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go to HP's site, download the latest software and/or drivers for that model. open system preference>printer, and add it there.
try either or both things; there's not much more to it... if it's supported.
try either or both things; there's not much more to it... if it's supported.
On my wife's new MacBookPro running Catalina, when she went to printers, it found our networked Samsung Laserjet, but didn't install it correctly. The solution was to delete it from printers, and have it find it again. Her computer had too many issues, so we returned that and got a new one, which had the exact same issue for the printer and the same solution.
Thanks, all.
Apple no longer supplies printer drivers for specific printers as it once did. See the splash notice on this page:
support.apple.com
So the old “add printer” dialogue no longer does everything for you.
The driver package from HP’s website won’t instal on Bug Sur (says it is incompatible with the volume), nor will the same driver package available from Apple:
support.apple.com
The generic printer drivers in Big Sur for HP LaserJet also don’t work with the printer.
It is an old printer, but it still has life left in it. Perhaps HP will release Big Sur drivers eventually. I was just hoping to find a way to get it to work now. Was also posting to see if others have had similar problems and to flag the issue for anyone else who is thinking about installing Big Sur.
Thanks for the ideas.
Apple no longer supplies printer drivers for specific printers as it once did. See the splash notice on this page:
About AirPrint
AirPrint is an Apple technology that helps you create full-quality printed output without the need to download or install drivers.
So the old “add printer” dialogue no longer does everything for you.
The driver package from HP’s website won’t instal on Bug Sur (says it is incompatible with the volume), nor will the same driver package available from Apple:
HP 5.1.1 Printer Software Update – Apple Support (UK)
HP 5.1.1 Printer Software Update can be installed on macOS Monterey and is recommended for all users.
The generic printer drivers in Big Sur for HP LaserJet also don’t work with the printer.
It is an old printer, but it still has life left in it. Perhaps HP will release Big Sur drivers eventually. I was just hoping to find a way to get it to work now. Was also posting to see if others have had similar problems and to flag the issue for anyone else who is thinking about installing Big Sur.
Thanks for the ideas.
I believe it is one of the "windows" raster printers, which uses XQX. Only PCL and Postscript printers are supported within Big Sur, or AirPrint. HP uses to release printer drivers when final OS is released in my experience (as opposed to Canon which rarely release anything for older models), so hopefully they will be out by then.
Thank you so much for giving your time and advice. Much appreciated. Looks as though I will have to wait and hope.
Cheers.
Cheers.
Downloading of drivers has helped me in almost the same situation as well. Some models of printers, as I know have already everything you need, and they install all the necessary drivers as you simply connect them to your system/PC. And by the way, if you need something like blank labels for your printer, because of business needs, I can show you this epson c6000a labels page, where I've found maybe the cheapest prices on the web.
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You are going to have to ask HP directly if they have plans to release a Big Sur version at all.Thanks, all.
Apple no longer supplies printer drivers for specific printers as it once did. See the splash notice on this page:
About AirPrint
AirPrint is an Apple technology that helps you create full-quality printed output without the need to download or install drivers.
So the old “add printer” dialogue no longer does everything for you.
The driver package from HP’s website won’t instal on Bug Sur (says it is incompatible with the volume), nor will the same driver package available from Apple:
HP 5.1.1 Printer Software Update – Apple Support (UK)
HP 5.1.1 Printer Software Update can be installed on macOS Monterey and is recommended for all users.
The generic printer drivers in Big Sur for HP LaserJet also don’t work with the printer.
It is an old printer, but it still has life left in it. Perhaps HP will release Big Sur drivers eventually. I was just hoping to find a way to get it to work now. Was also posting to see if others have had similar problems and to flag the issue for anyone else who is thinking about installing Big Sur.
Thanks for the ideas.
I have a HP ENVY Photo 7100 series that I bought from the Apple Store. It no longer works and I can't find what if anything I need to load to get it to work. I tried this from above HP Printer Drivers v5.1 for OS X and it says these no longer work with 11.0.
Any suggestions??
Any suggestions??
Got it fixed by calling HP. They walked me through installation and there were 4 files in there that needed to be deleted. Took a while but at least my printer works again on Big Sur!!
If it doesn’t find dedicated drivers, it usually defaults to AirPrint if it is supported. And those will not be good for anything else than photos or other basic prints.