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

[Proud T. <thi...@gm...>]

Hi Robert and Matt,

Thanks for your assistance.  I had previously tried that HP download
package from the Apple site along with the 4.1 version that preceded it.
While it does give the computer enough information for OSX to recognize
what printer it is (and even get an HP utility to read status information
from it), I have not been able to get it to print by any type of automatic
or manual install, IP network, Apple's Bonjour, etc.  It sees it, it knows
what it is: it just won't send a print.  I've tried several other HP laser
drivers and have gotten a few to "print," but the printer doesn't
understand the signals and only prints code.  If it used a proprietary
protocol, that would certainly explain the issue.

It's not the end of the world if it turns out to be a lost cause on my
Macs... I still have a Windows machine on hand that can run it.  Thankfully
I didn't buy it new: most of the forum/support posts I've run into are
original purchasers who woke up one day after an update to find that their
printer is now a fancy paperweight.  Worse yet, most of the replies are
snarky technocrat responses that are less about helping someone and more
about chastising them for wanting their older device to work (as if they
shouldn't be upset about HP and/or Apple killing off a 5-10 year old
printer that cost $800-$1000).

Thanks for the info and your time - I truly appreciate it.  In the event I
stumble over a solution, I'll be sure to share it.

Thanks again,
Colton


On Sun, Aug 2, 2020 at 12:05 PM Matt Broughton <wal...@ma...>
wrote:

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> On Aug 2, 2020, at 11:07 AM, Robert Krawitz <rl...@al...> wrote:
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> 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?
>
> Any advice/assistance would be greatly appreciated!
>
>
> 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.
>
>
> Without any guarantee, you could these HP drivers from the Apple site
> https://support.apple.com/kb/DL1888?locale=en_US
>
> HP would have supplied Apple with these drivers.  You need Mavericks
> (10.9) or later to run them. I checked the main "Laserjet" driver and it
> was 64 bit.  That would appear to be the only chance I have found.
>
>
> --
> Matt
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