cups 1.2.2/foomatic problem loading PPD's and raw PS output

[secmgr]

Background:  FBSD 6.1 (recently upgraded from 5.5).  Did fairly massive
upgrade of apps.  

foomatic-db-20060922        =  up-to-date with port
foomatic-db-engine-20060922,1  =  up-to-date with port
foomatic-db-hpijs-1.4       =  up-to-date with port
foomatic-filters-3.0.2_4    =  up-to-date with port
cups-1.2.2                  =  up-to-date with port
cups-base-1.2.2             =  up-to-date with port
cups-pstoraster-8.15        =  up-to-date with port

Printer is HP5550 locally connect via usb /dev/ulpt0

After upgrade, the printer would just spit out raw PS (worked prior).  I
tried deleting anything cups or foo related, and re-installed.  When I
try and add the printer back in via the cups web gui, it hangs just
before it should bring up the printer selection.  The error log looks
like it's recursively adding the same ppd's over and over.  See below. 
I've searched and not seen this, so I have to assume it's something
unique to my install.  If I wait long enough (and the browser doesn't
time out, the printer brand select page comes up, and finally the
model.  I go to print the test page from the cups web, and all it does
is spit out PS again, at least thats what it act like. (I'm using the
foomatic/hpijs PPD)

Is it CUPS, foomatic, gs?  Also, why is the port on 1.2.2 when 1.2.4 is
current for cups?

thanks
jim


[21/Oct/2006:10:51:39 -0700] [cups-driverd] Updating ppd
"foomatic-db-ppds/PPD
/PPD/PPD/PPD/PPD/PPD/PPD/PPD/PPD/PPD/PPD/PPD/PPD/PPD/PPD/PPD/PPD/PPD/PPD/PPD/PPD
/PPD/PPD/PPD/PPD/PPD/Infote"...

it keeps do this (and consuming most of the cpu)