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Baraka_Guru · 12-12-2009, 08:39 AM

I recently upgraded my Mac OSX to Snow Leopard, and as it happens, my model of Lexmark printer (P3150) isn't supported.

So I tried switching from my network hub to a USB connection to my Vista machine to print something.

I can't get it to work: I get a communication error.

I've tried deleting and reinstalling the printer (through the auto-setup when plugging in a USB device).
I've downloaded and installed the latest drivers.
I've deleted and reinstalled again.

Is there something in the back end I can tweak?

Why won't a USB device work fairly easily? I thought it was plug 'n' play or some shit?

12-12-2009, 08:39 AM	#1 (permalink)
Baraka_Guru warrior bodhisattva Super Moderator Location: East-central Canada	USB printer not working in Vista I recently upgraded my Mac OSX to Snow Leopard, and as it happens, my model of Lexmark printer (P3150) isn't supported. So I tried switching from my network hub to a USB connection to my Vista machine to print something. I can't get it to work: I get a communication error. I've tried deleting and reinstalling the printer (through the auto-setup when plugging in a USB device). I've downloaded and installed the latest drivers. I've deleted and reinstalled again. Is there something in the back end I can tweak? Why won't a USB device work fairly easily? I thought it was plug 'n' play or some shit? __________________ Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing? —Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön Humankind cannot bear very much reality. —From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot