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HP LaserJet 1020 Printer series driver for macOS 10.15 is not available from the HP website or Apple Software Update. However, Gutenprint [formerly called Gimp-Print] provides open-source basic print drivers for many printers that would otherwise not be supported in Mac OS X. To see if your printer is supported, go to Gutenprint drivers for more information.
NOTE: Gutenprint drivers are not supported by HP or Apple.
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Yesterday I installed Big Sur on My MacBook Pro 2017. At work is an old HP Laserjet 1020 printer. I installed the printer driver package from the Apple website on Catalina to work. You won't be able to install it on this version. Not support.
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 11.0
Posted on Nov 14, 2020 5:42 AM
I have the same problem. And don't know how to fix it ;[
Posted on Nov 16, 2020 8:42 AM
Driver HP LaserJet 1020 MacOS Big Sur
August 17, 2020 · 2 min read Apple used to provide drivers for download for some old models of HP LaserJet [and other] printers. But it has now stopped supporting that, and you can now instead go to HPs website to download the drivers for some of their older models or LaserJet printers that are compatible with macOS operating systems.
You can click this link to get to the HP support page where they've listed the supported printer models and also the driver downloads.
I have an old HP LaserJet 1020. Although it's not listed in the page above, it still works with the 1022 driver, that is listed [I'm guessing because they're the same series].
I'm listing the steps on how to install the LaserJet 1020 printer on macOS Catalina [10.15.6].
- Go to this page and download the driver based on the macOS version you have.
- After the download has finished, open the image file. Then double click on the content of the image file to install the drivers.
- Once the driver installation has finished, connect your printer to your macbook and then turn it on.
- Open "System Preferences", go to "Printers & Scanners", and then click the add [+] button below the list of printers on the left side.
- Your printers should shop up in the Add window. Click it.
- Now select the "Use" dropdown field and click "Select Printer Software" option. Search for your printer version [for 1020, search for 1022 and select that].
- Press Add. And that's it.
Your printer should now be all setup and ready to print! You can print a test page to confirm [I'll suggest though directly printing what you want to print as a test, to avoid printing a fake page and wasting a sheet of paper].
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Though HP doesn't explicitly have a set of Mac drivers for the Laserjet 1020, there is a workaround. To install drivers for HP Laserjet 1020 on a Mac OS X, follow these instructions.
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Turn off and unplug the printer.
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Download and install the drivers. See external links below. Note that the file is very large and will take some time to download. [If you take the time to look at the supported printer models, you'll notice that HP Laserjet 1020 isn't among them. Don't worry about that just yet.]
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Restart your Mac computer.
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Turn on and connect the printer.
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Go to System Preferences > Print and Fax.
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Press + to add printer.
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Open the driver list and select HP Laserjet 1022. Make sure not to select the Gutenberg version.
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Turn off and unplug the printer.
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Download and install the latest HP Drivers. See external links below.
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Go to the Printer Setup Utility and choose HP Laserjet 1022 1.3.0.261.
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Download .
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Go to /Library/Receipts and delete any files for the HP 1020. Examples include "hp LaserJet 1020 Series.pkg."
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Go to the Printer Setup Utility and delete any files for the HP 1020.
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Run the DMG file. It is labeled as "hp Laserjet 1022 Series.pkg," but run it anyway.
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Turn on and connect the printer.
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Go to System Preferences > Print and Fax.
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Select HP LaserJet 1020. If the printer does not show up on the Printer Setup Utility, you may need to select Browser on the same dialog box and click on the HP1020 name there.
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Click add.
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The installed drivers work when using a USB cable, but it does not work using WiFi. How do I fix this?
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The driver would be USB powered, not WiFi.
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