Unable to install printer driver for HP1606DN printer on Big Sur

I have tried to configure the HP1606DN printer via IP address, direct driver download, EasySetup, and HP Smart: none have worked. For newer printers my preference for installation is to connect via IP address and then hopefully the printer will download the drivers properly. For the HP1606DN I believe that were the case in the past: but it is not working now because only Generic PostScript or an incompatible HP printer type are available. So I have downloaded the HP driver from https://support.hp.com/us-en/drivers/selfservice/hp-laserjet-pro-p1606-printer-series/4110408/model/4110409 [![enter image description here]] I installed EasySetup 2 and then connected by USB (I'd prefer to do ethernet but apparently we need a physical connection ??) It asks me to install yet _another_ program HP Smart. This is obviously troubling - since too many programs mean too many chances for the programs to fail or get confused. Then the HP Smart setup program *still* does not recognize the printer - it hangs here: And it can't find the (correctly attached) USB Note that I had previously tried using drivers directly: HPPrinterDrivers5.1.dmg > This volume does not meet the requirements for this update I am at a loss to how to get this (relatively recent!) printer to work with _macOS Big Sur. Has anyone succeeded?