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Printing issue

I am printing from my Macbook using the wifi in a Xerox printer. With 1 print it gives innumerable pages with design but not the actual content


MacBook Air 13″, macOS 11.2

Posted on Aug 20, 2021 3:36 PM

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Posted on Aug 21, 2021 8:57 AM

Just checking, have you installed the Big Sur Drivers or the Printer_update_signed

The patch fixes the following,: This patch fixes the buffer overflow in the print driver installer package which can enable remote privilege and remote execution from the Windows driver.


  • Released: 05/19/2021


Drivers & Downloads - Xerox B205 Multifunction Printer - macOS 10.14 - Mojave - Xerox

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Aug 21, 2021 8:57 AM in response to mayur245

Just checking, have you installed the Big Sur Drivers or the Printer_update_signed

The patch fixes the following,: This patch fixes the buffer overflow in the print driver installer package which can enable remote privilege and remote execution from the Windows driver.


  • Released: 05/19/2021


Drivers & Downloads - Xerox B205 Multifunction Printer - macOS 10.14 - Mojave - Xerox

Aug 21, 2021 8:22 AM in response to mayur245

Might have to reinstall the Printer Driver after this...


Mac OS X: About the Reset Printing System feature ...


http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1341?viewlocale=en_US


In System Preferences>Fax & Print, Right click or Control+click on the Printers list Sidebar, choose Reset Printing System.

if you hold option and click the "-" tab it resets the printing system.


http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20031215144430486


Safe Boot from the HD, (holding Shift key down at bootup).

Any devices that previously appeared in your Printer List and Fax List will need to be added again after resetting the printing system.

Resetting the printing system in Mac OS X

  1. To use the Reset Printing System feature in Mac OS X, follow these steps:
  2. Choose System Preferences from the Apple menu.
  3. Choose Print & Fax from the View menu.
  4. Control-click on list of printers on the left side of the window, then choose "Reset printing system" from the contextual menu. If you don't see a list of printers, Control-click on the text "Click + to add a printer or fax" and select "Reset printing system..."   
  5. As an alternative, if you currently have one or more printers listed, you can Option-click the "-" (Remove printer) button.


http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1341

Reboot.

Aug 21, 2021 9:16 AM in response to mayur245

Thank you. The Xerox B205 Multifunction Printer is mentioned in About AirPrint - Apple Support as a model supporting the driverless AirPrint technology, so it should be possible to print without additional drivers from the printer manufacturer, if the printer and the computer are connected to the same network (Wi-Fi router). Which exact model is the Samsung monochrome printer?


It is interesting that you have the same issue with both printers.


Do you have access to an iPhone or iPad? Just as a test, what happens if you try to print via AirPrint from that device?

Aug 21, 2021 9:59 AM in response to mayur245

OK. A Windows computer would not use AirPrint (at least not without special hardware/software), so I guess that you mean wireless printing via drivers in this very case. The iPhone appears to show that AirPrint as such is OK.


Did you reset the printing system, as suggested by BDAqua?

Reset the Mac printing system to solve a problem - Apple Support

Add a printer on Mac - Apple Support


A full power-cycling sequence may ensure that all connected AirPrint-enabled printers are properly registered by a computer/device. Whenever necessary, the following procedure can be tested:

Power off the router, the printers, the computer(s), and all other devices (iPad, et cetera). Wait two to three minutes. Power on the router. Wait two to three minutes. Power on the printers. Wait a minute or two. Power on the computer(s). Finally, power on all other devices.

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