[gentoo-user] Cups and Ricoh Aficio 270

[gentoo-user] Cups and Ricoh Aficio 270

[Mick]

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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?
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Regards,
Mick

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Re: [gentoo-user] Cups and Ricoh Aficio 270

[Nilesh Govindarajan]

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.

-- 
Nilesh Govindarajan
http://nileshgr.com

Re: [gentoo-user] Cups and Ricoh Aficio 270

[Willie Matthews]

That printer supports postscript file format only.
http://support.ricoh.com/connectivity/cgi-bin/ctlpage.cgi?soft=unixfilter&cr=ra&vers=3000


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.
>

-- 

Willie Matthews
matthews.willie@gmail.com
Internet Technology Specialist
(702) 508-8455

Re: [gentoo-user] Cups and Ricoh Aficio 270

[Mick]

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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.  ;-)
-- 
Regards,
Mick

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