I have an old but fully working Epson Photo 1400 printer which I would like to use with my MacBook Air M2 running Sonoma 14.5. The printer is not WiFi and I believe I would need a suitable generic driver but have no idea how to connect it or where to get an appropriate driver. Has anyone any ideas how this could be done?
MacBook Air (M2, 2023)
Yes you need a driver. The first thing to do is visit the Epson web site and search for a driver for that device which is designated to work with your currently installed operating system. (Sometimes one designated for an older OS will also work.) If none is available you can check the respected web site below where volunteers write free drivers for older printers which are no longer supported, but which work with newer operating systems. It is worth checking out. Good luck.
Gutenprint Supported Printers
Gutenprint was far too technical for me so I checked the Epson site again and much to my surprise found the correct 1400 driver to use with Sonoma 14.5. It was easy to download and install and works a treat. My thanks to Ronasara for the prompt.
Many thanks Ronasara for the advice. I’ll check Epson again but couldn’t find a suitable driver when I checked about a year ago. Having had a brief look at your suggested site it looks encouraging but there’s a lot of technical stuff I don’t understand.
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