[K12OSN] Laser Printer super-slow?

Joseph Bishay joseph.bishay at gmail.com
Wed Jun 22 02:05:56 UTC 2011


Hello,

When I look at CUPS I see nothing about the version of the driver.  Just:
Driver:	HP LaserJet 2100 Foomatic/pxlmono (recommended) (grayscale,
2-sided printing)

Looking directly at the PPD file vs. the latest one online, I find no
difference at all.

Could there be another solution?

Thank you!

Joseph

On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 4:43 PM, Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com> 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>
> 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>
>> 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
>> > F: 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>
>> > 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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