Comments on: How to make the HP Photosmart M425 work on a Mac http://boredzo.org/blog/archives/2007-03-12/how-to-make-the-hp-photosmart-m425-work-on-a-mac The personal weblog of Peter Hosey. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:26:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Peter Hosey http://boredzo.org/blog/archives/2007-03-12/how-to-make-the-hp-photosmart-m425-work-on-a-mac#comment-12059 Peter Hosey Wed, 14 Mar 2007 21:58:29 +0000 http://boredzo.org/blog/archives/2007-03-12/how-to-make-the-hp-photosmart-m425-work-on-a-mac#comment-12059 Yeah, downloading from the website is important too. The CanoScan drivers from the CD crashed on launching Image Capture (similarly to the HP drivers), but I got a subtle impression that they were PowerPC-only. (I didn't check. I just went straight to the website.) After getting the current drivers, which this time were explicitly marked as being UB, the scanner works fine. Yeah, downloading from the website is important too. The CanoScan drivers from the CD crashed on launching Image Capture (similarly to the HP drivers), but I got a subtle impression that they were PowerPC-only. (I didn't check. I just went straight to the website.)

After getting the current drivers, which this time were explicitly marked as being UB, the scanner works fine.

]]> By: Simone Manganelli http://boredzo.org/blog/archives/2007-03-12/how-to-make-the-hp-photosmart-m425-work-on-a-mac#comment-11941 Simone Manganelli Mon, 12 Mar 2007 11:38:07 +0000 http://boredzo.org/blog/archives/2007-03-12/how-to-make-the-hp-photosmart-m425-work-on-a-mac#comment-11941 Oof. I have learned my lesson long ago about installing any Mac drivers from CDs included with printers, especially HP ones. If the stock drivers don't work, only THEN do I install the drivers from the manufacturer, and even then I usually download them from their website to make sure I have the latest version. Me on an <a href="http://homepage.mac.com/simx/technonova/C1766861589/E20050818003854/index.html" rel="nofollow">experience with HP printing software</a>. Warning, lots of profanity, I was pissed. :) Oof. I have learned my lesson long ago about installing any Mac drivers from CDs included with printers, especially HP ones. If the stock drivers don't work, only THEN do I install the drivers from the manufacturer, and even then I usually download them from their website to make sure I have the latest version.

Me on an experience with HP printing software. Warning, lots of profanity, I was pissed. :)

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