[K12OSN] Laser Printer super-slow?

Terrell Prude' Jr. microman at cmosnetworks.com
Mon Jun 20 21:58:06 UTC 2011


One more thing which experienced folks know but isn't immediately 
obvious to CUPS newbies:  when CUPS asks for the username and password, 
it's root's login info.

--TP

Jim Kinney wrote:
> browser time!
>
> localhost:631 then select printers
>
> Or you can poke around in the /etc/cups dir and read the headers on 
> the ppd files.
>
> On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 3:22 PM, Joseph Bishay 
> <joseph.bishay at gmail.com <mailto:joseph.bishay at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Hello,
>
>     I am unable to tell from CUPS what the currently installed driver
>     version is.  Help? :)
>
>     Thank you
>     Joseph
>
>     On Sun, Jun 19, 2011 at 11:00 PM, Steven Santos
>     <Steven at simplycircus.com <mailto:Steven at simplycircus.com>> wrote:
>     > Is their an updated driver available for the printer?
>     >
>     > We had the same issue with a couple of different printers.  We moved
>     > our print server to a ubuntu 11 box with all new drivers.  Now
>     > everything prints fast to all of our printers.
>     > ---
>     > Steven Santos
>     > Director
>     > P: 617-527-0667 <tel:617-527-0667>
>     > F: 617-934-1870 <tel:617-934-1870>
>     > E: Steven at SimplyCircus.com
>     >
>     > Simply Circus, Inc.
>     > 86 Los Angeles Street
>     > Newton, MA 02462
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     > On Sun, Jun 19, 2011 at 3:15 PM, Joseph Bishay
>     <joseph.bishay at gmail.com <mailto:joseph.bishay at gmail.com>> wrote:
>     >> Hello,
>     >>
>     >> I hope everyone is doing well this weekend.
>     >>
>     >> We have an HP Laserjet 2100 plugged into a thin client via a
>     parallel
>     >> port in our computer lab, and it works nearly perfectly.  Our only
>     >> issue is that it takes a VERY LONG TIME TO PRINT!  Any sort of PDF
>     >> takes more than 20 minutes before the entire document prints.  The
>     >> first page usually comes out in OK time, but you will sit there
>     >> waiting while the 'printing' light flashes as it processes and then
>     >> eventually it will print.  This is for straight multi-page text
>     PDFs
>     >> for example.
>     >>
>     >> Any recommendations on how to speed up printing?  Printer
>     details are:
>     >>
>     >> CUPS driver: HP LaserJet 2100 Foomatic/pxlmono (recommended)
>     >>
>     >> Print speed     Up to 10 pages-per-minute
>     >> Paper input bin capacity        Tray 1: 100 sheets of 20 lb
>     Bond (80 g/m2)
>     >> paper, or 10 envelopes Tray 2/3: 250 sheets of 20 lb Bond (80 g/m2)
>     >> paper
>     >> Media Sizes     Tray 1: minimum (custom) 76 by 127 mm (3 by 5
>     inches)
>     >> maximum (custom) 216 by 356 mm (8.5 by 14 inches)
>     >> Tray 2/3: Letter, Legal, A4, A5 and custom paper sizes
>     >> Base memory     HP LaserJet 2100 printer: 4 MB of RAM
>     >> Print resolution        1200 dpi for the best print quality 600
>     dpi for
>     >> complex graphics or faster output
>     >> Duty cycle      Up to 15,000 pages per month
>     >>
>     >> Thank you.
>     >> Joseph
>     >>
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