HP p1005 laserjet printer driver install problem

After doing a clean install on Macos Sequoia, I could not install the HP Laserjet p1005 driver no matter what I did. However, I found a solution later. Those who have problems with other printers may find a solution with this method.

1- Download ‘HP 5.1.1 Printer Software Update’ from this address.

2- Double click on the .dmg file you downloaded.

3- Extract the HewlettPackardPrinterDrivers.pkg file to a suitable location.

4- Download Pacifist application.

5- Open Pacifist and select the HewlettPackardPrinterDrivers.pkg file in the driver package you linked using the ‘Open Package’ option.

6- Select not ‘HewlettPackardPrinterDrivers.pkg’ as in the picture, but a sub-root (1) from the programme. ‘28.10.2021, 22:34’ version is installed when install (2) is pressed.

7- Afterwards, adding a printer can be done through the normal system.

I haven't tried it, but I think it will be in the brand and model printers here.

I was able to install and use it on Macos Sequoia version 15.0.1.

Posted on Nov 5, 2024 1:19 AM

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Bus1k

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Posted on Mar 5, 2025 11:39 PM

Hello, I found an easy way to modify the drivers to make them work under the system Sequoia 15.2 and higher.

download the driver HewlettPackardPrinterDrivers.pkg
move the .pkg file onto your desktop
use the pkgutil command in terminal to expand the package contents
pkgutil --expand ~/Desktop/HewlettPackardPrinterDrivers.pkg ~/Desktop/HewlettPackardPrinterDrivers.unpkg
open the “distribution” file in a text editor like textedit
change both instances of ‘15’ to something like ‘99’ in the InstallationCheck function. save the file after making the change.
use pkgutil to repackage
pkgutil --flatten ~/Desktop/HewlettPackardPrinterDrivers.unpkg ~/Desktop/HewlettPackardPrinterDriversFix.pkg
open the package (you will likely need to go to security settings to allow running the package if you get an error that it couldn’t be verified)
print the internet

thanks to this change everything works perfectly and it saved my P1005 printer from the trash

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Apr 23, 2025 7:54 AM in response to osmandaban

Thank you so much! It instantly worked.

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