Re: [Gimp-print-devel] Drivers for Sharp AL-1045

[Gernot H. <aik...@gm...>]

On Sun, Sep 8, 2019 at 6:43 AM todi <tob...@we...> wrote:
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> Hi there,
>
> thank  you for your great job with the the Gutenprint project. I guess that thousands of user benefit of it. Gotta request:
> It seems to make us hopeless to find a macOS driver for that old Sharp Laser Printer AL-1045. (year 2002, b/w, usb only). Also the Gutenprint database doesn’t list it as anywhere else too. On Sharp Services you can get drivers for all windows OS but not for macOS. So I consider if it would make sense to try to manipulate a windows driver? Or use another driver from different Sharp-Printers. (if this is possible?) Or maybe you can give me any other ideas for a solution.
> Otherwise I have to trash that well operating Printer / Scanner.
> thanks a lot.

Hi Tobias,
In short, no support possible, as this printer is described as being GDI.
Longer version: it seems it is part of a set that has similar specs.
The manuals I could find:
http://www.usersmanualguide.com/sharp/copier___mfp/al-1045_1217_1255_1456_1457_1555
https://manualzz.com/doc/1181361/sharp-al-1045-specifications
https://www.manualslib.com/manual/151264/Sharp-Al-1045.html
are for these devices:
AL-1045/1217/1255/1456/1457/1555
However, the specs (page 68 of manual) indicate that the printer
language is "SHARP GDI", with no other emulation options.

Best regards,
Gernot Hassenpflug