Hi

I bought a new HP Laserjet 1015 and installed it on the iMac running
OS X. It prints fine from OS X over a USB line. The application of our
business uses still OS 9.2 and I can't print from that application.

It wants to print to the old Laserwriter 320 on the LAN (and that takes
forever).

The disk has only one partition, I can't start the iMac from OS 9.2,
at least I wouldn't know how.

Any help where to change that?

Greets

Thomas
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In article <403CCBC1.A553C97@bluewin.ch>,
"Thomas F. Howald" <howag@bluewin.ch> wrote:

> Hi
>
> I bought a new HP Laserjet 1015 and installed it on the iMac running
> OS X. It prints fine from OS X over a USB line. The application of our
> business uses still OS 9.2 and I can't print from that application.
>
> It wants to print to the old Laserwriter 320 on the LAN (and that takes
> forever).
>
> The disk has only one partition, I can't start the iMac from OS 9.2,
> at least I wouldn't know how.
>
> Any help where to change that?
>
> Greets
>
> Thomas

Hi Thomas...

For unknown reasons, Apple decided that we can't share our OS-X printers
with OS9 and older machines... (we can however share our printers with
Windows machines...)
The only way you're going to be able to use the new HP printer from the
other workstations is to boot the iMac into OS9 (providing HP has OS9
drivers)...
You didn't mention how old the iMac is, but I believe the 2002 (and
older) models will boot to OS9.2, providing it's installed.
Go to System Preferences, StartUp Disk and see if you have an OS9
option. If so, boot to 9, install the drivers, enable USB printer
sharing and you're set... but of course, you'll need to be booted to OS9
if want to print from the other workstations.

Gary

* Gary W. McIntyre <sillywillybobsdad_withoutspam********.com>, 2004-02-26 10:05 +0100:
> In article <403CCBC1.A553C97@bluewin.ch>,
> "Thomas F. Howald" <howag@bluewin.ch> wrote:
>
> > I bought a new HP Laserjet 1015 and installed it on the iMac running
> > OS X. It prints fine from OS X over a USB line. The application of our
> > business uses still OS 9.2 and I can't print from that application.
> >
> > It wants to print to the old Laserwriter 320 on the LAN (and that takes
> > forever).
> >
> > The disk has only one partition, I can't start the iMac from OS 9.2,
> > at least I wouldn't know how.
> >
> > Any help where to change that?
>
> For unknown reasons, Apple decided that we can't share our OS-X printers
> with OS9 and older machines... (we can however share our printers with
> Windows machines...)
[snip]

I cannot believe it's impossible to print to the USB printer. What I
would do is: set up a generic laser printer on Classic, and let this
printer spool into the OS X USB printer's queue. If your system is
using the CUPS printing software (like Panther and AFAIK also Jaguar
does), this "must" work, since all printers are like network printers
then, at least, they will accept PostScript input.

-Andre

"Gary W. McIntyre" wrote:
>
> In article <403CCBC1.A553C97@bluewin.ch>,
> "Thomas F. Howald" <howag@bluewin.ch> wrote:
>
> > Hi
> >
> > I bought a new HP Laserjet 1015 and installed it on the iMac running
> > OS X. It prints fine from OS X over a USB line. The application of our
> > business uses still OS 9.2 and I can't print from that application.
> >
> > It wants to print to the old Laserwriter 320 on the LAN (and that takes
> > forever).
> >
> > The disk has only one partition, I can't start the iMac from OS 9.2,
> > at least I wouldn't know how.
> >
> > Any help where to change that?
> >
> > Greets
> >
> > Thomas
>
> Hi Thomas...
>
> For unknown reasons, Apple decided that we can't share our OS-X printers
> with OS9 and older machines... (we can however share our printers with
> Windows machines...)
> The only way you're going to be able to use the new HP printer from the
> other workstations is to boot the iMac into OS9 (providing HP has OS9
> drivers)...
> You didn't mention how old the iMac is, but I believe the 2002 (and
> older) models will boot to OS9.2, providing it's installed.

Hi Gary

I think the iMac is about one year old.

> Go to System Preferences, StartUp Disk and see if you have an OS9
> option. If so, boot to 9, install the drivers, enable USB printer
> sharing and you're set... but of course, you'll need to be booted to OS9
> if want to print from the other workstations.

I'll try that. I don't need to print from other workstations.
This iMac runs OSX. It prints fine from OSX. After the machine has
booted, it starts a program called "DIALOGYS" a workshop manual and
parts lists software for Renault dealers. This program runs only
on OS 9.

I heard you could boot to OS 9 by holding the "Alt" key, if have
a OS 9 partition only? I tried that, got the choice menu, but couldn't
boot to OS9 as I didn't get this option at all.


Thomas

Andre Berger wrote:
>
> * Gary W. McIntyre <sillywillybobsdad_withoutspam********.com>, 2004-02-26 10:05 +0100:
> > In article <403CCBC1.A553C97@bluewin.ch>,
> > "Thomas F. Howald" <howag@bluewin.ch> wrote:
> >
> > > I bought a new HP Laserjet 1015 and installed it on the iMac running
> > > OS X. It prints fine from OS X over a USB line. The application of our
> > > business uses still OS 9.2 and I can't print from that application.
> > >
> > > It wants to print to the old Laserwriter 320 on the LAN (and that takes
> > > forever).
> > >
> > > The disk has only one partition, I can't start the iMac from OS 9.2,
> > > at least I wouldn't know how.
> > >
> > > Any help where to change that?
> >
> > For unknown reasons, Apple decided that we can't share our OS-X printers
> > with OS9 and older machines... (we can however share our printers with
> > Windows machines...)
> [snip]
>
> I cannot believe it's impossible to print to the USB printer. What I
> would do is: set up a generic laser printer on Classic, and let this
> printer spool into the OS X USB printer's queue. If your system is
> using the CUPS printing software (like Panther and AFAIK also Jaguar
> does), this "must" work, since all printers are like network printers
> then, at least, they will accept PostScript input.

I'll try that too when I find the Jaguars and Panthers on the iMac!
I also have a CD-ROM, that came with the new printer of course.
But like I said, it only installed itself to OSX.

Thomas