-10
-01-18:19:07.633 ## A=epjh@hebrews+780 number=780 process=1802
IF filter 'foomatic-rip' filter msg - 'Closing renderer' at 2005-10-01-18:19:07.
634 ## A=epjh@hebrews+780 number=780 process=1802
IF filter 'foomatic-rip' filter msg - 'KID3 exited with status 1' at 2005-10-01-