MacBook Pro M1 - No Printer Driver

Hi,

Unfortunately, the HL-1430 appears to be a GDI (host-based) printer, which makes it difficult to use other drivers than those supplied by the printer manufacturer. Apparently, the printer cannot handle PostScript nor PCL, thus probably preventing the use of generic drivers.

According to the HL-1430 support page, the latest Mac drivers are for OS X 10.10 Yosemite. Interesting is that the driver used for an HL-2130 with OS X 10.10 seems to be similar, but in this case there is a higher version macOS Catalina 10.15 driver as well (which would be 64-bit). So, if the old HL-1430 OS X 10.10 driver cannot be used with your new Mac, you could perhaps carry out a test with (for example) an HL-2130 macOS Catalina 10.15 driver. This may result in nothing, but you never know. A pure experiment.

https://support.brother.com/g/b/producttop.aspx?c=as_ot&lang=en&prod=hl1430_as

https://support.brother.com/g/b/producttop.aspx?c=us_ot&lang=en&prod=hl2130_all

Also, if necessary, try resetting the printing system and re-adding the printer.

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I had a similar problem with my HP LaserJet P1102w. I tried to install the HP printer driver, but that failed. But I found the solution by using AirPrint directly (via Wifi, instead USB). AirPrint doesn't need a driver to install, instead the printer itself provides all the functionalities neccessary via supporting the AirPrint protocol.

BR Uwe

Yep, with my second printer I got the same, no AirPrint (Xerox Phaser). At least it works with a generic Postscript driver. I would try one of the generic Postscript or PCL drivers, if your Brother model supports one if this standards.

BR Uwe

Hi,

It may or may not be necessary to reset the printing system (for the procedure, see the article in my previous reply) and re-add the printer before anything else.

Did you download (from Brother) the two drivers (OS X 10.10, v4.5.0b, for HL-1430 and macOS 10.15, v1.5.0, for HL-2130)? If so, was there some kind of installer, and if yes, was a driver installation at all possible for one or both models?

https://support.brother.com/g/b/downloadlist.aspx?c=as_ot&lang=en&prod=hl1430_as&os=10006

https://support.brother.com/g/b/downloadlist.aspx?c=us_ot&lang=en&prod=hl2130_all&os=10060

You're welcome! Good news. Glad to hear that the workaround worked.

Jan