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Create a true HP 2500CM printer in 10.2 System
Being an HP 2500CM user, I was pleased with the earlier hint to get this printer working with Jaguar. Selecting paper trays has been a hassle though, since the 2600's trays are numbered differently than the 2500's. So, I today tried a new solution (at least to me) and guess what? My 2500CM is now a real 2500 to Jaguar! Here's how to make your system see a REAL 2500:
  1. Go to http://www.hp.com/support/ and download the OS 9 PPD file, and unstuff it if necessary.
  2. Rewrap the PPD file using gzip, to end up with a file named HP2500C.PPD.gz.
  3. Copy this file to your system's PPD folder, located at /Library -> Printers -> PPDs -> Contents -> Resources -> lang.lproj' (replace lang with the language your system uses).
  4. Then add you printer in the print center using the 2500 PPD you just added (when choosing the PPD file choose 'Other...' and navigate to the location you copied the PPD file into).
Happy printing!

[Editor's note: I did this quite a while ago with a Brother HL-1270N, and didn't bother placing the PPD anywhere special nor gzipping it; I just pointed to the raw PPD file when setting up the printer in Print Center, and it worked fine. This method should work for any printer with a PPD file...]
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Printing Problems from OSX to LaserJet 4M! HELP!
Authored by: Tararthur on Sep 29, '03 11:58:45AM

After getting nowhere with Apple tech support, HP tech support, and with two IT specialists who have devoted tremendous personal time to try and resolve this matter, I'm now turning to you folks out there. I own an HP LaserJet 4M printer and recently upgraded my system from OS 9.1 to OS 10.2.6. Since making the upgrade, I have been unable to print any documents to my printer that contain color Postscript data. Even a simple Web page will either spool endlessly or send, then fail to print. The only workaround I've discovered has been to save the file I want to print as a PDF, then select from the PDF options "grayscale: composite". I've been using this method as a band-aid of sorts until I can discover a real solution to the problem. Apple sent me to HP and insists that it's their problem. HP told me that my printer was too old, and that the only solution was to buy a new model. I'm not satisfied with either of these answers. Does anybody have a better answer?

Thanks much!



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