Always the same troubles with old printer drivers for professional fiery printing systems. Already running rosetta on an Apple M3 MacBook Pro. But still, after several reinstallation the same error. Does anybody has an idea?
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mariahy wrote:
Thank you for your comment. But the printer, Fiery included, has a actual value of more then 10 new MacBook Pro ... So changing the printer is no option. And Fiery does not provide drivers for Apple M3 chips. There should be a software solution by Apple or third party developers. Like Rosetta 2 ... Any idea?
Apple provides printer driver support with AirPrint. AirPrint is an extension to IPP printing support. Apple also provides Rosetta 2, and CUPS.
Apple is unlikely to get involved with fixing specific examples of the disaster that has been and variously still is vendor-provided printer drivers.
That's what AirPrint and Rosetta and CUPS and IPP is for.
As for your suggestion about using Rosetta 2, the Fiery Driver 6.5 package already uses Rosetta 2, and Fiery Driver 7.0 is apparently native on both Intel and Apple silicon. If M3 support isn't available from the printer vendor, then you'll either need to try M3 and see if it works unsupported, or stay with M2 hardware until the vendor provides drivers for that, or migrate.
Or figure out how to relay your print jobs via an M1 or M1 or Intel Mac, or via Windows Server or whatever; via a box that is supported by available drivers.
There are AirPrint-compatible servers that can be installed on some other platforms, including IIRC Windows.
if your particular and unspecified printer isn't ever going to be supported by drivers 6.5 or 7.0 or newer, and by your particular Mac hardware, then you're going to have to either replace it, or run older Macs, or find any of other the usual workarounds when old hardware gear falls off of software support, or work with other people and organizations with an interest in that printer or otherwise to create open-source drivers for the printer. That alternative path may well involve an AirPrint relay, or Apple CUPS as mentioned above, or IPP, or otherwise.
If you replace this printer, one with IPP or AirPrint support would be recommended.
mariahy wrote:
Thank you for your comment. But the printer, Fiery included, has a actual value of more then 10 new MacBook Pro ... So changing the printer is no option. And Fiery does not provide drivers for Apple M3 chips. There should be a software solution by Apple or third party developers. Like Rosetta 2 ... Any idea?
Apple provides printer driver support with AirPrint. AirPrint is an extension to IPP printing support. Apple also provides Rosetta 2, and CUPS.
Apple is unlikely to get involved with fixing specific examples of the disaster that has been and variously still is vendor-provided printer drivers.
That's what AirPrint and Rosetta and CUPS and IPP is for.
As for your suggestion about using Rosetta 2, the Fiery Driver 6.5 package already uses Rosetta 2, and Fiery Driver 7.0 is apparently native on both Intel and Apple silicon. If M3 support isn't available from the printer vendor, then you'll either need to try M3 and see if it works unsupported, or stay with M2 hardware until the vendor provides drivers for that, or migrate.
Or figure out how to relay your print jobs via an M1 or M1 or Intel Mac, or via Windows Server or whatever; via a box that is supported by available drivers.
There are AirPrint-compatible servers that can be installed on some other platforms, including IIRC Windows.
if your particular and unspecified printer isn't ever going to be supported by drivers 6.5 or 7.0 or newer, and by your particular Mac hardware, then you're going to have to either replace it, or run older Macs, or find any of other the usual workarounds when old hardware gear falls off of software support, or work with other people and organizations with an interest in that printer or otherwise to create open-source drivers for the printer. That alternative path may well involve an AirPrint relay, or Apple CUPS as mentioned above, or IPP, or otherwise.
If you replace this printer, one with IPP or AirPrint support would be recommended.
Are they providing updated drivers for Windows?
You will probably need to get an older Mac and maintain it at the last OS that will run the drivers you have.
You can also see if there is a CUPS driver
Check for updates, then contact the printer vendor.
If the vendor has abandoned the printer, you are left to replace the drivers or replace the printer.
Thank you for your comment. But the printer, Fiery included, has a actual value of more then 10 new MacBook Pro ... So changing the printer is no option. And Fiery does not provide drivers for Apple M3 chips. There should be a software solution by Apple or third party developers. Like Rosetta 2 ... Any idea?
How to fix old printer drivers for Fiery Printing Systems on Mac
