TOPIC
I have a Power Macintosh G3 computer running Mac OS 8.1, and a printer connected via LocalTalk to my printer port. However, when I click on the printer driver in the Chooser, the printer name does not show up in the window on the right side where it says to select a printer. The printer and cabling work fine on another computer.
DISCUSSION
Apple is aware of difficulties using LocalTalk printers when the LocalTalk PCI extension is installed on Power Macintosh G3 computers running Mac OS 8.1. During troubleshooting of any LocalTalk printing difficulty with this combination, you should try disabling this extension and restarting the computer. The most common symptom is that the printer name will not show up for selection in the Chooser. Other symptoms include loss of connection during a print job resulting in errors and difficulties sharing serial printers such as StyleWriters over a LocalTalk network. This extension should not affect print jobs sent over Ethernet or direct serial connections. From the 8.1 Read Me document: "Mac OS 8.1 installs a new extension on some models called LocalTalk PCI which is a PowerPC version of the LocalTalk driver. This new driver provides improved performance when using LocalTalk. However, this improved performance can cause some LocalTalk printers to be invisible when using the Chooser to select a printer. If you encounter this, use the Extensions Manager to disable LocalTalk PCI and the printer will become visible and selectable." LocalTalk PCI 1.2 should resolve the issues described here. If disabling the older version of LocalTalk PCI resolves your issue, try updating to LocalTalk PCI 1.2, now available on Apple Software Updates. Mac OS 8.5 also includes LocalTalk PCI 1.2. These articles can help you locate the software update mentioned here: |
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| Product Area: | Apple Software; Printers |
| Category: | Printer Software |
| Sub Category: | LaserWriter; StyleWriter |
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