Ibook/G3/OSX.4 (tiger) and HP LaserJet 4050 ethernet (no USB) printer

hi everyone, i spent forever on the HP site and HP phone trying to get support but got nowhere. someone gave me an HP LaserJet 4050 printer. It has a serial port, a parallel port and an ethernet cable port. I have an ibook with USB, firewire, and ethernet. i have no instructions for the printer (it's old school). i downloaded the driver from HP but nothings happening. I can't figure out how to configure this printer to work with my mac. It may be impossible. It seems to be a network printer as there is an IP address on the printer. The only way I can connect is thru the ethernet cable. Are there any work-arounds?
Thanks,
Amy

That printer (discontinued 2001?) may not support IPP (= Internet Printing Protocol, not IP printing). If it does it will need a queue name to work with a jetdirect card (ethernet card).
IP printing > HP jetdirect protocol is better for HP jetdirects.
To change settings on the printer, use the Classic (OS 9) HP Laserjet utility, bundled in OS 9 Laserjet driver installers, or use OS X Terminal command "telnet 192.168.x.x" (printer's IP address).

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Macbook Pro OSX 10.8 and Epson WF 7525 will no longer print.
It did until quite recently . However now I get filter failed and RastertoescpII and pages of items when i try to print .
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Have tried to to uninstall and reinstall but nothing.
Any advice, please?.
ps
The printer deos not show up on Epsons site but i think I have the software from Apple.
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Hi Jeffery, it actually sounds like a hardware problem.
http://www.macintouch.com/readerreports/ibook/topic3417.html
http://www.applefritter.com/node/10193
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http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107120
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Leopard System requirements
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a DVD drive >built-in FireWire
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a built-in display or a display connected to an Apple-supplied video card supported by your computer
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Sorry for the long title -- I am new to this forum.
This should be SIMPLE -- just trying to get old Mac G4 desktop to print on directly attached (USB) HP Laserjet 1020.
Several online sources say the HP drivers for Laserjet 1022 work fine ...
I deleted all printers, installed the HP drivers (all prompts indicate it is installed fine), re-connected the printer by USB. OSX recognizes the printer and auto-populates its name in the Name: box, puts "desktop" in the Location: field ... and the Print Using: field is gray, saying "Please select a driver or printer model"
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I have tried this process a half-dozen times with re-starts in between --- cannot get past this sticking point -- aargh !
Any advice would be welcome. Thank you !

Hi, no apologies needed, the new forums are the worst iteration so far!
Anyway, getting old here, but I think I have an hp 1022 at work that works fine in 10.3, 10.4, & 10.5.
Try this & let us know the outcome...
Safe Boot , (holding Shift key down at bootup), it will try to repair your Disk Directory while the spinning radian is happening, so let it go, run Disk Utility in Applications>Utilities, then highlight your drive, click on Repair Permissions.
Mac OS X: About the Reset Printing System feature ...
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1341?viewlocale=en_US
Might try Printer Setup Repair 5.1...
http://www.fixamac.net/software/index.html
Reboot & try setup again.

OSX 10.4.11 (Tiger) and newest MacBook Pro - is it possible ?

Hello, I have just bought the latest high end MacBook Pro 2.5GHz and it came with Leopard.
I would still like to work with Tiger. Is there a way I can boot with 10.4.11 despite it might (or it is not) be supported by Apple?
I have am older MacBook pro which does boot is Tiger and was thinking I could customize/clone that adding needed drivers.
many thanks for your help!
Ciao
Carlo

While you cannot install it using the install discs, it will run if you have a pre-made master disk image created with Disk Utility and applied to the computer using NetRestore.
I did it just last week as we got new machines in that "required" Leopard but we did not have our master Leopard disk image created so I figured I'd try and image the new computers with the Tiger image.
While it did work, and the computer booted fine, some controls were missing. The screen darkness and the volume could not be adjusted, but everything else worked as it was supposed to.
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Mac-mini, Tiger, and OS9

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my ibook G3 OSX 10.2.8, airport admin utility software 3.1.1 no longer can detect the airport express wireless network (powerbook G4, OSX 10.4.11, airport admin utility 4.2; airport express, WEP protected, to DSL modem). i just installed an ipod driver update on the ibook, and wireless networking went down on restart. any help greatly appreciated!

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This isn't harmful, because it is only a preference list, so it will be created brandnew as soon as you re-setup the Airport stuff.
Mac OS X ( especially Jaguar ) has a tendency to corrupt some plists out of the blue, it is more or less harmless and can be fixed with recreating them plus permissions-repair.
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Hi,
I have a mini mac running tiger and I need to update my itunes and ipod touch which i cant currently do in tiger.
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List of Applications Not Compatible with Leopard...
http://guides.macrumors.com/List:Applications_Not_Compatible_with_Leopard
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http://snowleopard.wikidot.com/
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Firstly, can you run it?
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A PowerPC G3, G4, or G5 processor
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At least 256 MB of RAM
DVD drive (DVD-ROM), Combo (CD-RW/DVD-ROM) or SuperDrive (DVD-R) for installation
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More information here:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301341
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Need help to Settings Apple iMAC 2012 and HP LaserJet 1100.

Need help to Settings Apple iMAC 2012 and HP LaserJet 1100.
I purchased a imac, 2012, before there was Windows 7. I have the HP LaserJet 1100 and Print Servers Trendnet TE100 P21, with Windows 7 it worked, but with MAC OSX 10.8 does not want to, do not go printing. Could help with the setting?
Нужна помощь в настроке Apple iMAC 2012 и HP LaserJet 1100.
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привет Roman,
Mac OS X: About the Reset Printing System feature ...
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1341?viewlocale=en_US
10.5/10.6/10.7/10.8 instructions...
In System Preferences>Fax & Print, Right click or Control+click on the Printers list Sidebar, choose Reset Printing System.
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http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20031215144430486
Safe Boot from the HD, (holding Shift key down at bootup), run Disk Utility in Applications>Utilities, then highlight your drive, click on Repair Permissions.
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Resetting the printing system in Mac OS X 10.5.x+++
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    4.    Control-click on list of printers on the left side of the window, then choose "Reset printing system" from the contextual menu. If you don't see a list of printers, Control-click on the text "Click + to add a printer or fax" and select "Reset printing system..."       As an alternative, if you currently have one or more printers listed, you can Option-click the "-" (Remove printer) button.
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1341
Reboot.
Mac OS X: О сброса системы Печать ...
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1341?viewlocale=en_US
10.5/10.6/10.7/10.8 инструкции ...
В System Preferences> Печать и факс, правой кнопкой мыши или Control + Click на боковой панели списка принтеров, выберите Сброс системы печати.
если вы держите опцию и нажмите кнопку "-" на вкладке он сбрасывает систему печати.
http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20031215144430486
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Сброс системы печати в Mac OS X 10.5.x + + +
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2. Выберите Системные настройки в меню Apple.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1341
Перезагрузку.

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Conny:
Actually, the point is to run Repair Disk in Disk Utility, and you can do this booted from Tiger. The following procedure assumes you have already cloned your internal HDD to an external firewire HDD as suggested earlier.
Installation Process
Insert Installer disk and Restart, holding down the "C" key until grey Apple appears.
Go to Installer menu (Panther and earlier) or Utilities menu (Tiger) and launch Disk Utility.
Select your HDD (manufacturer ID) in the left panel.
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(Check S.M.A.R.T Status of HDD at the bottom of right panel, and report if it says anything but Verified)
Click Repair Disk on the bottom right.
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• Select Options and choose Archive and Install and to preserve settings.
• Choose to Customize and deselect Foreign Language Translations and Additional Printer drivers.
Optional: Check box to install X11 (Tiger)
• Proceed with installation.
• After installation computer will restart for setup.
• After setup, reboot computer.
• Go to Applications > Utilities > Disk Utility.
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• Select First Aid in main panel.
• Click Repair Disk Permissions.
• Connect to Internet.
• Download and install Mac OS X 10.4.11 Combo update (PPC) (Tiger)
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• Go to Apple Menu > Software Update.
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• Select First Aid in main panel.
• Click Repair Disk Permissions.

Using VNC on Panther G3 iBook to reach G4 Tiger eMac

Greetings:
Having connection problems using VNC on Panther G3 iBook to control G4 Tiger eMac. All I get from Chicken of the VNC is "Connection refused"
My setups:
iBook Setup
Chicken of the VNC
VNC Login:
Host 10.0.0.1
Display 5901
Remember Password
Allow other clients to connect
Vine Server
SSH Tunnel Manger
Name: eMac
Host: emac.localhost
Port 5901
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Vine Server:
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10.0.2.1 Internal
10.0..0.1 Internal
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The latest version of Apple Remote Desktop Client that supports Panther that I'm aware of is 3.2.2:
http://support.apple.com/downloads/AppleRemote_Desktop_3_2_2Client

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I have an iPad and iPhone but am stuck with Tiger and Leopard on my old powerbook G4. Will I still be able to get my email on my PowerBook after I upgrade to iCloud? I don't have the cash to upgrade the mac right now. Just wondering what my email options are. Thank You.

You will be able to get your mail on the PowerBook. The calendars (iCal) will not sync; any events added to iPad and/or iPhone will not sync with the Mac but will sync with each other (that is: the mobile devices which are on iCloud). My MacBook Pro (Lion) and iPad2 (iOS5) sync fine; I still get my Mail on iBook G4, MacBook Pro (Snow Leopard) and iMac (Snow Leopard).
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hi gang,
i tried to look through the posts to find this, but didnt.
im looking to reinstall my OSX Tiger, and i want to keep all of my email. can i just copy something from my apple mail folder and replace after the install? what do i do about permissions or preferences? can i copy those too?
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You may be able to do an Archive and Install which does not erase the hard drive:
How to Perform an Archive and Install
1. Be sure to use Disk Utility first to repair the disk before performing the Archive and Install.
Repairing the Hard Drive and Permissions
Boot from your OS X Installer disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Installer menu (Utilities menu for Tiger.) After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported, then quit DU and return to the installer.
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2. Do not proceed with an Archive and Install if DU reports errors it cannot fix. In that case use Disk Warrior and/or TechTool Pro to repair the hard drive. If neither can repair the drive, then you will have to erase the drive and reinstall from scratch.
3. Boot from your OS X Installer disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When you reach the screen to select a destination drive click once on the destination drive then click on the Option button. Select the Archive and Install option. You have an option to preserve users and network preferences. Only select this option if you are sure you have no corrupted files in your user accounts. Otherwise leave this option unchecked. Click on the OK button and continue with the OS X Installation.
4. Upon completion of the Archive and Install you will have a Previous System Folder in the root directory. You should retain the PSF until you are sure you do not need to manually transfer any items from the PSF to your newly installed system.
5. After moving any items you want to keep from the PSF you should delete it. You can back it up if you prefer, but you must delete it from the hard drive.
6. You can now download a Combo Updater directly from Apple's download site to update your new system to the desired version as well as install any security or other updates. You can also do this using Software Update.

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