It may be possible that the unit is attempting to load from the opposite tray. PaperCut is able to support these legacy host-only drivers with some additional configuration and setup.īecause host-only printers can’t be configured to use server based queues, the print monitor and analysis needs to be done directly on the workstation before it’s sent to the printer. Please double check the load paper warning to confirm which of the two paper sources the unit is attempting to use. For example, the native drivers may offer advanced color features that are not available in the Generic Drivers hindering the printer use. To prevent another phantom paper jam in a Samsung CLP-300, raise the printer a bit so it’s less likely to double as a dust collection bin. (The Classic drivers where never designed for OS X Server queues) Some host-only printers can be shared when the Generic PostScript Driver is used on the workstation side as discussed above, however many drivers such as some Epson printers have issues with this method. Flipping the printer over and cleaning the black pickup roller on the underside of the printer seems to be the best cure for a seldom-used printer with this problem. Hence they are very limited, do not follow standard CUPS guidelines, and only work when the system is directly connected to the printer. For example many Epson and Canon drivers are simply “ports” of the old Mac Classic drivers to OS X. Unfortunately host-only printers still exist on the Mac. Can PaperCut support this printer?Ī host-only printer is a printer which does not support shared network based server queues.
Mac printer drivers says out of paper but it isnt mac os x#
Q I have a printer such as the Epson Stylus Pro 4800, a small HP LJ, some Canon printers, etc., that only provides host based drivers that does not work with Mac OS X Server based queues.
Note: Also see PaperCut and Host-only drivers