Macbook Appletalk Printing Problem

I am having a problem locating printers on our network using Appletalk on a Macbook 2Ghz laptop. The only thing that will come up in the "available printers" windows is "Adobe PDF". Has anyone else seen this, or know how to fix this problem? We are trying to print to any of our HP printers in the office and can see them from any of our other macs.
Thanks.
Mac Mini Dual Core Mac OS X (10.4.6)

Don't know if this will help: I have a mixed environment here, mostly peecee's. Set the HP 4100 to AppleTalk and couldn't see the printer. No routers, firewalls or gateways in the way...
This happened a while ago so the details aren't clear but there was a utility that would 'see' the printer but the mac wouldn't connect to it. I had been running AppleTalk for years with an older IIcx with no issues...
Swapped to IP printing like the peecee's and everything works just great. Can see the printer(s), ALL of them. Can print to any of the printers with no issues (except for a driver bug on one of the printer's drivers)...
I'd strongly recommend switching to IP printing... There isn't anything in my mind, short of a compatibility issue, that would stop me from going that way on any network... There's just too much that can go wrong with AppleTalk printing compared to IP printing... Most HP's will support multiple protocols at the same time so you can switch some over and see what happens...

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Airport AppleTalk Printer Problem

Greetings:
I have a MacBook Pro running MacOS X 10.5.5 and have installed Airport Extreme Update 2008-004 (1.0). Since then, I have been unable to connect to my LaserWriter Pro 630 (AppleTalk Over Ethernet Only, no TCP/IP) that is connected to my home network. I also cannot connect to another LaserWriter Pro 630 at my daughter's house. My daughter is also unable to connect that printer. The printers do not show up in the AppleTalk Local Zone under Printers & Fax Preferences.
Apparently this problem has been noted before but was supposed to be solved by MacOS X 10.4.6. Obviously the problem is back with 10.5.5
How do we solve this dilemma? I posted this question on Macosx.com and haven't resolved this situation with them.

Greetings:
I have installed the 10.5.6 update successfully on my MacBook Pro (MBP). I tried to connect to the printer via Airport Appletalk and am still not able to do so. I have noticed that the printer sharing options with my other computers are now working properly so I can print to the LaserWriter Pro 630 from my MBP if I have my G4 up and running. This is also the first time that I have been able to print to my HP PhotoSmart A610 Series printer that is directly connected to the G4. I was able to print to this printer on receipt of the MBP but within a week, I installed 10.5 and was unable to print until now.
Apparently no one at Apple has noticed this "minor" problem.

Macbook Pro: printing problem

Hi,
I have a pretty weird problem with my Macbook Pro. When I try to print in Word, Excel or any native Os X App, Os X returns an error, ranging from "out-of-memory" (although 800mb free) to "Something went wrong". This occurs when printing on any of my 4 network printers. It is no networking problem because other Macbooks do not experience the same issues. The most remarkable thing is that printing from Adobe Acrobat works like a charm, on all printers!
Any thoughts? I think it's no driver issue considering the Adobe Acrobat case.
edit: BTW, i've tried printing on different brands of printers (Xerox, HP)
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If you can't find a solution, you can try resetting the printing system.
In Tiger, you open the Printer Setup Utility. Then, in the Printer Setup Utility menu, select Reset Printing System. You will need to re-add all your printers after you do this.

Printing from MacBook Pro to Appletalk printer

Computer: MacBook Pro OS X 10.4.8
network: wireless via Apple Airport
printer: NEC SilentWriter 1097 connected to Ethernet via a Appletalk-to-Ethernet adaptor
Here is the situation:
When I run the Printer Setup Utility, select "Add Printer," then press the "More Printers..." button, then select "AppleTalk" and "Local AppleTalk Zone," no printers show up in the list. Appletalk is enabled in the network settings and I can see the other Macs on the network. The other Macs (both PPC, one wired one wireless; both also running 10.4.8) on the network can see the Appletalk printer. The MacBook Pro (Intel) cannot.
MacBook Pro Mac OS X (10.4.8)
iMac G5 Mac OS X (10.4.8)

How is your Airport connected to the Ethernet-to-Localtalk adapter? Is it a direct connection from the LAN Ethernet port on the Airport or through a hub/switch/router? On my network both the Airport and the iPrint Ethernet-to-Localtalk adapter are connected to an Ethernet switch (as are 2-3 computers). I have had no problems printing to my HP 5MP via AppleTalk wirelessly from 2 other Macs. (Except that this is slow with complex documents due to the slow Localtalk connection.)
Are you sure the Ethernet port on the Airport is enabled? How did you set up the Airport? Can you use other services such as iTunes sharing over the wireless connection?
I am using the same laser printer driver whether I connect wirelessly or wired. Since the 802.11g should function as if it is a wired connection, I don't see why there should be a difference in drivers, as long as you use an ethernet workable driver as you are apparently doing. (I am not a printer guru, just a learner, so I could be wrong here, but the Appletalk over wireless 802.11g does work for me. I don't have an Intel Mac but I do want to get one soon so I hope there is not a problem in this regard.)

MacBook 2006 w/Snow Leopard; HP B210 printer; print problem; error message: One or more components of the HP printing software are corrupted or missing. Reinstalled software but Mac will not cause printer to print.

? MacBook 2006 w/Snow Leopard; HP B210 printer; print problem; error message: "One or more components of the HP printing software are corrupted or missing..." Reinstalled software but Mac will not cause printer to print. My MacBook Pro works fine with same wireless printer.

Hi ArielAce , thanks for getting back to me!
I would recommend downloading and running the HP Print and Scan Doctor.
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MacBook Pro Printing & Mail Problems

My stepdad's Macbook Pro just came Fed Ex today. Amazing yesterday, it was in Shanghi.
Anyway, I have two major problems. First, I imported all his old documents and settings, using the assistant from his old iMac. When I went to print, nothing happens. I mean I click on the button, but no print window pops up. It does not matter what application I am in. The printer is plugged in the USB port correctly. It is supported ( a Lexmark laser E320). The driver is installed. The computer even says it sees the printer. I just get no print window, and the print queue stays empty.
Apple support was useless. The person barely could speak English and the recommended solution was to re-install OSX. How could that help, I only had the computer for an hour and a half.
Second, the installer imported all my step dad's mail, but when I click on the reply button to respond to other's email, nothing happens (the exact same problem as with printing, nothing happens). Again, Apple support was no help. Repairing permissions, emptying the cache, trashing preferences, nothing helped.
Any clues would be helpful. What a bumper, as I hyped up the machine
Mac Book Pro Mac OS X (10.4.5)

I used Print Repair Setup. The demo is free, but it is shareware. I had forgot about this software, but have used it in the past, and it is great. It can be found at:
http://www.fixamacsoftware.com/software/index.html.
I should say, however, that it only solved the printing problem for the root user's account on my machine (which also had not been working). I did not check my account before verifying the fix and psoting here. Sure enough it did not work. Eventually I did an index and reinstall, and it restored printing for my normal account. The utility may work for you though, so try it out. As I set, I have used it in the past, and it has fixed some problems when all else failed.
I will have an update for my mail problem. The indexing and reinstall did not solve the mail problem. I, however, discovered the problem. Apparently, I had a .Mac account a long time ago. I cancelled it after the year of reduced membership costs expired. My computer, however, carried this information forward with it when I updated my operating system several times from 10.1 to 10.4.
After trying everything I coudl think of, including deleting the .Mac mail folders in the Library Mail folder, I went to system preferences. I opened the .Mac option, and deleted the user name. I closed mail, and restarted it. This solved the problem for me.

Printing problem using HP Laser 3015 with OS 10.4.11 on MacBook

Pauses when printing a set of PDF files on my HP Laser 3015. It takes forever to print a set of documents. This is not working for my business where sometimes I have anywhere from 60 to over 100 pages to print out 2 sets! Last week I printed out the first set that took a long time and copied the second set. Printer worked fine with the old reader. I would like to have that back!! But can't find it in my application folder. Can someone tell me how to get an old reader if there is not a solution to this printing problem.
I reviewed all the settings on the print box and can't find the problem. I've read what to do in Adobe's help but it didn't tell me anything I already was doing. Does anyone have a solution to my problem? I sure would appreciate it.
Diana

I have had printing problem too many days ago.
As far as I am concerned you may try the following: -
- Verify your acrobat reader is up to date.
- Verify your printer drivers if missing any.
- Verify there shouldnt be any paper jam in the printer.
- Verify your printer is connected properly.
Verify that you have ink colors
- In the printer.
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If these didnt help than it may be your printer problem, you may fix it show it to any hardware shop.

Printing to AppleTalk printer via Ethernet

I’ve read all the pages I could find about this topic, and several threads on this forum, and tried everything suggested but I still can’t get my Mac Mini with OS X 10.7.4 to print to my HP printer.
My hardware setup is thus: HP LaserJet 6MP is connected by its AppleTalk cable through an AsanteTalk bridge to an Ethernet hub. (There is also a DSL box connected to the same hub). The hub is connected to my Mac Mini via the Ethernet port. This setup worked fine with my old eMac with 10.3.9. The printer was recognized automatically and I did not need to do any special setup, at least with 10.3.9. I understand that Apple dropped support for AppleTalk with Snow Leopard, but is there any possible way to make this work?
I bought a Mac Mini with OSX 10.7.4, and I have connected the same hub to the Mac Mini via the Ethernet port. The DSL works fine. But I am unable to print. I have read through the following pages and tried everything suggested on these pages:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4670
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4507
http://gigaom.com/apple/how-to-resurrect-your-appletalk-printer-in-snow-leopard/
What I have done to set up the printer is:
1) I have downloaded the latest HP drivers and run Software Update today, to verify that all my software is current.
2) I powered down everything and then powered everything back up starting with the printer, then the hub, then the Mac.
3) In System Preferences -> Network, I noted that it says “Ethernet is currently active and has the IP address 76.212.150.40” So I am assuming the IP address of the printer is 76.212.150.40 However I'm not sure if I'm correct in assuming that.
4) I ran Terminal and typed PING 76.212.150.40 and got a series of replies,
64 bytes from 76.212.150.40: icmp_seq=0 ttl=64 time=0.071 ms and so forth.
5)I go to System Preferences -> Print & Scan. I click the + to add a printer, then the IP icon. For Protocol I have tried all 3 options, but the last time I chose Line Pinter Daemon - LPD for the protocol, because it’s an old printer.
6) For the address I put in 76.212.150.40
7) The “Print using” field came up automatically with Generic PostScript Printer, but I chose Select Printer Software... and chose HP LaserJet 6P/6MP - Postscript.
8) I click “Add” and I get a warning message, “Unable to verify the printer on your network. It cannot be currently determined if ‘76.212.150.40” supports the Line Printer Daemon Protocol. Would you still like to create the queue?” I click Continue.
9) The next dialog box asks me to verify my printer’s options (the only one is Total Memory and I set that to “6 Mb or more” because the printer has 7 Mb of memory. I click OK.
10) The printer shows up in the list of printers. Under it says, “Idle, Last Used.” I print a test page of one sentence, using Tex-Edit Plus. The printer’s status changes to “In use” in printer list. In the Print Queue, it says that it is printing my document, but under that it says “The printer is busy.” And it stays like that.
I have tried deleting that printer, and adding it again with all the above steps. I have also powered down the whole system and started up again. Now it says, “The printer is not responding.” and if I turn the printer and hub off and then back on again, I am back to “The printer is busy” message.
Is the problem here that I am trying to still use AppleTalk or LocalTalk? Besides the LocalTalk port, the printer also has 2 parallel ports (a B-type and a C-type) and an infrared port that I have never used. Would a parallel-to-USB cable or adapter solve this?
Is the problem that the DSL is interfering with the communication between the Mac and the printer? Is the problem with OSX 10.7.4? Or did I make a mistake in the setup process?
Is there a solution for this or will I have to buy a new printer? The printer still works fine and worked well with 10.3.9. I would hate to just discard the HP LaserJet because it is a workhorse that has printed over 120,000 pages for me and still seems perfectly useable.
Thanks for any help or suggestions.

BADD wrote:
Matt
You suggested earlier that "The only way you can print to an AppleTalk printer from OS X 10.6 or later is if the printer is a shared printer running on a Mac running OS X 10.5 or earlier.
I am using a Macbook Pro with 10.7.4 and like Bob Weaver, I have tried all of his methods as well. What is the set up as you describe above. I have an old HP laserjet 5m with the Directjet.
To be absolute about things, I should change that wording to indicate AppleTalk only printers need to be shared from a Mac running OS X 10.5 or earlier.
You have a JetDirect card that allows for other connections/protocols other than AppleTalk.
I am trying to use it with my mac using an ethernet cable. I cannot ping it, I cannot see it but my ethernet shows its connected with the green light. The HP is a work horse and I would hate to turn it into a door stop. Iv'e printed the config sheet and have entered the IP address with no luck.
I cuurently use a Netgear Wireless Router/Modem and have tried using its ethernet ports as well but I continue to have no luck. Can I print to this thing or is it a paperweight
You appear to be on the right track here, but you appear to need to make some changes to the JetDirect setting to use it on your network. I have never worked with a JetDirect card, so I cannot give you all the specifics. Bob Weaver's post will probably be of more help than my outline. You may also want to search the Apple Discussion boards a bit more -- especially the OS X 10.6 archives. There were a lot of posts regarding switching over from AppleTalk to network cards.
The basics are:
1. Set the JetDirect card to use a routable address that your router can use. You can look at the router's configuration to get the expected range of addresses and the gateway address for the router. You will also need to pay attention to the subnet mask to make sure the two devices are on the same network.
2. I generally recommend that you reserve an IP address on the router for the printer. You will need the JetDirect's MAC address to do this. The benefits of setting a static IP address for the printer is that you can power down the printer assuming it will hold the set address. This saves a lot of time and headaches.
3. When you configure the printer with the static IP address, subnet mask, and router gateway, be sure to turn off the option for it to get its address using DHCP. That is, you don't want the printer to get a new address from the router every time you power it up or down.

More Printing Problems - 3 Macs, one works, two don't

I just started having problems printing to my Apple LaserWriter 12/640 PS printer the other day. I think it started when I added a Vonage phone connection to my network, but odd things were happening before that, and I need some advise.
I have three computers:
G5 PowerPC
and two Intel MacBooks.
I was having problems a while ago with the AppleTalk and the first Intel MacBook, so I switched it to IPP printing, and it has worked fine since.
When I got the second MacBook from work, I tried to set the printing with the same configuration - everything is exactly the same, same IP address, same printer name etc. But this second MacBook doesn't want to print.
Now the G5 is giving me the same problem.
I send and get a "Connecting to 192.168.1.110 on port 631..." message (on both the problem computers) in the printer window, and the blue candy cane does it's thing, and eventually I get a "Unable to connect to IPP host: Operation timed out" message.
I tried opening the Terminal and going and entering "telnet 192.168.1.110"
I enter my password, and can print a test page from both the G5 and the second MacBook, with no problem. So the computer is seeing the printer some how, I just can't send from any other application.
I've given up on AppleTalk, none of my computers can connect to the printer that way. (at least not anymore)
I don't want to suspect the Vonage connection, because the G5 is connected directly to the printer via my router, the MacBooks to the printer via an AirPort also connected directly to the router. And since one is working, I would think the others would as well.
The only other thing that I'm seeing that is confusing is that the IP addresses for each printer is slightly different:
G5: 192.168.15.2
MacBook 1 (the one that prints): 192.168.1.103
MacBook 2: 192.168.1.104
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.

greg sahli wrote:
Please tell us the IP addresses of all computers and the settings in network prefs. You need to be our eyes and ears here - give us details, please.
Computer #1 - G5 Tower:
IP Address: 192.168.15.2
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Router: 192.168.15.1
Computer #2 - MacBook Pro
IP Address: 192.168.1.103
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Router: 192.168.1.1
Computer #3 - MacBook Pro
IP Address: 192.168.1.104
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Router: 192.168.1.1
Just to help us understand - did you previously set the wireless computers' IP addresses manually, to be in the subnet range of the printer, so you could print?
No - if I understand you correctly. The IP Addresses of the two MacBooks are set automatically. (I believe from the AirPort)
I did - at one point - set the IP Address of the Printer because the first MacBook, my first Intel machine, was not seeing the printer with AppleTalk. I went to the forum, and was given instructions on how to do this using the Apple Laserwriter Utility in Classic. (This was a while ago - March. I just looked back at the postings and it was your responses that solved my problem. thanks)
When I got a second Intel MacBook (from work) I had problems using the same settings to connect to the printer until I tried your solution of connecting via Line Printer Daemon - LPD. That worked until I changed the subnet settings of the printer to try to match the IP Address of the G5.
I think my mistake was to change the subnet number rather than the IP number in the Terminal. I can no longer see the printer from any of the computers, using the Terminal or any other method that I know of.
Hope this helps to troubleshoot, I appreciate the advice and help.
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Printing Problems with Fuji Xerox DocuPrint C4350

Hi all,
Since upgrading to Snow Leopard, I keep getting problems while printing to Fuji Xerox DocuPrint C4350. The problem seem to occur whenever I tried to print large files or files with pictures in them. My MacBook Pro seemed unable to connect to the printer and i got this error message: "Unable to connect to printer; will retry in 30 seconds..."
Previously in 10.5, I set up the printer as an Appletalk printer and it worked flawlessly. In Snow Leopard, I've tried setting up the printer as LPD as well as IPP but neither of them worked.
Does anyone have any solution to this problem? I would very much appreciate if anyone can help me.
Regards,
Norman

Hi Norman and Welcome to Apple Discussions...
It's possible the drivers for your printer need to be updated to run with 10.6. Check the Fuji / Xerox site for updates.
Carolyn
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Canon 860 Series (Pixma) Printer Problems with OSX 10.8 (Mountain Lion) – links to Canon Support Site with Drivers and Software with install tips

After spending several hours sorting out Canon Pixma OSX problems here are my thoughts:
Canon 860 Series (Pixma 868) Printer Problems with OSX 10.8 (Mountain Lion) – links to Canon Support Site with Drivers and Software with install tips
Problem:
- New imac and MacBook Pro 2012 (OSX 10.8.2) had a problem using Canon Pixma 868 printer on network and would not scan or print using Canon Pixma software (Pixma MP Navigator 2.1 & Photo Print), which has advanced scanning and photo printing functions.
- When I connected the canon printer to my imac, OSX 10.8.2 automatically downloaded and installed drivers for Canon 860 series printer. I could then add the new printer (select ‘apple menu’ / ‘system preferences’ / ‘print and scan’ / “+”) and printer would work while connected via USB but could not get to print or scan over network wifi.
- The original Canon 860 Series CD does not work with 10.8 and the manual / online instructions did not make sense (as based on CD install).
Solution:
1) Install Canon Printer Drivers and Software (from official Canon site)
Go to canon support site, review FAQ, then download and install following Pixma 860 Series software & drivers for OSX 10.8 (links see below). The version I downloaded is in brackets but check for updated version. Full instructions are below.
Canon 860 Series Drivers & Software for OSX 10.8 Mountain Lion:
The base software and drivers needed for using Canon 860 Series on Mac OS X 10.8 (USB) are
1 Printer Driver
(Canon MX860 series CUPS Printer Driver Ver. 10.67.1.0 (03-Aug-2012))
2 Scanner Driver
(Canon MX860 series Scanner Driver Ver. 14.11.4a (03-Aug-2012))
3 Network Tool
(Canon IJ Network Tool Ver. 4.1.0 for Intel Mac (27-Dec-2012)
Canon Software for using advanced printing and scanning functions (while connected to network)
4 Solution Menu
(Canon Solution Menu Ver. 1.4.1 (27-Jul-2012 ))
5 MP Navigator EX
(Canon MP Nav EX Ver. 2.1.3 (02-Auf-2012))
6 Easy-PhotoPrint EX
(Canon Easy-PhotoPrint EX Ver. 4.1.6 (21-Jan-2013 ))
Canon Support (HK) – check your local site
http://www.canon.com.hk/en/download/main/index.do
Select Product and drivers from support site eg http://support-hk.canon-asia.com/
1. Choose a product category
Multifunctional Printers
2. Choose a product series
Pixma
3. Choose a product model
Pixma MX868
4. Choose type of document
Downloads or FAQ
If you have problems installing the software under 10.8, see the FAQ on Canon site. You will need to allow software installs from “unidentified developers by using “Control” Key or by changing your system preferences)
2) Check Canon Printer and Software Working while connected via USB
Once you have downloaded and installed drivers and software and restarted computer, check that the printer and Canon Pixma software (Pixma MP Navigator 2.1 & Photo Print) are working via USB. Open the Canon IJ Network Tool App (Applications / Canon Utilities /IJ Network Tool / Canon IJ Network Tool App) and make sure you can see the Canon MX 860 series (xx.xx.xx.xx.xx.xx) and that it shows the correct SSID Wifi settings (under the Canon IJ Network Tool App ‘Setup menu’). This is normally done as part of the automatic install but worth double checking
3) Add new network printer using ‘apple menu’ / ‘system preferences’ / ‘print and scan’ / “+”).
After you have checked USB printing turn off printer, unplug the USB cable and shutdown the Canon IJ Network Tool App.
Then turn the printer back on and wait 30s. Then add a new printer using ‘apple menu’ / ‘system preferences’ / ‘print and scan’ / “+”). Once you select “+” (add new printer), wait 10-30s for the Wifi Networked Canon MX 860 Series printer to appear in the new window eg Canon MX 860 series (xx.xx.xx.xx.xx.xx) (Kind: “Canon IJ Network”)
DO NOT ADD THE MX 860 SERIES BONJOUR SCANNER (the Bonjour Scanner is the built-in software, is not needed and often appears first on the add printer list). The Canon scanner can be accessed used through the MP Nav EX Ver. 2.1.3 software (which has much better functions)
You will now have two Printer Canon MX860 (USB) and Canon MX860 (Wifi / Network). Set the Canon MX860 (Wifi / Network) as default and test print and scan
If the Wifi Networked Canon MX 860 Series printer does not appear, check the printer and make sure that the printer can see the wifi network. On the printer select Menu / Settings / Device Settings / Lan Settings / WLAN Setting List. It should say WLAN Active, identify the SSID and have an IP address
If the printer can not see the Wifi Network, plug the USB cable back in, then open the Canon IJ Network Tool App (Applications / Canon Utilities /IJ Network Tool / Canon IJ Network Tool App). Make sure you can see the Canon MX 860 series (xx.xx.xx.xx.xx.xx) and that it has your SSID settings (under setup), if it has this info, restart the computer and the printer and try again

Hi, thaks for response, meant to post as a discussion (not question), wanted to save others time if they get the same problem

Printing problem with Airport printer

Hi,
I am having problems getting my daughter's G4 Macbook to print with Airport Extreme. The history is:
1. Set up my iMac, Airport Extreme, all well, both G4 and iMac fine over wireless.
2. Added HP Photosmart 8150 to Airport. Worked fine for iMac
3. Added it to Macbook, no go
4. Discovered that I had not actually added it to Macbook. At some point in the past, to allow printing for my daughter we had done a direct USB connection for her, and it was that we were trying to print to. But, it was there via Bonjour as a third printer when I looked.
5. Tested it from the MacBook. Graphic fine, but no text. However, v. pushed for time so no further testing.
6. Daughter tested, no good
7. Looked at all 3 printers on Macbook. 2 x USB (1 8150 plus one other from her University), plus the Bonjour 8150.
8. Decided that installing the same printer twice might be a problem. So deleted all three.
9. Now I can't install. When I go to add a printer the Macbook can't see any. Have downloaded drivers, but to no avail. Have tried as many combinations as I can in drop downs.
Basic Airport connectivity for the G4 is fine - internet functions no problems, no dropped connection etc.
Any thoughts? I am a Mac newcomer, ex PCs, pretty techno-literate.
p.s. Have reset print queues etc

Airport Extreme unit failed - replacement cured all problems

G3 Pismo Powerbook and HP Deskjet 3325 Printing Problems

The problem is that the Deskjet fails altogether to print sometimes. The error message tells me to allocate more memory to the printer. I do so but this does not help at all. I have 128Mb virtual memory turned on in addition to the built-in RAM of 128Mb.
Might the problem simply be lack of RAM? There does seem to be plenty of memory available if I look at ‘About this Computer’
In order to try and solve this problem, I have updated
OS 9.1 to 9.2.1 to 9.2.2 successfully
downloaded and installed the latest printer driver v.6.4 from the HP download site
I now have two options, among others, in the left-hand window of the Chooser:
The old printer driver called something like Deskjet 5.3 and the new printer driver called Inkjet 6.4
If I select the former, which is what I always did in the past, the Deskjet 3325 printer appears in the right-hand window of Chooser, I select it (with AppleTalk inactive) and then the document sometimes, but sometimes not, prints OK.
If on the other hand, I select the Inkjet 6.4 driver in the left-hand window, no printer at all appears in the right-hand window. If I just continue from here and give the print command inside, for example a Word document, the print dialogue appears, I click on print, but am then told that I have selected a model called HP 6670, which is the wrong model of printer, and must therefore select the right model. The Inkjet Printer Utility does not offer me the option of selecting the right model viz the 3325, or indeed any model.
It may or may not be relevant, but I have Word 5.1 and Word 98 on the G3. Printing problems seem to occur far more with Word 98 than Word 5.1.
I would be most grateful for any help. Thanks.
Nick
G5 iMac Mac OS X (10.4.6)

Well. I'll answer my own question in case anyone is interested.
Uninstall the HP printer drivers.
To do this, delete all references to HP in the Extensions, Disabled Extensions, Preferences and Startup folders, all of them in the System folder, by selecting them, dragging them to the Trash and emptying the Trash.
Then do the same with all references to HP items in the Applications folder.
Download and reinstall the most-up-to-date printer driver avaialble for your printer from the HP website.

Printing problem in cs5 and imac 27

I have been running my Epson Stylus Pro 4800 on a macbook pro and cs3, for a couple of years with no problems whatsoever. I have now upgraded to a new iMac 27"and have had nothing but problems with the 4800. I have made my own profils and used Epson paper profiles but the prints are not as colourful as they used and totally wrong as well. I am also getting totally oversized prints compared to what image seize in ps is set to be.....for example, I have been doing a 10x21 test picture on Premium Lustre paper (photoshop is managing the colours through CS5, but it is printing the image at least 1,5 the size that it should be. All my settings are correct, dpi is 300, I'm printing at 1440dpi resolution on the correct profiles for the paper. I am at a loss to understand why this is happening. Is anyone able to assist me?
I can do the printing in preview and that is looking quite ok. But trough photoshop it is bad colors and wrong size on the print.
Regards Ulfja

I saw you're having a printing problem with CS5 while using an Epson printer. I'm having a problem too. Read my situation and see if you think it's similiar to yours. I posted this about an hour ago but have not heard from anyone yet.
I'm having problems getting good prints when using Photoshop CS5 with my Epson Photo R2880 printer, problems I never had with CS4. Here's the situation:
If I take a PSD file and print it using CS4, everything works out perfectly. But if I take that same PSD file and print it out using CS5, the print is now offset top to bottom, as well as left to right, along with a 1/8" black strip being printed down the right edge of the paper. As far as I can tell, everything is set the same.
I've compared all the print information found in the Print dialog summary box between CS4 and CS5 and everything appears to be the same. I've verified that I'm using the latest print driver with my printer, and I am. It's 8.27. I've verified that I've checked off the box to center the print to the paper, each time I've made a print. And in trying to figure out what's going on, I've discovered that this problem occurs with any paper size when using CS5, but not with CS4.
I'm stumped and frustrated and without any more ideas as to what I should do next, except to always print my projects using CS4. If anyone has an idea for me, please let me know!
I'm sorry I don't have any suggestions for you. The colors I'm getting in my prints from CS5 seem to be alright, but not the positioning on paper. It keeps offsetting and running a black stripe down one side. Fortunately I have CS4 on my computer that I can use to print from, but it shouldn't be this way.
Good luck!

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