![]() ![]() I'm not sure if I'll get away with this trick whenever it comes time to upgrade to Catalina. I tested the printer to make sure all features worked and verified this did indeed get the driver to the new mac (the new mac is running Mojave). This caused the mac to copy that PPD to the /etc/cups/ppd folder on the new mac and to rename the copy based on the name given in the printer list (you can give it any name you want). Except rather than letting it auto-select the driver, I chose the "Other." option which opens a file navigation window and navigated to the /Libary/Printers/PPDs/Contents/Resources folder and selected the driver I copied and renamed from the other mac. I then used the "System Preferences" -> "Printers & Scanners" to install the printer on the new mac. I copied the above file to the new mac but put it in the /Library/Printers/PPDs/Resources/Contents folder and renamed it back to just Xerox_WorkCenter_C2424.ppd. My Xerox WorkCenter C2424 was working on another mac and the driver was /etc/cups/ppd/WorkCenter_C2424_93_93_1b_.ppd This name was previously auto-generated by the other mac based on the final octets of the printer's ethernet address. (Note that the top level /etc folder is a symbolic link to /private/etc these days) The driver you select will be copied to /etc/cups/ppd and renamed based on the name you gave your printer.When you install a printer, it will search the folder for matching drivers.they are simply drivers that could be selected to support a printer that needs such a driver. seems to be a repository of drivers but these are not drivers that are in use. After loads of experimentation, here's what I discovered: I have an old Xerox WorkCenter printer for which Xerox no longer produces OS drivers. I went through this yesterday and I found a solution - at least a solution that worked for me. I've tried using the Add Printer function in the System Preferences. I have tried copying the Printer settings from the old machine to the new machine. I have tried downloading new driers, both of version 1.9 and version 1.7. The print driver that currently functions properly on my upgraded machine is version 1.7. Konica has not upgraded their print driver for almost two years, so simply downloading a new one for OS 10.13 isn't possible. That does indeed give me a second installation of the printer, but the duplexing issue is still there. Is there a way to transfer all the properly function print drivers from one mac to another? I have tried copying the file from Library> Printers> and Users>Library> Printers. One the second side of the duplex print, it prints the left hand side of the paper, but it is scooted over to the right, so there is a huge blank space on the left. On one side of the double-sided print, it prints the left hand side of the page, properly positioned on the left hand side of the paper. I've tried several different versions of the driver, from various sources, and when I can get it to duplex, it only prints out the left hand side of the page. On the machine with the fresh OS install, the option for duplexing 11x17 is missing. I have a Konica Minolta Magicolor 7540 Grafx II. ![]() The second mac I upgraded fresh to High Sierra after a complete wipe. All my existing printer drivers function properly. All we can do is wait until either Apple or Canon or maybe its photoshop can get it together.I have two macs: one I upgraded to High Sierra without wiping it. I know this isn’t going to help you in anyway and I’m sorry. It has worked fine from before El Capitan. ![]() It chose the apple talk so I never bothered with it. As far as apple talk I use an airport time capsule and down in the family room I have an airport express that the printer plugs into via network cable. ![]() This happened in the past and will most likely happen in the future with them. They are so slow on getting updates its unbelievable. This is the price I pay for being an early adopter to new operating systems. Everything on Sierra is on El Capitan so other than being a complete inconvenience it is my work around. So If I really need to print I’ll just boot up into that and print from there. I have 3 external lightning hardrives and one has El Capitan on it. They told me to use the drivers for El Capitan which I downloaded and of course it still doesn’t work. I contacted canon and they said they don’t have a updated driver for Sierra yet. ![]()
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