Since upgrading to 10.8, there are no option for changing the printer driver when you click "Options & Supplies" for a printer. Under the "Driver" tab, I can only change the settings for the driver I chose when I set up the printer.
Is there anyway (besides CUPS webinterface) I can change the driver, or do I have to remove it and add it again with the other driver?
iMac, OS X Mountain Lion
From what I can see it does look like you do have to remove the printer and add it again with the correct driver if you don't want to use CUPS.
Pahu is correct, that feature has been removed, and you need to re-add the printer with the other driver.
So we agree there is indeed a problem, the driver managment function is missing. Is there a solution or workaround for this missing function? Reinstalling the printer doesn't help if you are not presented with add a custom driver menu.
When would you not have the opportunity to select another driver? AddPrinter should still offer that functionality.
When using third party software to manage printing such as Equitrac/Xerox.
zaq12wsx wrote:
Is there a solution or workaround for this missing function?
You can modify the printer by using the CUPS web admin page (http://127.0.0.1:631/printers). When you first open this page you will get a message stating that the web interface is currently disabled and to enable it you have to run the following command via Terminal.
sudo cupsctl WebInterface=yes
With the CUPS web page active you can select the printer you need to modify.
At your own risk, use the Terminal lpadmin command to change the driver --
lpadin -p printername -P path_to_new_PPD ENTER
There are many times when there are multiple drivers for the same printer. So sometimes you have to switch drivers after creating the printer to find the one that works correctly.
To have to delete and reinstall the printer is a pain, especially when you have 600+ Macintoshes to manage.
This is a stupid change and one I am not happy to find in ML.
Yeah, I was hoping to have some time before I found some issues with Mountain Lion (just rebuilt my home system this weekend after 10.8.1 was released and started some tests at work), but this definetly required an early trip to the feedback page.
They also took the auto fill out of the address field (it would rememebr previous entries to assist in adding multiple printers with simialr names/ip addresses).
Mac OS X used to be powerful and easy to use, but Apple lately has been trying to make it easier to use (sometimes making it harder to use in the process) by taking away some of the power options and dumbing down the interfaces.
I am currently setting up some new imacs and encountered this problem.
The Ricoh technician talked me throught this and it now works perfectly.
Install the printer drivers you need
Install Equitrac 10.7
Add printer through Equitrac
Open browser and type localhost:631
if it says web interface is currently disabled run "cupsctl WebInterface=yes" in Terminal (I did this under root user)
refresh browser page
At top go to Administration
Under Printers go to "anage printer"
select printer you want
click on administration (next to maintenance)
click on modify printer
add admin/pw
Current connection should be chosen printer go "continue"
Modify go "continue"
next to make Generic choose "Select another make/model"
Choose printer (in this case I chose Ricoh)
select driver - then "modify"
Go back to Admininstration > Manage Printers again
Select printer (driver should be showing)
Go to admin > set default options
Go to Policies > retry job
Set default options
Restart machine and then do a test print.. Equitrac should pop up and you go from there..
I credit this information to Stu from Ricoh NZ... how wonderful that he was able to guide me through this..
Hope it helps you all out there...
Unable to change printer driver
