I must be a moron. I am Timothy Holt. I have just logged as Timothy Holt, but I guess I am replying to myelf as an alien. Never came to grips with the difference between mac.com and me.com.
Anyway.
Still struggling with this piece of garbage printer. I also started a forum on the HP site where someone suggested I re-install the system on my laptop. Well, did one better, went out an bought a new one. Now running:
Hardware Overview:
Model Name: MacBook Pro
Model Identifier: MacBookPro8,2
Processor Name: Intel Core i7
Processor Speed: 2.3 GHz
Number of Processors: 1
Total Number of Cores: 4
L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB
L3 Cache: 8 MB
Memory: 8 GB
Boot ROM Version: MBP81.0047.B0E
SMC Version (system): 1.69f1
Serial Number (system): C02FL09SDF91
Hardware UUID: F67A3FCE-367A-5E37-AA32-7F9F606B9C74
Sudden Motion Sensor:
State: Enabled
I have run Disk Ultility. I have evenbooted from an external drive, run Tech Tool pro and rebuilt all thedirectories.
VueScanfound an HP Officejet A910, but wasn't able to find a 64-bit Intel plugin forthis scanner. Try downloading a 64-bit Intel driver for this scanner fromwww.hp.com. To try to use the 32-bit Intel plugin, click on the VueScan iconwhile holding the control key, choose 'Get Info' and check the 'Open in 32-bitmode' box.
HPOfficejet Pro 8500 A910:
Status: Idle
Print Server: Local
Driver Version: 3.1
Default: Yes
URI:usb://HP/Officejet%20Pro%208500%20A910?serial=CN08PBM203
PPD: HP Officejet Pro 8500 A910
PPD File Version: 3.1
PostScript Version: (3011.104) 0
CUPS Version: 1.4.6 (cups-218.28)
Fax support: No
Scanning support: Yes
Scanning app: -
Scanning app (bundleID path): -
Scanner UUID:00000000-0000-434E-3038-50424D323033
Still wont work.
Anyone want a boat anchor or door stop? That appears all it is good for. It will scan using preview, but that's almost as useless as the HP software that comes with it.