eflyguy

Great. 10.6 killed my ability to print from our Mac's.

Lots of (heated) discussion about this on the mac forums, I've tried most posted solutions without success. Need some time to try stripping out all 10.6 drivers and installing 10.5 versions..

http://discussions.apple.com/thread....readID=2132253
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eflyguy

OK, got my MacBook working, will try same on my wife's mini in the AM.

Basically, removed the printer, installed the full driver package from Apple's site, then re-added the printer. It appears to be fine now - just printed a pretty complex job (16-page color booklet layout from Acrobat..)
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The Hundred Gunner

HP Laserjet 4L? It's a really, really old printer from 1993, I think, but it has always been well-supported.

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thedarkknight

My friend had this happen to her. It depends on what model you have. Some models you can simply uninstalll and reinstall while others are more complex and make you search for drivers.

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The Hundred Gunner

Works with the HP Laserjet 4L - no changes necessary.

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eflyguy

Had to help a friend out today - she'd bought a MacBook but couldn't get her Canon MX310 working on 10.5.8. I had to download and install a driver package from Canon, but then it worked. Not quite what I was expecting - I would have thought the driver would have come down from Apple automatically like all my HP drivers did..
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thedarkknight

Yeah I had to do that with my Canon Printer when I first bought it....I thought the same exact thing. Apple needs to actually pick up on these things!

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fishman78

Hi,

I just bought my Mac today! Yay! I have an HP2600n that I have connected via network. Is this a problematic printer? I have no idea how to work this thing let alone re-install drivers! LOL!!

Thanks for your help!!

eflyguy

There's only one way to find out..
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The Hundred Gunner

For any UNIX-based OS, I'd recommend using CUPS to configure printers. I feel like there's much more control in CUPS over what goes on. I think my printer's driver shows up in CUPS, but not in the System Preference's setup dialog.

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"But you would be amazed by how many people think that the only reason to have a computer is to play games, and that playing games is all that anyone with a computer does." - dangerousHobo