Q: I upgraded to El Capitan. Now my HP 2200 PCS printer (probably 8yrs old) will not print wirelessly through a time capsule as before the upgrade. HP does not has drivers fro the new OS. Any suggestions?
I upgraded to El Capitan. Now my HP 2200 PCS printer (probably 8yrs old) will not print wirelessly through a time capsule as before the upgrade. HP does not has drivers fro the new OS. Any suggestions?
Posted on Nov 12, 2015 1:01 PM
There is a fair possibility the unit is no longer supported by the newest OS X upgrade...
However if still supported, the unit may have a hardware failure in an internal component.
Although the old unit may not see support from HP, that may be a place to see if similar
issues where resolved in their user forums and if any technical support is available free.
Other kinds of print drivers may be too old for use with the HP in OS X 10.11.x.
Were you able to see if the HP printer could be discovered by use of Bonjour?
Sometimes alternative wireless methods may exist but not support all the original
features a printer or an all-in-one model previously had with earlier drivers & OS.
• Mac printing and scanning on HP Support Forums - BoardReader:
http://boardreader.com/fp/HP_Support_Forums_1153782/Mac_printing_and_scanning_22 27042.html
If you have original drivers for the printer, or a source to attempt a re-install of those that
had previously worked in the former OS X version, you may see if they may be re-installed.
Some of the software you may need to try would be direct from the maker, since none of
the old stuff would be via the software update features in the App Store. At times, drivers
from as old as 10.8.5 may work, however product support from the maker and in a later
OS may vary from fair to non-existent as time and device service life move on.
Sad to say, you may need to look for a replacement printer that suggests El Capitan support.
Posted on Nov 14, 2015 1:07 PM