i just recently inherited an hp 870cse printer from a friend, and i'm having all sorts of problems...
to start, i'm using a beige g3 desktop, 416 megs of ram, stock video, and 9.2.2.
The hp says it's mac compaitble, which i have verified online (not to mention the 8 pin mac serial connector on the side). i downloaded the drivers for it. i also downloaded the updates for it. (the drivers are now up to 9.4.2)
but here's the kicker.
if I plug the stupid thing into the serial port (with not only an old printer cable, but a brand spankin new belkin 8 pin serial cable), the chooser still can't find the dumb thing. same as the modem port. (i know the modem port works, because i regularly use it with my external us robtics modem).
i know the printer works because not only can it print a test page, but it works fine with my windows laptop (sorry, but work gave it to me).
i'm really at a loss here. i've tried everything i can think of - i've even used the 8 pin serial mac to pc serial cable from the modem, and plugged it into the scsi connector. the crazy thing is, if I do it there, the printer at least responds to my plugging it in. (not so with the printer cable into the serial connector).
i'm going crazy here, cause this printer is in great shape, prints pretty good, and was free (i can't afford to buy a usb card and another printer, so please don't recommend that i junk this - it works just fine... just not with my mac yet).
*sigh*
any thoughts whatsoever?
oh, and i've tried messing with all of the extensions, on, off, taking out newly installed ram, blah blah blah.
nothing works.
any thoughts??????
much appreciated -
matt
to start, i'm using a beige g3 desktop, 416 megs of ram, stock video, and 9.2.2.
The hp says it's mac compaitble, which i have verified online (not to mention the 8 pin mac serial connector on the side). i downloaded the drivers for it. i also downloaded the updates for it. (the drivers are now up to 9.4.2)
but here's the kicker.
if I plug the stupid thing into the serial port (with not only an old printer cable, but a brand spankin new belkin 8 pin serial cable), the chooser still can't find the dumb thing. same as the modem port. (i know the modem port works, because i regularly use it with my external us robtics modem).
i know the printer works because not only can it print a test page, but it works fine with my windows laptop (sorry, but work gave it to me).
i'm really at a loss here. i've tried everything i can think of - i've even used the 8 pin serial mac to pc serial cable from the modem, and plugged it into the scsi connector. the crazy thing is, if I do it there, the printer at least responds to my plugging it in. (not so with the printer cable into the serial connector).
i'm going crazy here, cause this printer is in great shape, prints pretty good, and was free (i can't afford to buy a usb card and another printer, so please don't recommend that i junk this - it works just fine... just not with my mac yet).
*sigh*
any thoughts whatsoever?
oh, and i've tried messing with all of the extensions, on, off, taking out newly installed ram, blah blah blah.
nothing works.
any thoughts??????
much appreciated -
matt