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bjf - May 31, 2005 - 2:25 pm
Just got a Mac Mini running Tiger. Have a printing problem.
The Mac is wired to an Ethernet network that also has 3 Windows machines.
The printer, an HP LaserJet 1012, is connected to the network by a wired Linksys print server (PSUS).
I have the IP address for the print server, but I can’t find the right driver on the Mac for IP Printing.
Apple Tech Support told me that the HP LaserJet 1012 driver included in Tiger does not do IP printing, and suggested that I get a GIMP driver for the 1012.
HP Tech Support told me that a GIMP driver won’t work, and that I should try the HP IP printing driver on the Mac.
I have not tried either suggestion.
Will a GIMP driver work? Where can I get one?
Is HP Tech Support correct?
Thanks for your help.
BJF
The Mac is wired to an Ethernet network that also has 3 Windows machines.
The printer, an HP LaserJet 1012, is connected to the network by a wired Linksys print server (PSUS).
I have the IP address for the print server, but I can’t find the right driver on the Mac for IP Printing.
Apple Tech Support told me that the HP LaserJet 1012 driver included in Tiger does not do IP printing, and suggested that I get a GIMP driver for the 1012.
HP Tech Support told me that a GIMP driver won’t work, and that I should try the HP IP printing driver on the Mac.
I have not tried either suggestion.
Will a GIMP driver work? Where can I get one?
Is HP Tech Support correct?
Thanks for your help.
BJF
bjf - Jun 1, 2005 - 1:42 pm
More details.
I have made contact with the printer, but get the message "unsupported personality".
I think I need a network driver for the printer
What should I use?
Thanks.
BJF
I have made contact with the printer, but get the message "unsupported personality".
I think I need a network driver for the printer
What should I use?
Thanks.
BJF
Natobasso - Jun 1, 2005 - 11:18 pm
Howdy!
If you go IP printing it's going to be pretty darn slow. Have you tried setting up a new printer in your Printer Set up but trying to access the hp as Windows Printing or Rendevous? Maybe your HP will show up in your queue there so you can add it.
Here's hp's tech page for your printer with regard to OS X. There might be some more enlightenment to be had here…
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport...s&swEnvOID=219
Let me know if any of this works.
So what are you printing? It looks like postscript isn't included in the Tiger driver for your printer so this might be causing you the most problems especially if you're printing text rich and/or photo rich documents that require postscript.
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*Nat
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If you go IP printing it's going to be pretty darn slow. Have you tried setting up a new printer in your Printer Set up but trying to access the hp as Windows Printing or Rendevous? Maybe your HP will show up in your queue there so you can add it.
Here's hp's tech page for your printer with regard to OS X. There might be some more enlightenment to be had here…
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport...s&swEnvOID=219
Let me know if any of this works.
So what are you printing? It looks like postscript isn't included in the Tiger driver for your printer so this might be causing you the most problems especially if you're printing text rich and/or photo rich documents that require postscript.
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*Nat
Pro Bass Player
Freelance Designer
Junior IT
Natobasso - Jun 1, 2005 - 11:36 pm
Looks like if you get Linuxprinting driver and Ghostscript ESP you might be able to get your printing going.
Go to this post for someone else with an HP 1012!
http://www.macosx.com/forums/showthr...ht=ghostscript
(very cool, should help you a lot).
That post basically lists these two sites for drivers/software you might need:
Go here for linuxprinting info:
http://www.linuxprinting.org/
go here for Ghostscript:
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/18096
I think if you download these two things you should be able to get your printer to work. Let me know how this goes.
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*Nat
Pro Bass Player
Freelance Designer
Junior IT
Go to this post for someone else with an HP 1012!
http://www.macosx.com/forums/showthr...ht=ghostscript
(very cool, should help you a lot).
That post basically lists these two sites for drivers/software you might need:
Go here for linuxprinting info:
http://www.linuxprinting.org/
go here for Ghostscript:
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/18096
I think if you download these two things you should be able to get your printer to work. Let me know how this goes.
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*Nat
Pro Bass Player
Freelance Designer
Junior IT
bjf - Jun 2, 2005 - 11:17 am
Tried it, but it didn't work.
Weird thing - if I connect the 1012 to an Airport Express, it works fine.
I've just about given up.
Appreciate any suggestions you might have.
BJF
Weird thing - if I connect the 1012 to an Airport Express, it works fine.
I've just about given up.
Appreciate any suggestions you might have.
BJF
Natobasso - Jun 2, 2005 - 1:41 pm
I wonder if the Airport is acting as a print server? Could be that you need to further program your print server to serve your printer. Have you gone through all steps with this? If you access your router via web browser you can get into printing options.
Let me know if this helps.
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*Nat
Pro Bass Player
Freelance Designer
Junior IT
Let me know if this helps.
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*Nat
Pro Bass Player
Freelance Designer
Junior IT
TechSupport - Jun 5, 2005 - 2:30 pm
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