Installed Leopard . . . where are the Apple Laserwriter print drivers?

[WHiiP]

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.

[Paul F.]

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!)

[mattkime]

You did something wrong. I have no problem printing my my LaserWriter. Have AppleTalk turned on?

[WHiiP]

Yes, AppleTalk is turned on . . . my Canon printer is the only printer found. This was not a problem in Tiger.

Thanks for the response.

[lafinfil]

Did you run the printer set up utility ?

[WHiiP]

[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.

[Jimmypoo]

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........

[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.

[WHiiP]

[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!