Konica m2300w and Yosemite

[JHahn7837]

I have been running my Konica Minolta m2300w laser printer on OSX 10.9.5 just fine using foomatic, ghostscript, and the m2300w driver found here:

http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/openprinting/macosx/m2300w

Since upgrading to 10.10, the driver no longer works and I get a filter failed message in the print queue when printing. I am wondering if anyone has some suggestions in order to get this driver working again. Any help is appreciated.

 

[Altemose]

I have been running my Konica Minolta m2300w laser printer on OSX 10.9.5 just fine using foomatic, ghostscript, and the m2300w driver found here:

http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/openprinting/macosx/m2300w

Since upgrading to 10.10, the driver no longer works and I get a filter failed message in the print queue when printing. I am wondering if anyone has some suggestions in order to get this driver working again. Any help is appreciated.

Try going to --> System Preferences --> Printer & Scanners --> right click in the white section and hit "Reset Printing System". Then attempt to re-install the printer from the driver you use currently.

 

[JHahn7837]

Thanks for the reply. I should have mentioned that I have already tried resetting the print system, as well as reinstalling foomatic-rip, ghostscript, and the m2300w driver.

 

[Altemose]

Thanks for the reply. I should have mentioned that I have already tried resetting the print system, as well as reinstalling foomatic-rip, ghostscript, and the m2300w driver.

Would using the generic drivers included in OS X work?

 

[JHahn7837]

Would using the generic drivers included in OS X work?

There isn't a generic driver listed. A message under the driver selection says software for this printer isn't available from apple.

 

[Altemose]

There isn't a generic driver listed. A message under the driver selection says software for this printer isn't available from apple.

There is a generic postscript printer driver included in OS X in the drop down menu when adding a printer.

 

[JHahn7837]

There is a generic postscript printer driver included in OS X in the drop down menu when adding a printer.

I see that option when adding an IP (network) printer, but not when adding a default (USB) printer. My m2300w is USB connected.

 

[Altemose]

I see that option when adding an IP (network) printer, but not when adding a default (USB) printer. My m2300w is USB connected.

Do any other options appear?

 

[JHahn7837]

Do any other options appear?

Just "select printer software" and "other" - which allows me to browse the hdd

 

[Altemose]

Just "select printer software" and "other" - which allows me to browse the hdd

Try the Gutenprint package. I think there is a generic driver included in it.

 

[JHahn7837]

Try the Gutenprint package. I think there is a generic driver included in it.

I did try that package earlier today. Generic drivers didn't work, unfortunately.

 

[Altemose]

I did try that package earlier today. Generic drivers didn't work, unfortunately.

I think Yosemite brought some changes to the printing system. I suppose it is only go to Mavericks, see if you can hook it to the network, or stop using it. Do you have an AirPort as your router by chance?

 

[JHahn7837]

I think Yosemite brought some changes to the printing system. I suppose it is only go to Mavericks, see if you can hook it to the network, or stop using it. Do you have an AirPort as your router by chance?

I am thinking the same thing. I am using Time Machine so going back shouldn't be too painful.

I am going to look into maybe a jetdirect card and how that might work. Printer has USB and parallel connections.

 

[Altemose]

I am thinking the same thing. I am using Time Machine so going back shouldn't be too painful.



I am going to look into maybe a jetdirect card and how that might work. Printer has USB and parallel connections.

I know if you plug a USB printer into an AirPort, PostScript drivers are available. Perhaps your router has that capability you can try.

 

[JHahn7837]

I know if you plug a USB printer into an AirPort, PostScript drivers are available. Perhaps your router has that capability you can try.

Thanks. I don't have an airport router, and my Cisco router is on a different level of my house. I'll look into getting an airport as another possible option.

 

[Altemose]

Thanks. I don't have an airport router, and my Cisco router is on a different level of my house. I'll look into getting an airport as another possible option.

Even if it is a cheap old one. This is one of those things that "may work". A wireless print server may work as well. I know Linksys made some back in the wireless G days. Is this a business environment? If so the generic drivers may not be appropriate.

 

[JHahn7837]

Even if it is a cheap old one. This is one of those things that "may work". A wireless print server may work as well. I know Linksys made some back in the wireless G days. Is this a business environment? If so the generic drivers may not be appropriate.

Just my home office. I'm eyeing a airport express on ebay for $30. Figure it's worth a shot.

 

[JHahn7837]

Messing around this afternoon, I forced the install to use the mac universal postscript driver. It did not work

 

[Altemose]

Messing around this afternoon, I forced the install to use the mac universal postscript driver. It did not work

Then the AirPort would afford you no further options.

 

[JHahn7837]

I think that Foomatic will need to be updated to be Yosemite friendly. Hopefully that will happen.

Frustrating that my perfectly good printer is useless because the only windows drivers available are for mostly obsolete OS's and the manufacturer doesn't care.

I got lucky that I was able to get Mavericks to print via Foomatic and Ghostscript.

 

[Altemose]

I think that Foomatic will need to be updated to be Yosemite friendly. Hopefully that will happen.

Frustrating that my perfectly good printer is useless because the only windows drivers available are for mostly obsolete OS's and the manufacturer doesn't care.

I got lucky that I was able to get Mavericks to print via Foomatic and Ghostscript.

Do you have another printer that you can use in the mean time as Foomatic is being updated?

 

[JHahn7837]

Do you have another printer that you can use in the mean time as Foomatic is being updated?

I do have a HP PSC 1315 inkjet to use if I need to print.

 

[Altemose]

I do have a HP PSC 1315 inkjet to use if I need to print.

Then try waiting it out. However if you keep backing up the same Time Machine image, then it can't restore to Mavericks if needed.

 

[JHahn7837]

Then try waiting it out. However if you keep backing up the same Time Machine image, then it can't restore to Mavericks if needed.

The original backup was mavericks, and I still have a most 1TB free space for time machine before it starts overwriting old backups.

 

[Altemose]

The original backup was mavericks, and I still have a most 1TB free space for time machine before it starts overwriting old backups.

I just wanted to make sure you knew so that if you did have to downgrade you were not up a river without a paddle.