![]() ![]() I read that a lossy cable can cause problems. It is now connected again via the USB cable to the new MBP. This time I did try a network connection but gave up and deleted the network. It was always used on the (10.13.6) Mac with a USB cable – I never set it up for wireless. It still works on the older Mac – scans, does copies and prints. ![]() But this current printer it is noted simply as USB. These are named and to the right, under “Kind” I see “Bonjour Selected”. In the box “Add Printers” I see different printers that have been used in the past with the older Mac. It shows up with a green dot (“idle”) and when I pull out the plug, this message changes, as expected, to a red dot. When I look in “Printers and Scanners” my HP 3050 J610 appears on its own but one strange thing: where it says “kind”, I see “Generic PCL Laser Printer”. It appears in “Add Printers” but when I select it and try to print, the icon flashes up in the dock and vanishes within a couple of seconds. I tried Jake’s suggestion of clearing the printers and adding the plus sign after a reboot but to no avail. I have just bought a USB-ZMUIPNG multifunctional HUB (ZM1816) that clips into the side of the new MBP – does this help with the monitor? Is there a daisy chain fix that will enable me to use it with my new MBP With regard to plugs and sockets, my Lenovo external monitor, which has a VGA cable, is connected to the previous Mac via a Thunderbolt adaptor. But does anyone know whether it’s just HP that has no drivers for BS? Can we expect HP to fix this problem any time soon? Don't suppose there's any kind of all-in-one driver that handles all printers, a bit like Adobe for PDFs. HP tell me that none of their printers is compatible with BS! They say they have received phone calls and the matter is under review … (?) I don’t do much printing and can limp along for now by air-dropping to the old Mac. To make matters worse, I’ve got three new 301 cartridges in a drawer. More serious is that my perfectly good HP Printer Scanner HP 3030 J610 is not compatible with Big Sur. I very very seldom print or scan so it’s not surprising that my system was out of date.With a new MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019 – OS 11.2), I’d expected problems with plugs and sockets. The reason this likely worked for my husband and not me is that he updated his printer drivers while still on Catalina after HP screwed the pooch and mistakingly revoked certificates for their printer drivers in Oct 2020. ![]() While the printer will happily print with the Generic PCL driver (courtesy of Gutenprint) it doesn’t include the drivers for scanning. This doesn’t include the OS-level driver and without it the app can’t communicate with the scanner.
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