[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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> James P. Kinney III
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