Hello Ronni, Thanks for the information and it could well be the problem, however the message I get from the Open Print Queue is: Printing - the printer is not responding. No mention of Filter Failed
Yet in Options and Supplies, I can see all the levels of ink remaining, so the printer IS able to be viewed by the computer Console says: 31/10/2015 8:59:35.232 AM Safari[681]: Printing from application: com.apple.Safari, to printer: Generic PostScript Printer, with the advanced dialog. OSActivityID: 0x0000000000001f80 com.apple.message.result: success com.apple.message.signature: Advanced dialog com.apple.message.domain: com.apple.printing.printdialog.printdialogtype com.apple.message.signature2: com.apple.Safari com.apple.message.signature3: Generic PostScript Printer SenderMachUUID: A64D83D7-F48D-35BD-B9E8-0B8901DE58A6 As you see, I am using the Generic PostScript Printer driver that loads with the Add Printer box. Who makes the Generic Postscript Driver? Are Apple likely to provide an updated generic printer driver to go with 10.11, or maybe that is not really the problem as applied to me. It’s a Dell 3110CN printer, and they don’t support Macs with their drivers. The latest Dell driver I have tried is for a different model Dell printer and dated December 2014. Same result. Computer can apparently connect correctly, but when it comes to the printer receiving information, that’s when the problem occurs. I’m not able to put more time into testing this today, as I am also rebuilding the MacPro1,1 to be running El Capitan. I had early success, but after updating an Invidia graphics driver it’s all gone to pot….. :-( Meaning it’s stuck on the start up screen and due to the different boot.efi file I had to install to run El Capitan, Safe mode simply creates a black screen of text. But that’s another issue, and I’m not seeking support for that one - it’s my own little challenge. Re the printer, my plan is to run the C6300BD Gateway Max cable modem/router in Bridge mode and get my Airport Extreme to distribute IP addresses and run the printer. This worked in the past, so I will see how it goes - but later tomorrow. Thanks again Tim > On 30 Oct 2015, at 10:54 AM, Ronni Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: > > Hi Tim, > > Do you get any error message 'Filter failed’ when you try to print? > If so the message will be due to plugins used by the driver not being > compatible with the new security features in El Capitan. > > I would suspect its possibly more to do with El Capitan’s increased security: > > https://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/mac/releasenotes/MacOSX/WhatsNewInOSX/Articles/MacOSX10_11.html > > <https://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/mac/releasenotes/MacOSX/WhatsNewInOSX/Articles/MacOSX10_11.html>> > > "Lots of vendors have not updated their drivers, and lots of peripherals are > not working because of this. > Since Apple doesn't recommend turning off the "rootless" feature and won't > provide a workaround, vendors need to update their drivers.” > > Cheers, > Ronni > > 13-inch MacBook Air (April 2014) > 1.7GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost to 3.3GHz > 8GB 1600MHz LPDDR3 SDRAM > 512GB PCIe-based Flash Storage > > OS X El Capitan 10.11 > > >> On 29 Oct 2015, at 10:05 PM, Tim Law <t...@peoplehelp.com.au >> <mailto:t...@peoplehelp.com.au>> wrote: >> >> Good evening, >> >> I have been supplied with a new cable modem to use with my Telstra cable >> (non NBN) and upgraded to a high speed connection free for three months. I’m >> very happy the performance of the C6300BD Gateway Max cable modem/router in >> general and are routinely getting speeds on wifi of 110mbps download all >> over the house. Seems a stronger signal than the Apple Airport Extreme I >> have been using, but that’s by the by. Ethernet connection speeds are >> around 57mbps, measured with Speedtest.net <http://speedtest.net/> >> >> The C6300BD Gateway Max has been working well but I cannot print via >> ethernet cable to my network capable Dell 3110cn Colour Laser Printer. >> The printer drivers from both my MacPro 1,1 running 10.7.5 and the Mac Mini >> running 10.11.1 can both ‘see’ the printer and report on it’s status - ink >> levels etc. What I cannot do from the Mac Mini 10.11.1 is print. Before >> installing the C6300BD Gateway Max the IP addresses were served by an Apple >> Airport Extreme and the printer worked, I think via the USB port on the >> Airport. If I recall it also worked via the ethernet connection but I used >> the USB as I needed the ethernet connection for another machine. >> >> To add to the mystery of the lack of printing, this evening I found printing: >> - Mac Pro 1,1 running OSX 10.7.5 via ethernet to C6300BD Gateway Max to Dell >> 3110cn printer via ethernet WOULD print >> - Mac Mini running OSX 10.11.1 via ethernet to C6300BD Gateway Max to Dell >> 3110cn printer via ethernet WOULD NOT print >> - Mac Mini OSX 10.11.1 via ethernet to C6300BD Gateway Max via ethernet to >> Dell 3110cn printer using the network shared printer driver on the MacPro1,1 >> running OSX10.7.5 WOULD print. >> - Mac Mini running OSX 10.11.1 to Dell 3110cn printer via USB, WOULD print. >> >> I’m thinking its something about the printer driver on OSX 10.11.1 not being >> compatible with the C6300BD Gateway Max, or vice versa - but I may be wrong. >> >> There are plenty of comments on Telstra’s Crowd Support about similar >> problems with printing and the incapacity of this modem to set a fixed IP >> address, which might be needed for the printer and therefore part of the >> problem. >> >> However before I set the C6300BD Gateway Max to bridge mode, and set the >> Apple Airport Extreme to distribute IP addresses, has any WAMUG users come >> across a similar problem and found a solution? >> >> Cheers >> >> Tim > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
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