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- Aug 15, 2007
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- Mac Pro, 8GB o' RAM, 4.5 TB o' disc space, OS Ecks 10.6.7, etc
Ever since I downgraded to 10.4 from 10.3.9, my printer has been acting funny. My printer is the HP Deskjet 970 CSe. The drivers are supposed to be built in to Mac OS 10.4, but they are far less featured than the real HP drivers I had back in 10.3.9. I don't even have the option to check ink levels or clean the printer heads like I did in 10.3.9. I have to fight to get my printer to even print because it keeps stopping jobs for NO REASON WHATSOEVER. I am truly fighting with the computer to print anything, and I am losing because Mac OS 10.4 hates usefulness.
I have tried downloading the latest HP drivers from HP's web site, but they seem the same... just as featureless and just as buggy. Are they trying to force me into buying a new printer? I don't want a new printer, this one works fine, it is the Mac OS which is broken. I am on a Mac Pro, so upgrading back to 10.3.9 is not an option, unfortunately.
I have tried downloading the latest HP drivers from HP's web site, but they seem the same... just as featureless and just as buggy. Are they trying to force me into buying a new printer? I don't want a new printer, this one works fine, it is the Mac OS which is broken. I am on a Mac Pro, so upgrading back to 10.3.9 is not an option, unfortunately.