HP verifies Leopard printer driver delivery via OS
updated 12:25 pm EST, Wed November 14, 2007
HP Leopard, Tiger drivers
Confirming a previous report from MacNN, Hewlett Packard has now confirmed Leopard support of HP printer drivers. In late September an HP representative told MacNN that Apple was asking developers to test the delivery of HP drivers through Software Update, and that those developers using HP printers verify that Leopard's built-in printer drivers were able to operate those devices. HP is telling Mac owners that they don't need to download or reinstall any additional printer software for print-only functionality, as there is full driver support for more than 1,000 HP peripherals built into Mac OS X Leopard.
The company also announced its support for more than 200 HP peripherals under Mac OS X Tiger, adding that customers needn't download or reinstall any additional software for print-only functionality under that operating system either.
"The wide range of HP printer driver support built into Tiger provides Mac users easy plug and print compatibility for hundreds of HP peripherals over any I/O, whether USB, Ethernet, 802.11b/g Wi-Fi and Bonjour; depending on the printer and connection type," HP writes in its Mac product support page. "HP continues to offer great connectivity support over any type of I/O including USB, Ethernet, 802.11b/g WiFi, and seamless Bonjour compatibility with new Mac OS X v10.5."
Almost
11/14, 12:46pm reply
My HP printer works fine as a direct connect but I can't see it from my AirPort Express under Leopard, had no problem under Tiger.
jstephe
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Scanning?
11/14, 02:12pm reply
My HP printer does print in Leopard when hooked up to my Airport Extreme, but the HP software won't install so I can't scan with it anymore.
erise
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Updated software located
11/14, 02:15pm reply
I checked the HP website, and they have a beta of their software for Leopard:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?softwareitem=mp-55008-1&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&product=3192753&os=219&lang=en I'll install it and see if that will let my printer scan again.
erise
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Is this new?
11/14, 02:47pm reply
After installing Leopard and opting out installing the HP drivers, I contacted HP due to lack of Leopard HP drivers on their website. I was told that HP will not supply the drivers via their website anymore and I should install them from the install DVD or via Software update. I install the HP drivers and my printer is working better then ever... I forgot to turn the printer on but as soon as I hit the Print button the printer turn itself on!!! I tried it again just to make sure it was actually off the first time... I then read something about "smart frivers" or something like that. I think it's really neat and it's about time that HP will have decent support for the Mac.
boazh
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re: is this new?
11/14, 05:07pm reply
I don't know about HP, but my Canon Pixma has always had the option of auto on and off - it turns on when you hit Print, and turns off after a set amount of time, like 30 minutes.
elroth
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no supply?
11/14, 10:00pm reply
HP's not going to supply drivers on their website anymore? WTF is that? Does that mean they're not planning on fixing any bugs or offer new software from the initial Leopard release? That's just stupid (though its HP, so it kind of does make sense).
testudo
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re:no supply
11/14, 11:59pm reply
You will update your HP device via Apple Software Update, personally I prefer updates this way instead of going to HP website... Don't you agree with me?
boazh
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Deskjet 842C
11/15, 12:25am reply
My Printer does not work properly At All. Having regular problems all the time.
webraider
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Deskjet 842C
11/15, 12:27am reply
My Printer does not work properly At All. Having regular problems all the time. It won't complete any printing job other than Draft Prints. Apple and HP.. What's Going On?
webraider
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Re: no supply
11/15, 07:39am reply
You will update your HP device via Apple Software Update, personally I prefer updates this way instead of going to HP website... Don't you agree with me?
No. Why should I need to wait for HP to finish bug fixes in a driver, get them to Apple, and wait for Apple to decide to post them for download?
How does this help IT people, or those who have multiple macs? They have to download the drivers for each machine?
And what's the problem with offering them for download? Apple offers both. They offer Windows drivers both ways.
testudo
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