diff -up hplip-3.9.8/prnt/backend/hp.c~ hplip-3.9.8/prnt/backend/hp.c
--- hplip-3.9.8/prnt/backend/hp.c~	2009-10-28 17:03:27.435140391 +0000
+++ hplip-3.9.8/prnt/backend/hp.c	2009-10-28 17:12:15.709140073 +0000
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ static int loop_test(HPMUD_DEVICE dd, HP
    if (first_time)
    {
       first_time = 0;
-      old_state = ("media-empty-error,media-jam-error,"
+      old_state = ("media-empty-error,media-jam-error,hplip.plugin-error,"
 		   "cover-open-error,toner-empty-error,other");
    }
 
diff -up hplip-3.9.8/prnt/hpijs/hpcups.cpp~ hplip-3.9.8/prnt/hpijs/hpcups.cpp
--- hplip-3.9.8/prnt/hpijs/hpcups.cpp~	2009-10-28 17:03:27.390139541 +0000
+++ hplip-3.9.8/prnt/hpijs/hpcups.cpp	2009-10-28 17:11:18.980140742 +0000
@@ -384,6 +384,7 @@ int HPCups::initContext (char **argv)
 	SendDbusMessage (device_uri, printer,
 	                 EVENT_PRINT_FAILED_MISSING_PLUGIN,
 			 argv[2], atoi (argv[1]), argv[3]);
+	fputs ("STATE: +hplip.plugin-error\n", stderr);
 	BUG ("ERROR: unable to set device = %s, err = %d\n", attr->value, err);
 	return 1;
     }