[How To] Enable AirPrint On Mac OS X 10.6.5

Saturday, 13 November 2010 01:55

[How To] Enable AirPrint On Mac OS X 10.6.5

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X 10.6.5 was the updat which was supposed to bring AirPrint support for any printer connected to a Mac. Reportedly, Apple removed AirPrint support from OS X in the final release of 10.6.5 due to some patent issues which arose last minute.

Currently, the developer, Steven Troughton-Smith found a workaround to get it working back in the final build of OS X 10.6.5. The process involves copying three files from the pre-release builds of 10.6.5 over to the final build and then adding your printer in Print & Fax preferences to get it all working again. The three files are the ones you will need:

/usr/libexec/cups/filter/urftopdf
/usr/share/cups/mime/apple.convs
/usr/share/cups/mime/apple.types

For those of you who don’t already know, /usr is a hidden directory on your Macintosh HD and you’ll need to access it via command line. If you’re not sure how to access it read the instructions below. Be sure to backup the files you are replacing with the steps mentioned in this post. You can download the necessary files here.

How to access the /usr directory: