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Problems printing with OS X Lion and 4.1.18 ***SOLVED***
I've read and read all the workarounds to get my Canon MP530 printer via my NV+'s print spoller to work under Lion. I've tried every configuration of drivers and "tricks" to get the printer to talk to me, but as of now, it can't. I even tried Christian's CUPS workaround, but even that doesn't work. All I need is is my printer fixed, but it;s sure coming with a healthy dose of printer drivers and spooler methodology :)
Before this time, connecting my printer to my NV+'s spooler was very easy. I just use the NV+ as a print server for my non-network-aware Canon MP530, load the printer drivers, setup the NAS, and away I go. At least that's the way it's been since Snow Leopard. But now, no matter whether I try the "Windows User" sneakaround or the "CUPS" full-bruntal assault, I always come up with:
Printer Ready
Unable to get printer status
"Printer Ready" depends on which of the various backdoors that I try to set up the print driver. I've long ago upgraded to 4.1.8, thinking that my old 4.1.8-T9 was the problem. Nope :) The strange thing is that my HP Photosmart Pro B9180's working great, and that's to be expected since it's a network-ready printer. But I really don't relish spending $3/sheet on a satin sheen copy of an email :)
Can any of you kind souls here help me out? I'm really ready to jump off the deep end here.
Thanks.
Michael
Before this time, connecting my printer to my NV+'s spooler was very easy. I just use the NV+ as a print server for my non-network-aware Canon MP530, load the printer drivers, setup the NAS, and away I go. At least that's the way it's been since Snow Leopard. But now, no matter whether I try the "Windows User" sneakaround or the "CUPS" full-bruntal assault, I always come up with:
Printer Ready
Unable to get printer status
"Printer Ready" depends on which of the various backdoors that I try to set up the print driver. I've long ago upgraded to 4.1.8, thinking that my old 4.1.8-T9 was the problem. Nope :) The strange thing is that my HP Photosmart Pro B9180's working great, and that's to be expected since it's a network-ready printer. But I really don't relish spending $3/sheet on a satin sheen copy of an email :)
Can any of you kind souls here help me out? I'm really ready to jump off the deep end here.
Thanks.
Michael
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Javerre wrote: Actually, I found a much simpler way to solve my problem:
1) Add the printer as a windows printer from the pref pane, selecting the Gutenprint driver
2) Send it a test page, and watch it get stuck with "Authentication required"
3) Open "Keychain Access" in OSX (use spotlight)
4) Make sure all the network login passwords for smb://server are correct
5) Release the job and watch it print.
I had a stale password (had updated some passwords on the NV+), and it was therefore failing to authenticate.
This may have fixed my problem; I think the first username and password it found were not valid... I'll know over the next few days.- Just got my first Mac and had the same issue trying to print to my Canon MP280. Managed to solve the problem by installing as a Windows printer using the lasted Canon driver.
The location for the printer was added as smb://192.168.x.x/MP280_series
Initially I had authentication problems which were resolved by running keychain and adding a user and password for the entry MP280_series.
Interestingly the only user I have set up on my readyNas is the admin, but current password didn't work, for some reason. I had to use the password prior to my last readyNas firmware upgrade, somewhat odd, perhaps someone could explain.
Anyway thanks for all the posts, now have the printer working. Being new to Macs I had no idea what smb and keychains where a couple of hours ago!
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