Re: [Gimp-print-devel] HP 3600n

[Robert K. <rl...@al...>]

On 7/6/20 12:03 PM, Proud Texan wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I was hoping that you all might be able to help with a particular issue I've run into.  I was
> recently gifted a HP Color LaserJet 3600n.  While getting it working on Windows was easy enough,
> I've hit major issues with my Macs (which are my primary computers).  Sadly, it seems that it is
> from an era of printers which HP has completely abandoned any continued Apple support for, even
> removing the ability to download the original OS X 10.6 drivers from the HP website.  I've seen
> numerous forum threads by unhappy users who are also stuck, but no meaningful solutions.
> 
> Is there any solution?  A similar driver that may be compatible? I noticed that there are not
> drivers for HP 3400-3600 series printers in Gutenprint - is it simply that there is no way to make
> it compatible anymore?

Unfortunately, it appears that this printer doesn't use the standard printing language for printers
of this type (PCL); it instead uses a proprietary JetReady protocol, which we don't have a way to
support.

Perhaps someone else will have other ideas, but I don't have a good answer for you.