Q: My Kodak printer doesn't work with Yosemite

According to this post on Mac Observer, a fix is on the way from Kodak. (Or "Kodack"). So there is hope, but no timescale.

According to a post in this thread on Apple Discussions, downgrading to V 7.6 of Kodak drivers (link to download here) may get round the problem while Kodak are working on a fix. I will try when I get home.

I have the same issue with my Kodak ESP 9250 not printing anything with my Mac running Yosemite. I was on the phone for several  hours yesterday with Kodak support and they were trying to get things working on my computer but never did. They said they were aware of the issue with some other Kodak printer models, but I was the first one to report the issue with the 9250. I went through 3 tier levels of support, but they could not get it working. They (Kodak  support) told me that they were "escalating" their work for the fix, and should have a patch available soon.

I also had the issue with my Kodak 7250 Printer not working with Yosemite.  I tried downgrading the Kodak drivers to 7.6, but that didn't work either.  I finally restored a backup prior to updating to Yosemite and have my printer back!  I will not update again until Apple works out the bugs with Yosemite! 

Have you read any of these posts? Where Kodak has acknowledged that they need to fix their drivers for Yosemite?

Downgrading the drivers was complicated (had to open the package contents on the 7.6 installer and then run the installer app itself on a right-click +open). And it didn't work in any case. I still have exactly the same symptoms: the 5200 series Kodak pulls the sheet in, reports an error in the print queue, then spits the blank sheet out when I delete the job.

Still, I'm saving a fortune on ink, which is why I bought a Kodak in the first place .

I did see the posts about Kodak working on the issue, but need my printer now.  Not sure when they will rectify the situation!

Sorry, I was confused when you said "I will not update again until Apple works out the bugs with Yosemite!"

What's Apple supposed to do for a company that is no longer in the printing business and whose printers never appeared as supported on

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I am somewhat familiar with the Kodak printers, as I was a retail rep for the printers for four years, and worked with Kodak product support to resolve some second- and third-level problems. I was on the chat line with Kodak printer support (now in India) the day Yosemite came out (16 Oct).

The support center was "surprised" that the printer driver did not work with Yosemite, and the technician assured me that "they are working on the problem." The actual driver coding will probably be done by a contract developer here in the US.

Kodak declared bankruptcy in 2012, and the printers were one of the product lines that were jettisoned. The five years of support that is usual for such actions goes through 2017, so the printers will eventually be supported on Yosemite, and possibly its successor.

Thank you for your response. There was some confusion about how the drivers would get updated if Kodak is no longer in the printing business.

I got the same problem, but found a way to update the software. (It doesn't show that it is updating.) After the update all was well.