> > there's
> > also:
> > rpm -qa dbus-python\*
> > to check that something is installed.
> That simply returns
> dbus-python-0.70-7.el5
In case you did not try it already, have you tried hp-check?
Did you check http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/install/manual/distros/centos.html for dependencies?
JD