macbook, airport and printing :S

Parables22 · #1 March 1st, 2007, 06:56 PM

Hey!
so i am the fortunate owner of a Macbook Pro since christmas. This is my first mac and first laptop and i coudn't be happier!
The only problem i've had fortunately is with my printer. Its not so much the macs fault either as my lack of knowledge in such a situation. I have an HP psc 2175 all in one printer that i can't seem to print to from my macbook pro.
I'm using airport cuase my desk is upstairs while my printer is downstairs on my Windows desktop.
The best result i've ahd so far is connecting to the printer over airport but it just prints out jibberish code :S
I need to figure out this problem asap as right now i am putting everything on my jump drive than putting it on my desktop to print.
Any help is much appreciated

let me know if theres any other information you need

Satcomer · #2 March 1st, 2007, 08:59 PM

I had good success will the article How to Use a Printer Attached to a Windows XP Computer in Mac OS X. It may help.

Parables22 · #3 March 3rd, 2007, 01:23 PM

looks complicated :S
theres gotta be an easier way?
i know alot of people have been having this problem after i checked the apple support forums but i coudn't find any results for my paticular printer....i may have to post a thread there to see if thers an easier wayl....anyone else got an easier way? :S
Thanks again

Satcomer · #4 March 3rd, 2007, 07:19 PM

If you want to do something complicated you have to dance the complicated dance. Blame Windows for that.

gsahli · #5 March 4th, 2007, 09:15 AM

There is an open source driver that will work for the 2175. Install (on OS X) hpijs and ESP ghostscript from:
http://www.linux-foundation.org/en/O...g/MacOSX/hpijs

I'm sorry to say this may not be the easy way, either, because the packages are clearly labeled .ppc, not U for Universal. Won't hurt to try.

Once you have a networkable driver, follow this:
http://www.ifelix.co.uk/tech/3015.html

And actually, this is Apple's fault. There are two print programming interfaces for OS X, the old Carbon one and the new CUPS one. If Apple were like Micro$oft, they would enforce use of just one interface, and all drivers would be CUPS drivers, capable of all the network protocols that are a part of CUPS. As it is, manufacturers like using Carbon because they can limit the driver to USB only and their proprietary utilities are easier (because they can reuse what they wrote for OS 9).