Note: It looks like Apple now has the correct drivers available for direct download and upgrade. None of this should be required anymore.
Got a Hewlett Packard printer? Got Snow Leopard? Apple and HP report that the OS X 10.6 install DVD includes all required drivers and software, but it didn’t work for me. I went to look for the driver software on the Apple and HP web sites and you will find a list of supported printers, including many, many HP models. But the support article (entitled “HP Printer Drivers for Mac OS X v10.6“) redirects to the Ricoh drivers, and the HP drivers are MIA.
Poking around the site and trying different URLs, I am pleased to report that I have located the missing driver package! HP printer drivers for Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard may be found here: http://support.apple.com/downloads/DL907/en_US/HewlettPackardPrinterDrivers2.0.dmg Note that this driver package is labeled “2.0” but it includes the version 3.0 HP drivers which are (allegedly) included in the install DVD.
HP officially states that users should not use their Leopard software (Scan Pro, etc) under Snow Leopard. Indeed, users should uninstall any existing HP software and use the included drivers and software. Like the previous Apple drivers, this install interferes with HP’s scanner functions anyway, so they won’t work.
So, to sum up, users of Snow Leopard should uninstall any existing HP software and install the official Apple software through Software Update or from the support web site. You should then be able to print and scan (through Preview) for compatible HP devices.
Great that you found it. However, it should have been installed with Snow Leopard, shouldn’t it? And, the version which come with SL is listed as 3.0. And, on http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3669 the version for scan support for 6100 is also called 3.0.
A quick check with SL showed no working scanning support (session could not be established). I am curious whether 2.0 will work – download is still ongoing.
Update to my previous post:
In Print&Fax preferences I have removed my old entry for C6180. I removed the whole HP stuff, too using the HP deinstaller. Then I added a printer and the C6180 showed as a Bonjour printer. I choose this, and then was told that I have to download stuff from Apple. A simple “Add” started the download of about 66 MB stuff – and now everything is fine! Scanner support all over the OS (Preview/Image Capture/ even from the Print pref pane).
Cheeers, Robert
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Will this work for P1505 LaserJet? I did not see it on the list
The link provided can't be found. Here the correct link: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL907
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The link provided can’t be found. Here the correct link: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL907
Thanks for the article!
The link provided can’t be found. Here the correct link: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL907
Thanks for the article!
Where do I go to find the uninstall options for the HP drivers?
You can go here to get update fo Missing Hp Printer driver
http://www.macrumors.com/2009/09/11/apple-relea…
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As of 12th Aug 2010 the drivers have moved to here: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL907
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