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