On Tuesday 11 Oct 2011 06:16:14 Willie Matthews wrote: > On Mon Oct 10 18:32:13 2011, Nilesh Govindarajan wrote: > > On Tue 11 Oct 2011 01:13:41 AM IST, Mick wrote: > >> I'm struggling to get anything printed properly - is there a proper > >> driver for this printer in CUPS. The driver I've chosen seems to > >> distort everything (like a page of A4 text comes out as a black spot > >> 3px high and 2 wide! ) > >> > >> I've selected AppSocket/HP JetDirect and then since no Ricoh driver > >> showed up I selected Make:Generic and Driver:Generic PCL Laser Printer > >> (en). > >> > >> The reason I've chosen AppSocket/HP JetDirect is because nmap returned > >> this protocol when I scanned the printer. Choosing ipp, or http, lpd > >> was not successful either. > >> > >> However, this AppSocket/HP JetDirect protocol with the Generic driver > >> gives the broken printing I've described above. Selecting the Generic > >> PostScript Printer (en) it prints pages and pages with ascii or screwed > >> up characters when I try a test page. > >> > >> Any suggestions? > > > > I don't know about this printer, have you checked the printer > > compatibility list? (openprinting.org I guess). > > See how good is your printer supported.
I've been getting this error when I tried to access it before I posted here: "This site is down for maintenance. We will be restoring service shortly. Thank you for your patience." > That printer supports postscript file format only. > http://support.ricoh.com/connectivity/cgi-bin/ctlpage.cgi?soft=unixfilter&c > r=ra&vers=3000 Thanks, I tried to set postscript as a driver, but it printed like 20 blank pages when I sent a test print to it. :( I have a suspicion it will deal with simple text, but perhaps not graphics. Better find an HP printer to print what I need today. ;-) -- Regards, Mick
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