On 03/13/2015 08:17 AM, Rick wrote: > Hello All, > > Are there any tricks, or added packages that aren't stock > that I need to do to get my printer connected and > functioning properly. We have a network printer here at my > shop, and I have never had a problem under Ubuntu > connecting and configuring the printer. When I try to set > up the printer and print a test page, it prints out some > random stuff on the first page, then the printer continues > to shoot out blank sheets of paper. Did you allow it to auto-identify the printer model, or did you supply that info? HP printers have two variants of each generic model, WITH PostScript, and without PostScript. The net direct Ethernet adaptors are the same for both models, and may not identify the model down to the right variant. So, you might have to force the exact model or driver to use with the printer. If it gets a bunch of pages that start off with : ERROR: <something> then the printer is in PostScript mode and is getting something that was not a PostScript file. If it is strings of weird characters like diamond-shaped black boxes, then the printer is in HPGL mode and is probably getting PostScript. Possibly the printer has the auto-select feature turned off, so it refuses to automatically recognize the file format.
If not an HP printer, then the print manager probably has selected the wrong driver/printer type. Jon ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dive into the World of Parallel Programming The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
