From: Mick <michaelkintzios@gmail.com>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Cups and Ricoh Aficio 270
Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2011 10:57:06 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <201110111057.07997.michaelkintzios@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4E93D11E.7050401@gmail.com>
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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. ;-)
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Regards,
Mick
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Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-10-10 19:43 [gentoo-user] Cups and Ricoh Aficio 270 Mick
2011-10-11 1:32 ` Nilesh Govindarajan
2011-10-11 5:16 ` Willie Matthews
2011-10-11 9:57 ` Mick [this message]
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