Driver for HP LaserJet Pro M1132 MFP MacBook Pro 15.3.1

I can't use my old printer with a new MacBook Pro (Mac OS Sequoia version 15.3.1), because neither Hewlett Packard nor Apple has a driver for my printer. HP Printer Drivers 5.1 is not compatible with macOS v15.3.1 and newer.


What should I do? Please don't suggest buying a new printer.


Posted on Feb 17, 2025 05:55 AM

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Feb 17, 2025 09:27 AM in response to heveton

With no AirPrint support, and with no IPP support, and no vendor drivers, your options with this printer are limited.


Check for a vendor app too, as sometimes the vendors use that approach. The HP “Smart” app might work here.


Otherwise, you will probably need to set up a computer as a “homemade” print server here, and send your print jobs through that intermediate print server. There was a dedicated product or two available here too, but the Startech AirPrint print server was discontinued. And this all assumes you even want to maintain that intermediate server, whether a “spare” x86 box running your own print server, or a dedicated print server box.


And the option nobody likes: the last HP printer rolled out of here a while back, and the replacements all support AirPrint and IPP/IPPS, as I’d rather not deal with vendor drivers again. AirPrint and the related IPP/IPPS move the vendor drivers into the vendor firmware for the printer, and the computers all then use those firmware-based drivers with an established network protocol.


And for completeness: Which Printer Should I Buy? - Apple Community


Whatever printer you pick, you absolutely want one with AirPrint support. TWAIN support for scanning, too.

Feb 17, 2025 08:57 AM in response to heveton

heveton wrote:

I can't use my old printer with a new MacBook Pro (Mac OS Sequoia version 15.3.1), because neither Hewlett Packard nor Apple has a driver for my printer. HP Printer Drivers 5.1 is not compatible with macOS v15.3.1 and newer.

What should I do? Please don't suggest buying a new printer.


You already know what you should do.

Stop living in denial and do it, my friend. 🙂

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