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On Tue 11 Oct 2011 01:13:41 AM IST, Mick wrote: |
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> I'm struggling to get anything printed properly - is there a proper driver for |
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> this printer in CUPS. The driver I've chosen seems to distort everything |
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> (like a page of A4 text comes out as a black spot 3px high and 2 wide! ) |
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> I've selected AppSocket/HP JetDirect and then since no Ricoh driver showed up |
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> I selected Make:Generic and Driver:Generic PCL Laser Printer (en). |
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> The reason I've chosen AppSocket/HP JetDirect is because nmap returned this |
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> protocol when I scanned the printer. Choosing ipp, or http, lpd was not |
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> successful either. |
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> However, this AppSocket/HP JetDirect protocol with the Generic driver gives |
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> the broken printing I've described above. Selecting the Generic PostScript |
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> Printer (en) it prints pages and pages with ascii or screwed up characters |
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> when I try a test page. |
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> Any suggestions? |
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I don't know about this printer, have you checked the printer |
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compatibility list? (openprinting.org I guess). |
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See how good is your printer supported. |
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Nilesh Govindarajan |
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http://nileshgr.com |
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