Q: Where are printer drivers stored in OS 10.8?
I am trying to set up a Epson Stylus Photo R3000 as a new printer on OS 10.8. The printer setup locates the printer and automatically selects Epson Stylus R3000 with the notation "The selected printer software is available from Apple. Click Add to download and add this printer." However, clicking on Add leads eventually to an error message: "Can't install the software for the EPSON Epson Stylus Photo R3000 because it is not currently available fromthe Software Update server." This result blocks me from setting up the printer.
I know the driver is part of the Epson driver software package that is installed with OS 10.8. I would like to select it manually. My question is where are printer drivers stored? How do I select a driver?
Thanks in advance!
Posted on May 8, 2013 8:19 PM
It will likely help the situation since it is happening to both printers. It's likely not a driver availability problem, and instead a detail with how the print system is configured. Resetting will revert the print system to factory defaults.
If there are further problems, just report back here and we will guide you through how to get your system running again.
Not as a warning, but just be sure you keep a full backup of your system before doing any of these steps (its simply good practice to do so).
Posted on May 8, 2013 8:47 PM