Sometimes an update pushed from the Apple mothership will break something. Recently the OS X 10.6.8 update broke printing for many people, including me. You have this problem if your previously works-fine printer is perpetually “paused” and won’t go un-paused.
There’s an easy fix, however:
Reset your print subsystem
- Open system preferences
- Right-click the printer list
- Select the option to reset the printing system
- This will trash all your currently setup printers
- Add them back in
If that doesn’t work you can also download and install the OS X 10.6.8 Combo Updater.
You can read more about this printing issue here:
- http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-20074154-263/inability-to-print-after-installing-os-x-10.6.8/#ixzz1QW1kiZW0
- https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3137602?start=15&tstart=0