Printer driver issue for HP LaserJet Professional P1102 on MacBook Air M4

Is this a P1102 (USB only) or a P1102w (wireless and USB)?

No HP P1102 model of any kind is mentioned in About AirPrint - Apple Support (US edition, August 11, 2025). However, an HP LaserJet P1102w Printer was listed as an AirPrint-supported model in an old (February 13. 2012) iOS: AirPrint 101 Apple article (HT4356). Possibly an early firmware/AirPrint version? At least earlier, there were printer firmware updates made available via HP download pages. If the driverless AirPrint technology would work with this printer, one should not have to install drivers from the manufacturer, provided that the printer and the MacBook Air are connected to the same network (Wi-Fi router).

If it is a USB-connected P1102, you could possibly make it work with a MacBook Air in an AirPrint-like way via a Raspberry Pi print server and CUPS. This would be experimental. The posts by Techguyuk in Can’t print with iPadOS17 - Apple Community and Tesserax in Can I connect my laser printer to my netw… - Apple Community may be of interest in this context.

Your printer supports AirPrint. Have a look here Print wirelessly from your Mac to your printer - Apple Support (LB)