MAC OS X and HP Laserjet 1022 Print Driver
For those of you that own a Mac AND an HP Laserjet 1022 AND would like to use them together, you may run into the same problems I have. Perhaps my troubles and tribulations can benefit your plight. Or, maybe I’ll just give you the answers you seek. Yeah, that’s probably better…
First, let me explain the problems I ran into. I just purchased my brand new spankin iMac. (OS X 10.4.10) Lo and behold it was a glorious site, all new and shiny. But alas, I tried to print to my HP 1022 and was rebuffed. I was thwarted. It tasked me!!! Kaaaaaaaaaaahn!
Ok, the problem. My 1022 is not connected directly to the iMac. It’s USB connected to an Ethernet Print Server. When I went into my printer setup, I could input the IP address of the print server but couldn’t see the HP 1022 driver. I downloaded the “new” driver from the HP website - didn’t work. I downloaded the “old” Hp drivers from the Net as suggested - didn’t work. I downloaded the drivers from the CD, zippo, bubkas, nada, zilch. I tried moving files into the root “laserjet” directory, restarts, and everything else people suggested on the net. Goose Eggs. HOWEVER, if I plugged the printer directly into the Mac via a USB cable, WHAMMO, the printer was recognized and everything worked perfectly. Back through the print server, same problem. Wow is me….
Local printer - drivers work.
Network printer - drivers don’t appear at all.
After much searching, here’s what worked for me, immediately, without issue, no muss, no fuss, it diced, it chopped, it even julianed and I didn’t have to call before midnight. It was better than the bass-o-matic.
http://www.linux-foundation.org/en/OpenPrinting/MacOSX/foo2zjs
Three file downloads, several mouse clicks and when I went to select my printer model, I choose HP and then the (HP Laserjet 1022 Foomatic / foo2zjs ) Perfect!!!
For some of the printers there is of course a small caveat. Do not pass go, do not collect the $200, mileage may vary, limited to the vehicles on the lot. Some the HP printers require a firmware download every time they’re powered off/on.
Oh, and this process also supports the following printers:
- Generic-OAKT_Printer
- Generic ZjStream Printer
- HP Color LaserJet 1500
- HP Color LaserJet 1600
- HP Color LaserJet 2600n
- HP LaserJet 1000
- HP LaserJet 1005
- HP LaserJet 1018
- HP LaserJet 1020
- HP LaserJet 1022
- HP LaserJet M1005 MFP
- KonicaMinolta magicolor 2480 MF
- KonicaMinolta magicolor 2490 MF
- KonicaMinolta magicolor 2530 DL
- Minolta Color PageWorks/Pro L
- Minolta magicolor 2200 DL
- Minolta magicolor 2300 DL
- Minolta magicolor 2430 DL
- Samsung CLP-300
- Samsung CLP-600
- Samsung CLX-3160
- Xerox Phaser 6110
- Xerox Phaser 6115MFP
Good luck!!