HP laser Jet 5MP

[Mike Murray]

David

Have you tried the foomatic printer drivers? There's one for the HP Laserjet 
5MP.
My recent email to wamug explained how I got my HP1220C A3 priner working. 
Quoted below...
> I got this from another list and include it here for others. Worth having a 
> look if you're having problems with the gutenprint drivers. The link is 
> http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/openprinting/macosx/hpijs
> 
> 
>> I was disheartened to find that my HP 1220c as well as dozens, if not 
>> hundreds, of other printer models are no longer supported by Snow Leopard. 
>> But I stumbled across an open source line of printer drivers which seem to 
>> be a superior alternative to the Gutenprint drivers. They make dozens of 
>> unsupported printers OS X & SL compatible. 
>> 
>> OpenPrinting/MacOSX/hpijs - The Linux Foundation
>> 
>> The instructions here are a little vague, but it's really easy.
>> 
>> 1. Install Ghostscript
>> 2. Install Foomatic
>> 3. Install hpijs.
>> 4. System Preferences > Print & Fax > (select your printer or add a new one) 
>> > Options & Supplies > Driver
>> 5. See if a new Foomatic printer driver is listed as an alternative to your 
>> model.
>> 
>> The Foomatic drivers have options for print quality, grayscale, etc which 
>> Gutenprint is often missing. Included are printers from a variety of 
>> manufacturers, not just HP.
>> 
>> Hope this helps someone!



On 07/04/2010, at 1:19 PM, David Noel wrote:

> 
> Hi Stuart --
> 
> -- Yes, there have been many reported problems with HP laser printers
> not working under Snow Leopard. I have an HP Laserjet 5MP printer, and
> in spite of a lot of suggested fixes, I've still not got it working
> with SL. It's on an ethernet network (via a Belkin router), and the
> printer works as normal from an older iMac running Leopard on the
> network.

Cheers
Mike


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Re: HP laser Jet 1022

[David Noel]

Hi Stuart --

-- Yes, there have been many reported problems with HP laser printers
not working under Snow Leopard. I have an HP Laserjet 5MP printer, and
in spite of a lot of suggested fixes, I've still not got it working
with SL. It's on an ethernet network (via a Belkin router), and the
printer works as normal from an older iMac running Leopard on the
network.

-- It seems that many of these problems occur because Apple dropped
support for Appletalk with the introduction of SL, and my 5MP was
using Appletalk. I'm currently investigating whether I can get it
working using one of the other two interface connections it has.

-- If you go to the HP or Apple sites, you can find printer drivers to
download, which on the face of it should work. But they don't. Check
if your printer is connected via Appletalk (fairly thin cable with a
round connector), if so, see if you have other connectors available
(remove cover where cable enters printer). If you are using an
Appletalk link, it is possible a resolution may be found using the
other connectors. Years ago I used the RS232 connector to print
directly from a PC.

Cheers --

David Noel
2010 Apr 7

==

On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 7:31 PM, Stuart Breden  wrote:
>
> Yes, I have David.
>
> Are you indicating that the HP laser Jet 1022 print drive is not compatible
> with Snow Leopard?
>
> Stuart Breden
> PO Box 132
> Kalamunda WA 6926
> Ph: (08) 9257 1577
> Mbl: 0417 053 266
>
>
>
> On 05/04/2010, at 9:05 PM, David Noel wrote:
>
>>
>> Stuart: Have you also migrated to Snow Leopard, from Leopard? This
>> could have a bearing.
>>
>> Cheers --
>>
>> David Noel
>> 2010 Apr 5
>>
>> 
>>
>> On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 9:04 PM, Stuart Breden 
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Since I've migrated to an Intel 21.5-inch: 3.06GHz 500GB hard drive iMac
>>> I've been having all sorts of problems with my HP laser Jet 1022.
>>> Incidentally it was not working 100% WITH MY G5 iMac.  Problems with the
>>> print queue.
>>> Now there is not double side option; prints Ok with some print jobs and
>>> with
>>> other the red and green lights flash.  Will print no more that two
>>> copies.
>>> Etc.
>>> Nothing of value on HP Australia support.
>>> Do I have to reinstall the print driver?  Not on the HP site.  Say on
>>> Apple
>>> system install DVD.
>>> I find it a very useful little printer when all I want to do is print
>>> prescriptions and letters etc.
>>> Suggestions?
>>> Stuart Breden
>>> PO Box 132
>>> Kalamunda WA 6926
>>> Ph: (08) 9257 1577
>>> Mbl: 0417 053 266
>>>
>>>
>>>
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Re: Keyboard cleaning

[Mark Secker]

While there are probably chemical products to do this I generally just give
I a good shake and some taps while it's been held upside down then use a
microfiber cloth to remove grunge... Some times I'll slightly dampen the
cloth with water but wring it out until it stops  dripping water when you
squeeze it 


On 7/04/10 11:57 AM, "Severin Crisp"  wrote:

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> Can anyone recommend a method/product for cleaning keyboards of that
> grime that just accumulates on and down between the keys.  I realise
> that a scrubbing brush and soapy water is not a viable way to go!
> Severin Crisp
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Re: Keyboard cleaning

[KEVIN Lock]

Severin,

At last, something I can claim to be an expert in!Just yesterday 
I cleaned 5 eMac white keyboards.


I remove the keys and wash them all (except the ones with the metal 
bits) and brush the base with a stiff brush and use compressed air to 
get all the fur and biscuit out.


The earlier extended keyboards collect lots of junk in the clear 
base.  Lots of compressed air gets most of that out.


The latest iMac boards don't look like they easily come apart and I 
clean them with a soft cloth and Meths.  Works for me!


regards

Kevin






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grime that just accumulates on and down between the keys.  I realise 
that a scrubbing brush and soapy water is not a viable way to go!

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Keyboard cleaning

[Severin Crisp]

Can anyone recommend a method/product for cleaning keyboards of that  
grime that just accumulates on and down between the keys.  I realise  
that a scrubbing brush and soapy water is not a viable way to go!

Severin Crisp

   Assoc Professor R Severin Crisp, FIP, CPhys, FAIP
   15 Thomas St, Mount Clarence, Albany, 6330, Western Australia.
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Re: Losing my connection

[Neil Houghton]

Hi Mike,

Thanks, I'll check those discussions out later and, like you, try turning
off the Wake for network access in the Energy Saver preference pane first.

In the meantime, I got the disconnect again and, this time, decided to try
my network preferences ideas, ie:

>> Secondly, to try to make the iMac "look-for" the internet connection again,
>> you could try opening system preferences, going to the network preferences
>> and 
>> selecting the Ethernet connection from the left-hand pane - I'm assuming you
>> will have the default setting for "Configure Ipv4" of "Using DHCP" - if so,
>> here are a couple of thing you could try:
>> 
>> - Click on the "Advanced" button and in the Window that opens select the
>> TCP/IP tab, then click the button which says "Renew DHCP Lease"
>> 
>> - If that doesn't work you could try, under the "Configure Ipv4" drop-down
>> list selecting "Off" and hitting the "Apply" then selecting "Using DHCP"
>> again 
>> and again hitting "Apply" - this is the closest thing I can think of to my
>> "solution" of basically switching the connection off and then on again.

Only in my case, obviously, in the "Airport" pane rather than the "Ethernet"
pane.

I found that just hitting the "Renew DHCP Lease" didn't, in fact, obtain a
DHCP lease - obviously there was still a connection problem. However,
turning DHCP off and then on again (remembering to hit "Apply" after EACH
step) DID solve the problem - so there you go.

For me, it's still easier to turn Airport On/Off from the menu bar but, for
your Ethernet connection, this method (assuming it works for you) should be
easier than re-booting the computer and/or modem.

Of course, if your other suggestions provide a permanent fix - you won't
need this.


Cheers



Neil
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on 6/4/10 6:13 PM, Mike Fuller at blis...@tpg.com.au wrote:

> 
> There is an Apple Discussion about the topic I raised yesterday : Internet
> connection lost after sleep - Ethernet (although it seems to affect wireless
> connections also)
> 
> Link is here: 
> http://discussions.info.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2258749&start=45&tstart
> =0
> 
> My iMac surprisingly didn't lose connection last night so I couldn't test your
> recommendations Neil. But a couple of others that are mentioned in the Apple
> discussion, and which worked for some, are:
> 
> Turn off the Wake for network access in the Energy Saver preference
> Delete these two pref files:
> Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/preferences.plist
> 
> Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.airport.preferences.plist
> 
> I've just done the energy saver one and I'll see how that goes before trying
> anything else.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Mike Fuller
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Re: iPhone plans

[Alexander Hartner]

Do you have mobileme? With mobileme you can track your phone's location via the 
mobileme website. Maybe ask your network carrier if they don't mind locating it 
for you.

Regards
Alex

On 5 Apr 2010, at 23:57, Stuart Breden wrote:

> 
> Have not seen any discussion on iPhone plans for some time.
> 
> Was down at Cape Leeuwin on Sunday clambering over rocks near the water 
> wheels and I think that I have finally lost my old phone properly been trying 
> for some time as the battery was failing.
> 
> Two things
> 
> Once you have lost a mobile phone is there any was of finding it other than 
> someone to return it to you?  Can it be found by finding out where you last 
> made a call etc?
> 
> I'm now going to get an iPhone.  What is the current recommendations of plans 
> etc?
> 
> Stuart Breden
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Re: Choosing DVDs for archiving of photos

[Gavin Criddle]

Regardless of what you choose, I'd still suggest checking these discs every few 
years, and perhaps burning new copies as you do.

Regards,

Gav

On 06/04/2010, at 5:25 PM, Marlene Oostryck wrote:

> Hi All
> 
> I have an extensive collection of digital photos currently backed up on 2 
> computers and an external hard drive.
> I also have them on everyday Verbatim discs but I believe the images on these 
> only last for 5-8 years.
> 
> I would like to burn them onto archival quality DVDs.
> 
> Info I have found so far on archival quality discs recommend:
> 
> Pro Disc Gold 
> Taiyo Yuden
> MAM-A Gold
> Verbatim UltraLife Gold
> Any others?
> 
> Info from articles also suggest that +R gives higher quality than -R.
> 
> Before I place an order any feedback would be appreciated.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Marlene Oostryck
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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Re: epson stylus photo R310 Printer

[Daniel Kerr]

Hi Peta

You should have "Epson Printer Utility", which almost always gets installed
if the CD was used to install it.
You *may* find an alias to it in your Applications folder.
If you don't then there should also be one installed in the following
location.

NOTE: As the following is buried away in Library folders used by the system
please don't move or change or rename anything in here, as all the folder
structure is set a specific way the System requires it. Moving or changing
things can have damaging effects to your computer.
/end note. 

Macintosh HD - Library - Printers - EPSON - InkjetPrinter - Utilities

Inside here should be a Utility called Epson Printer Utility (may have a 1
or 2 or 3 after it). If you run this it will allow you to do the Print Head
clean.
(If the alias for it isn't in the Application folder, once it's running then
you can Control click on it's Dock icon and Choose "Keep in Dock", that way
it's there for whenever you need it next, without having to and relook for
it)

Once you open it, just follow you nose. It should bring up a window listing
your model of printer, which you click next arrow, and it will show it's
connected via USB. Once you click through enough arrows etc it will take you
to a main "choice" window, where one of the options will be "Head Cleaning".

(Looks like this link, although not for your printer model):-

(Or if the above link doesn't work, here's a tiny one)


That should get it working for you (hopefully).

Kind Regards
Daniel

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On 6/4/10 7:16 PM, "peta belczowski"  wrote:

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> Thanks for this, but no, as I explained to Ronni, this option has never come
> up since we connected the Epson to the Mac (it used to show up with my Toshiba
> pc).  So I cannot access in this way and there is definitely a problem with
> horizontal lines.  (The printer therefore has not been cleaned for the past 2
> years or so.)
> 
> 
> On 06/04/2010, at 11:04 AM, Kaye and Geoff wrote:
> 
>> 
>> Peta,
>> 
>>> I have had my Epson Stylus Photo R310 Printer for several years (probably a
>>> few several years!)
>> 
>> Do you have Printer Setup Utility? If so, open this, select your printer,
>> then click on the "utility" button to get access to head cleaning, etc.
>> 
>> Cheers, K
>> -- 
>> Kaye Stott and Geoff Prince
>> email: k...@kgweb.org.au
>> web: http://www.kgweb.org.au
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Re: HP laser Jet 1022

[Stuart Breden]

Yes, I have David.

Are you indicating that the HP laser Jet 1022 print drive is not  
compatible with Snow Leopard?


Stuart Breden
PO Box 132
Kalamunda WA 6926
Ph: (08) 9257 1577
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On 05/04/2010, at 9:05 PM, David Noel wrote:



Stuart: Have you also migrated to Snow Leopard, from Leopard? This
could have a bearing.

Cheers --

David Noel
2010 Apr 5



On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 9:04 PM, Stuart Breden  
 wrote:
Since I've migrated to an Intel 21.5-inch: 3.06GHz 500GB hard drive  
iMac

I've been having all sorts of problems with my HP laser Jet 1022.
Incidentally it was not working 100% WITH MY G5 iMac.  Problems  
with the

print queue.
Now there is not double side option; prints Ok with some print jobs  
and with
other the red and green lights flash.  Will print no more that two  
copies.

Etc.
Nothing of value on HP Australia support.
Do I have to reinstall the print driver?  Not on the HP site.  Say  
on Apple

system install DVD.
I find it a very useful little printer when all I want to do is print
prescriptions and letters etc.
Suggestions?
Stuart Breden
PO Box 132
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[peta belczowski]

Thanks for this, but no, as I explained to Ronni, this option has never come up 
since we connected the Epson to the Mac (it used to show up with my Toshiba 
pc).  So I cannot access in this way and there is definitely a problem with 
horizontal lines.  (The printer therefore has not been cleaned for the past 2 
years or so.)


On 06/04/2010, at 11:04 AM, Kaye and Geoff wrote:

> 
> Peta,
> 
>> I have had my Epson Stylus Photo R310 Printer for several years (probably a 
>> few several years!)
> 
> Do you have Printer Setup Utility? If so, open this, select your printer, 
> then click on the "utility" button to get access to head cleaning, etc.
> 
> Cheers, K
> -- 
> Kaye Stott and Geoff Prince
> email: k...@kgweb.org.au
> web: http://www.kgweb.org.au
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Re: Choosing DVDs for archiving of photos

[James / Hans Kunz]

not on;y a good brand of cd-r or dvd-r (in my case tdk) also a low  
burn speed improves the longlifety of recordables

James

On 06/04/2010, at 17:25, Marlene Oostryck wrote:


Hi All

I have an extensive collection of digital photos currently backed  
up on 2 computers and an external hard drive.
I also have them on everyday Verbatim discs but I believe the  
images on these only last for 5-8 years.


I would like to burn them onto archival quality DVDs.

Info I have found so far on archival quality discs recommend:

Pro Disc Gold
Taiyo Yuden
MAM-A Gold
Verbatim UltraLife Gold
Any others?

Info from articles also suggest that +R gives higher quality than -R.

Before I place an order any feedback would be appreciated.

Regards

Marlene Oostryck








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Re: Losing my connection

[Mike Fuller]

There is an Apple Discussion about the topic I raised yesterday : Internet 
connection lost after sleep - Ethernet (although it seems to affect wireless 
connections also)

Link is here: 
http://discussions.info.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2258749&start=45&tstart=0

My iMac surprisingly didn't lose connection last night so I couldn't test your 
recommendations Neil. But a couple of others that are mentioned in the Apple 
discussion, and which worked for some, are:

Turn off the Wake for network access in the Energy Saver preference
Delete these two pref files:
Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/preferences.plist
Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.airport.preferences.plist

I've just done the energy saver one and I'll see how that goes before trying 
anything else.

Cheers

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[Marlene Oostryck]

Hi All

I have an extensive collection of digital photos currently backed up  
on 2 computers and an external hard drive.
I also have them on everyday Verbatim discs but I believe the images  
on these only last for 5-8 years.


I would like to burn them onto archival quality DVDs.

Info I have found so far on archival quality discs recommend:

Pro Disc Gold
Taiyo Yuden
MAM-A Gold
Verbatim UltraLife Gold
Any others?

Info from articles also suggest that +R gives higher quality than -R.

Before I place an order any feedback would be appreciated.

Regards

Marlene Oostryck







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Re: Burning DVD

[Eugene]

Hi John,

that helps heaps.

Drag the file into iMovie. Edit it there, add titles, subtitles too if you 
wish. Tidy it up.

Now from within  iMovie share it to iDVD. Select a theme that you like. Tidy it 
up.

From the File menu select Burn. Your DVD should be ready to play on a home DVD 
player or any computer.

Good luck.

 Regards,
 Eugene


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> Hi Eugene
> The instructional movie is mpg4 downloaded from the net through Google videos.
> Does that help?
> Cheers
> John
> On 06/04/2010, at 1:37 PM, Eugene wrote:
> 
>> John,
>> 
>> you don't say what format the original movie is in. Did you create it in 
>> iMovie or is it a movie off YouTube or something similar?
>> 
>> A home video player will play movies that are in a particular format, this 
>> is the job for iDVD or perhaps Toast if you have that. If you open a 
>> commercial DVD on your computer you will see a video folder containing .VOB 
>> documents. THis is the format for videos used on a home DVD player.
>> 
>> When you copy and burn to a DVD disk straight from the computer the disk is 
>> merely a data / storage disk. Home video players usually won't play these 
>> disks.
>> 
>>   Regards,
>>   Eugene
>> 
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>>> 
>>> Thanks Peter
>>> I do have iDVD which I have never used so I will read up on it.
>>> I always burn CDs or DVDs by just copying files to a burn folder and 
>>> burning from there.
>>> I understand there is something called multiplexing or authoring which I 
>>> think makes the discs playable on a household DVD player. Is that correct 
>>> and if so does my method do this or only  iDVD?
>>> I would appreciate some pointers on this.
>>> Cheers
>>> John
>>> 
>>> On 06/04/2010, at 8:22 AM, Peter Hinchliffe wrote:
>>> 
 
 
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> 
> Hi Folks
> Can anyone give me heads up on how I can burn a DVD from a movie on my 
> Power PC 10.5.8 to a DVD and get it to play on the Mac and also on a DVD 
> player. Which type of DVD to use, -R or +R and how to format the DVD to 
> play on both items?
> Cheers
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Re: Burning DVD

[John Daniels]

Hi Eugene
The instructional movie is mpg4 downloaded from the net through Google  
videos.

Does that help?
Cheers
John
On 06/04/2010, at 1:37 PM, Eugene wrote:


John,

you don't say what format the original movie is in. Did you create  
it in iMovie or is it a movie off YouTube or something similar?


A home video player will play movies that are in a particular  
format, this is the job for iDVD or perhaps Toast if you have that.  
If you open a commercial DVD on your computer you will see a video  
folder containing .VOB documents. THis is the format for videos used  
on a home DVD player.


When you copy and burn to a DVD disk straight from the computer the  
disk is merely a data / storage disk. Home video players usually  
won't play these disks.


Regards,
Eugene


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Thanks Peter
I do have iDVD which I have never used so I will read up on it.
I always burn CDs or DVDs by just copying files to a burn folder  
and burning from there.
I understand there is something called multiplexing or authoring  
which I think makes the discs playable on a household DVD player.  
Is that correct and if so does my method do this or only  iDVD?

I would appreciate some pointers on this.
Cheers
John

On 06/04/2010, at 8:22 AM, Peter Hinchliffe wrote:




On 05/04/2010, at 4:56 PM, John Daniels wrote:



Hi Folks
Can anyone give me heads up on how I can burn a DVD from a movie  
on my Power PC 10.5.8 to a DVD and get it to play on the Mac and  
also on a DVD player. Which type of DVD to use, -R or +R and how  
to format the DVD to play on both items?

Cheers
John



In the absence of any further details, iDVD should do the trick  
for you. You should have a copy already installed on your Mac. If  
not, you'll have to fork out for a copy of iLife.



Peter HinchliffeApwin Computer Services
FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer
Perth, Western Australia
Phone (618) 9332 6482Mob 0403 064 948

Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to.



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