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I was disheartened to find that my HP 1220c as well as dozens, if not hundreds, of other printer models are no longer supported by Snow Leopard. But I stumbled across an open source line of printer drivers which seem to be a superior alternative to the Gutenprint drivers. They make dozens of unsupported printers OS X & SL compatible.
OpenPrinting/MacOSX/hpijs - The Linux Foundation
The instructions here are a little vague, but it's really easy.
1. Install Ghostscript
2. Install Foomatic
3. Install hpijs.
4. System Preferences > Print & Fax > (select your printer or add a new one) > Options & Supplies > Driver
5. See if a new Foomatic printer driver is listed as an alternative to your model.
The Foomatic drivers have options for print quality, grayscale, etc which Gutenprint is often missing. Included are printers from a variety of manufacturers, not just HP.
Hope this helps someone!
OpenPrinting/MacOSX/hpijs - The Linux Foundation
The instructions here are a little vague, but it's really easy.
1. Install Ghostscript
2. Install Foomatic
3. Install hpijs.
4. System Preferences > Print & Fax > (select your printer or add a new one) > Options & Supplies > Driver
5. See if a new Foomatic printer driver is listed as an alternative to your model.
The Foomatic drivers have options for print quality, grayscale, etc which Gutenprint is often missing. Included are printers from a variety of manufacturers, not just HP.
Hope this helps someone!
