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Installed Leopard . . . where are the Apple Laserwriter print drivers? - WHiiP - 12-02-2007
I have installed Leopard and the update to 10.5.1 , , , no print drivers for my Apple LaserWriter 12/640 PS . . . what is up with this? No more Apple drivers for this printer?
I am SO not liking this "upgrade" to Leopard.
Re: Installed Leopard . . . where are the Apple Laserwriter print drivers? - Paul F. - 12-02-2007
Try re-running the Leopard installer, and "Customize"...
I think some printer drivers are Optional installs... maybe they made the Laserwriters optional installs?
Other than that, I dunno.
(but this is the sort of thing that has me waiting a while to upgrade!)
Re: Installed Leopard . . . where are the Apple Laserwriter print drivers? - mattkime - 12-02-2007
You did something wrong. I have no problem printing my my LaserWriter. Have AppleTalk turned on?
Re: Installed Leopard . . . where are the Apple Laserwriter print drivers? - WHiiP - 12-02-2007
Yes, AppleTalk is turned on . . . my Canon printer is the only printer found. This was not a problem in Tiger.
Thanks for the response.
Re: Installed Leopard . . . where are the Apple Laserwriter print drivers? - lafinfil - 12-02-2007
Did you run the printer set up utility ?
Re: Installed Leopard . . . where are the Apple Laserwriter print drivers? - WHiiP - 12-02-2007
[quote lafinfil]Did you run the printer set up utility ?
I can not find the Printer Set up Utility. Not in Applications Folder or the Utilities Folder. Spotlight does not reveal it. I tried to run the one from Tiger but it will not load.
Next.
Re: Installed Leopard . . . where are the Apple Laserwriter print drivers? - Jimmypoo - 12-02-2007
I wouldn't move on to NEXT until you figure out the Printer Set-Up doodad.
This is one OS I'm glad I waited on........
Re: Installed Leopard . . . where are the Apple Laserwriter print drivers? - Panopticon - 12-02-2007
Printer must be connected & powered on, so Mac or Router 'talks' with it.
Enable AppleTalk.
Launch System Preferences > Print & Fax > Click + to add printer. With a proper connection, OS X will locate the printer and its PPD file.
The Apple printer PPD files are installed by default at:
/Volumes/Macintosh HD/System/Library/Printers/PPDs/Contents/Resources/
the files are 'gzip' format, e.g. LaserWriter 12_640 PS.gz; and the installer handles them automatically.
Re: Installed Leopard . . . where are the Apple Laserwriter print drivers? - WHiiP - 12-02-2007
[quote Panopticon]Printer must be connected & powered on, so Mac or Router 'talks' with it.
Enable AppleTalk.
Launch System Preferences > Print & Fax > Click + to add printer. With a proper connection, OS X will locate the printer and its PPD file.
The Apple printer PPD files are installed by default at:
/Volumes/Macintosh HD/System/Library/Printers/PPDs/Contents/Resources/
the files are 'gzip' format, e.g. LaserWriter 12_640 PS.gz; and the installer handles them automatically.
Yes, I have located the drivers (with your direction) and they are there. AppleTalk has been on, but perhaps it was not on the first time I went through this "routine". I have now been able to find and add the LW 12/640 . . . AND I can report a successful printing . . .
Thank you!