I have upgraded the operating system to macOS Big Sur and the HP 1018 printer does not work anymore. I deleted the printer's driver to reinstall but now I cannot find the driver. Is there any solution to this problem?
MacBook Air 13″, macOS 10.15
You say you can not find the driver. Do you mean that it is not available on the HP web site? You have not provided the full printer name, so I am unable to determine if a current driver is available. The site does show a number of "1018" types printers, so I assume that one may exist for your printer. Please visit the HP site and look more closely. Enter the full specific name of your printer to access the correct driver. Then, when you download the correct driver, your printer should work again.
You say you can not find the driver. Do you mean that it is not available on the HP web site? You have not provided the full printer name, so I am unable to determine if a current driver is available. The site does show a number of "1018" types printers, so I assume that one may exist for your printer. Please visit the HP site and look more closely. Enter the full specific name of your printer to access the correct driver. Then, when you download the correct driver, your printer should work again.
Hi,
The HP LaserJet 1018 is not supported for Mac, but HP LaserJet 1022 is.
You could perhaps begin by resetting the printing system (see link below) and re-adding the printer. Check whether the operating system suggests a suitable driver.
If necessary, you may want to try an HP LaserJet 1022 driver (version 1.6.1) from the (Post Date:Dec 11, 2020) HP Printer Drivers v5.1 for macOS package at https://support.apple.com/kb/dl1888?locale=en_US . Choose the 1022 in the Use: field when adding. Look upon this as an experiment. It may not work with your computer and macOS Big Sur. Make sure that you have backup copies of important files (documents, photos, et cetera) before carrying out any tests.
Reset the Mac printing system to solve a problem - Apple Support
printer driver HP LaserJet 1018
