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printer fails after OS 10.8 update

  • 27-09-2013 12:06PM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 582 ✭✭✭


    Hi,

    After an Eircom upgrade to fibre yesterday, my daughter updated her macbook to OS 10.8. Her printer an HP 3050A wireless was working perfectly before, then it failed to respond.

    I downloaded an updated driver from HP.com, Deskjet-3050A-J611_v12.23.0.dmg , installed it as wireless (using the USB cable along the way for the final stage) . It shows up with it's Ip address - no problem.
    However , It says that the ink cartridge is incompatible !!!

    It's the same cartridge it worked with all along :confused:

    Has anybody experience of this ?
    Could HP or Apple has a software issue with this printer driver ?

    puzzled !! and a little :mad:

    A.


Comments

  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 898 ✭✭✭Liameter


    Unfortunately, HP printers are notorious for lack of upgrade support. It's almost as if they wanted to force you to buy a new printer. I switched to a Brother laser printer.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 582 ✭✭✭Anchises


    God only knows why - but the thing fixed itself !

    I suspect now that it was by turning the printer/router/macbook off and on again :)

    But I thought that was a Windows thing !


    In any case it now works - problem solved :)

    A.


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