--- hplip-1.7.2/backend/hp/hp.c.media-empty	2006-12-14 18:15:44.000000000 +0000
+++ hplip-1.7.2/backend/hp/hp.c	2007-04-05 15:45:20.000000000 +0100
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@
    int len, vstatus, cnt;
    char buf[HPLIP_BUFFER_SIZE+HPLIP_HEADER_SIZE];
    HplipMsgAttributes ma;
-   int paperout=0, offline=0;
+   int paperout = -1, offline = -1;
 
    if (argc > 1)
    {
@@ -544,17 +544,17 @@
                switch (vstatus)
                {
                   case VSTATUS_OOPA:
-                     if (!paperout)
+                     if (paperout != 1)
                      {
                         fputs("STATE: +media-empty-error\n", stderr);
-                        paperout=1;
+                        paperout = 1;
                      }
                      break;
                   default:
-                     if (!offline)
+                     if (offline != 1)
                      {
                         fputs("STATE: +other\n", stderr);
-                        offline=1;
+                        offline = 1;
                      }
                      break;
                }