need Mac OSX driver for Dell 3010cn laser printer

Hi,

First, I would like to thank Ian for all of the helpful information he posted.

I have an IMac (Snow Leopard) and I am trying to install the driver for my Dell 3010cn.

I have done the following:

1-I installed Ghostscript 8.71

2-I installed Foomatic-RIP-4.0.6.230

3-I downloaded the PPD OpenPrinting database - Printer: Dell 3010cn then I moved it to library/printers/PPDs/Contents/Resources.

4-I added the printer using IP address, changing the driver from Autoselect/Generic to other so I could select item 3.

It seemed the process had worked ( I can check the supply levels) but

when I tried to print I get the following message:

Network host 'XX.XX.XX.XX' is busy; will retry in ?? seconds...

Any help is appreciated.

Thank you,

Sergio

I was just having this very problem today...

I'm using an iMac OSX 10.6.7 with a Dell 3110cn printer connect by ethernet to a wireless Linksys router.

It may be worth mentioning that I was actually able to locate, download and install a functional Mac OSX print driver for the 3110cn on the Dell website without installing any of that other stuff.

I started getting the "Network host xx.xx.xx.xx is busy, will retry in ?? seconds..." error after I changed the print cartridge. I have no idea if that's what caused the problem or not, but everything was fine before I did it, and not fine afterward.

Anyway, so I deleted the printer driver for the 3110cn.

Then I turned off the printer, unplugged my router and shut down the iMac.

I then plugged the router back in and, after a few seconds, turned the printer back on, reset the printer settings to the default settings and then printed out the "printer settings" to have a record of the correct ip address.

Then I booted up and reinstalled the print driver making sure that I had the correct ip address in the IPP settings.

It worked. Hope it works for you.

Thanks for your post, I will try it. Would you please tell me where you located the driver for 3110cn on the Dell Website. Thank you

This is the .iso file. Your iMac should mount it with no problem. The Mac os X driver may or may not be updated from the 2007 one that's listed, but it's the one I used with good results. Try here at Dell. Hope the link works. Let me know if it doesn't and I will post the whole address text.

Ian can you help me with connecting my MacBook Air OSX 10.7.4 with the Dell 3010cn? I tried your steps and no luck but i wanted to make sure i am downloading the correct files and what are the specific steps in executing installation of this printer.

thanks and much appreciated!!!!

Do you have Lion? It tells me that the Dell 3110cn installer is a PowerPC program and this site says it is not supported by Lion.

http://www.cultofmac.com/103458/os-x-lion-kills-rosetta-powerpc-support-heres-wh at-to-do-about-it/

It says it is SOL to run it.

hans12 @ wrote:

I have a MacBook (versie 10.6.5).
Want to connect a Dell 3010cn but can´t find driver (only drivers for windows)

Check out this post and its attachments for the necessary driver installation in Lion:

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=14015697#post14015697

Can anyone help me with the new Mac OSX 10.9 update? I lost the driver application working for my Dell 3010cn printer. Is there anything else out there to get my printer to work with the new Mac update??

Thanks.

Since this one is showing up as solved, you might want to consider starting a new discussion. Since this one is marked solved, less people are likely to look at it.

Thanks Eric will do.