Cannot print with HP LaserJet P1006

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Cannot print with HP LaserJet P1006

I've installed the latest print drivers from HP (1.0.6) and still the LaserJet P1006 driver doesn't appear when I try and pick the driver. I have verified that /Library/Printers/hp/laserjet/HP1006/ exists and has the following files in it:
drwxrwxr-x 3 root admin 102 Jul 1 04:42 HP1006PDE.plugin
drwxrwxr-x 3 root admin 102 Jul 1 04:42 HP1006PM.plugin
drwxrwxr-x 3 root admin 102 Jul 16 15:07 hp LaserJet Utility.app

When I try using other LaserJet drivers nothing prints and I see DoIOTrandfer error 0xe0004051 errors.

Any ideas?

G5 iMac, Mac OS X (10.4.11)

Posted on Jul 16, 2008 12:54 PM

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Answer 1

BDAqua

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Sep 12, 2008 10:43 AM in response to Ian Glazer

Might try these two...

Mac OS X: About the Reset Printing System feature ...

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1341?viewlocale=en_US

Might try Printer Setup Repair 5.1...

http://www.fixamac.net/software/index.html

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Answer 2

Kappy

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Jul 16, 2008 3:52 PM in response to Ian Glazer

Contact HP. Also try the new Apple HP Driver 1.1 update just released.

Is this printer on Ethernet or USB? If the former you need to set up both the printer to use DHCP if supported or assign it an IP address within your router's DHCP range. You then need to configure the printer as an LPR printer in the Printer Setup Utility.

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Answer 3

Aug 24, 2008 5:42 PM in response to Ian Glazer

Have you had any luck getting the P1006 to work? I'm in a similar situation and I haven't found anything that works. I'm trying to install on a MacBook running 10.4.11. I've tried both the 1.0.4 and 1.0.6 versions of the drivers with no effect.

The printer is showing up in the Printer Browser window, but it's not showing up in the "Print Using" drop down menu.

I tried a manual uninstall and a clean reinstall. Didn't work. I did noticed in the uninstall instructions on HP's website that the file /Library/Frameworks/libZJBIG.dylib is shared with several other printers. The uninstall instructions say not to remove this file if you use these other printers. I don't, so I went to delete it. But upon checking, I found that the p1006 installer hadn't installed it. I thought this might be my issue, so I installed the drivers for one of the other printers that share this file. I now have libZJBIG.dylib, but still with no results.

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Answer 4

Sep 16, 2008 5:25 PM in response to BDAqua

BDAqua wrote:
Just use the Generic PPD, it'll give you some functionality.

I don't think you can use a generic PPD with the LaserJet P1006. It is not a PostScript printer. I don't think it even speaks any version of PCL command language. See the entry in the OpenPrinting database http://openprinting.org/showprinter.cgi?recnum=HP-LaserJetP1006. Also, this is one of those "special" printers that requires the firmware be sent to the printer every time it is powered up.

Matt

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