Print to an HP Laserjet 6L via a parallel-to-USB adapter
Oct 06, '08 07:30:01AM • Contributed by: pdave
Oct 06, '08 07:30:01AM • Contributed by: pdave
I have tried adding an HP LaserJet 6L printer via Printer Setup Utility many times, and I always got the USB device to show under the default browser, but I could not add the printer. So I went to More Printers (holding down the Option key), clicked Advanced, and tried selecting USB Printer. This brought up usb://, but I could not find address using System Profiler or USB Prober.
Anyway, my grandson comes in, and asks "what's that Unknown button right at the bottom of the Advanced panel?" So I click it, and it comes up with a URL: usb://Unknown/Unknown?serial=0. I tried this, using the Gutenprint HP 6L driver -- and it works perfectly, even waking the printer if necessary.
This works with OS X 10.4.11; hope it helps others -- I googled for help on this, but didn't find anything on the subject.
Anyway, my grandson comes in, and asks "what's that Unknown button right at the bottom of the Advanced panel?" So I click it, and it comes up with a URL: usb://Unknown/Unknown?serial=0. I tried this, using the Gutenprint HP 6L driver -- and it works perfectly, even waking the printer if necessary.
This works with OS X 10.4.11; hope it helps others -- I googled for help on this, but didn't find anything on the subject.
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