Resolved: Installing http://buymelunch.org/printing/usbtb/ and pointing to this new driver from the mac side resolved the printer error...
> Error: timeout > Offending command: timeout > Stack: Installing Bonjour enabled the same printer to work from the Windows side using vmware on the imac. You can download Bonjour from this link. http://support.apple.com/downloads/Bonjour_for_Windows Hope this helps anyone with the same problems. On Mar 29, 8:46 am, avcr8teur <[email protected]> wrote: > This printer is actually my friend's. We installed the PS driver. > After reading your comments, I found this HP > site.http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en... > > I will have to check on the DIMM. Sounds like it needs 6MB in order to > work correctly. I will get back to you on the printer cable > manufacturer. > > Someone had suggested I install an alternate usb > driver.http://buymelunch.org/printing/usbtb/ > > I will report back after we've tried all these. > > Thanks for your time. > > On Mar 28, 1:58 pm, Bruce Johnson <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > On Mar 27, 2009, at 4:41 PM, avcr8teur wrote: > > > > I have an HP Laserjet 4 Plus connected to a new imac with a USB-to- > > > parallel printer cable. The imac is running OSx 10.5.6 and no matter > > > which application I tried printing from (i.e. email, web > > > page, ...etc.) the first print job comes out fine, but an extra sheet > > > would print the error... > > > > Error: timeout > > > Offending command: timeout > > > Stack: > > > > After this point, a second job will not print unless the imac and > > > printer are rebooted. There is no error message displayed on the > > > printer. Uploading the latest Laserjet 4 Plus drivers for the MAC > > > doesn't help. > > > Are you using the PCL driver or the PS driver (does it have the PS > > DIMM?) > > > What is the brand of the USB to Parallel adapter? I'm vaguely > > remembering some issues with such an adapter a long time ago at work. > > I think I have the solution written down there somewhere. > > > -- > > Bruce Johnson > > > "Wherever you go, there you are" B. Banzai, PhD --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Low End Mac's iMac List, a group for those using G3, G4, G5, and Intel Core iMacs as well as Apple eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
