[GLLUG] OT: Mac OS 9 printer question

[Sean]

IIRC there was an issue with those printers, but I was thinking that was
OS X. The drivers for those printers should be avaible via the Software
Update control panel in the OS.  I have a feeling you need at least OS 
9.0.4*

The Desktop Printer Utility you need to configure the printer is in
harddrive/Applications/Utilities. Or you can probably search apples site 
for a USB Printer update type of thing. 

If you need to set this up as a "print server", there is a  control panel 
you need to adjust. I believe it is called USB Print Sharing

* you check this by clicking in the desktop and looking at About This Mac, 
which shows up in the Apple Menu (the little apple on the lefthand 
side.)

If you need anymore help lemme know. 

Sean 


On Thu, 1 Aug 2002, Melson, Paul wrote:

> It's been a few years since I touched a Mac, but if I remember
> correctly, there's not a whole lot to it.  You should connect the
> printer, install the driver, and if you can open Print Desktop and see
> your printer, it's installed.  (Which is, of course, no guarantee that
> it will work.)  Does it show up in Chooser or Print Desktop?  If not,
> re-install the driver with the printer attached.  If it does, are there
> error messages?  Will documents spool in PrintMonitor?  If you've
> rebooted while messing with it, open the System Folder, then the
> PrintMonitor Documents folder and trash anything that's sitting in
> there.  If there were documents in there, did that fix the problem?
> Sorry I can't be of more help, but without a specific error message or
> symptom, all I can do is take shots in the dark.  :-\
> 
> PaulM
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> From: Mark Szidik/mlc [mailto:SzidikM@mlcnet.org]
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> Cc: linux-user@egr.msu.edu; linux-user-admin@egr.msu.edu
> Subject: RE: [GLLUG] OT: Mac OS 9 printer question
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> I guess the problem really is me.  I don't know how to add a printer to
> a
> MacOS 9 system.  It's USB if that makes a difference.
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> Is it a driver issue or do you think there's something wrong with the
> printer?  If you use the console on the HP to print the config, what
> does it say about each of the interfaces?
> 
> PaulM
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Szidik/mlc [mailto:SzidikM@mlcnet.org]
> Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2002 12:37 PM
> To: linux-user@egr.msu.edu
> Subject: [GLLUG] OT: Mac OS 9 printer question
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> I am having a terrible time setting up a HP 4050 USB printer on a Mac
> Cube
> (I have system CD and HP drivers CD).  I don't work with MacOS very
> often
> and I can't remember how to do this.  Anyone able to help me out?
> 
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> ~~~
> Mark Szidik, System Administrator
> Michigan Library Consortium
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