I just installed a HP printer on my iMac today, and though I'm not running OSX, I DID read the read me and there it states the issues with the driver and the solutions. I remember when I got my first mac and asking my dad what those readme files were for......duh. Kari [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > >>>I did some more research and I discovered that I need to partition my >>>hard >>>disk to create a volume that falls entirely within the first 8 GB of >>>the >>>disk. >>> >>> >>What machine are you running? I thought the old Wallstreet PowerBooks >>only required this partition mandate for X. >> >> >> >>>Again I say that I am new to the Mac world, and I am not sure how to >>>go about doing this without totally distroying my system. Can anyone >>>please >>>help me. >>> >>> >>> >>You can't partition without erasing the entire disk. The only thing you >>can do is to backup what you want to save and put it back after you >>initialize your disk. Of course, if there's stuff worth saving, >>devising a good back- up scheme is something you should do anyway. >> >>dave >> >> > >Woh, Woh, WOH! > >Mr. Green, I read your first post - something about a HP Printer. In a release >yesterday @ MacFixIt, they were saying that the HP Drivers are still not compatible >with X.2.2, AND that the HP drivers from the printers & scanners can keep your >processor racing & corrupt other things as well. > >I know...I posted Sunday (12/8/02) that my iMac was dead slow due to X.2.2 upgrade - >but I found out yesterday that it's the HP drivers I installed for my HP printer. > >Rethink formatting or partitioning your hard drive until this thing gets worked out. > >Check out this link: ><http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20021209074507118> for the MacFixIt >article. > > > -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
