I work in a library, so we have a Ricoh printer that is networked between all of us. I just recently installed Ubuntu 11.10 64bit on my desktop and have been trying to set up the printer without success. Ubuntu found the printer immediately and allowed me to set it up. When I hit test print, I get one sheet with writing on it and then it prints blank pages and will not stop until I turn off the printer. I tried printing from a document and I get the same one page with writing and then all the blank pages again. Below is what the page says with writing on it. I'd appreciate any help anyone is willing to give. Thanks.
%!PS-Adobe-3.0 %% %% mark () () (bunch of numbers) {setuserinfo} stopped cleartomark %%%!
Looks like you-re sending postscript directly to the printer, which may not understand it, that's why it spits blank pages.
Please double-check that you're using the correct driver for the printer; the driver is responsible for translating whatever applications send (most commonly, postscript) to something the printer can understand, so the behavior you describe suggests that you picked the wrong driver.
To see which driver you're using:
Most Ricoh's who also go by the name Nashuatec / Gestner / NRG / Probably others do not come with Postscript as standard it is an added extra on some models.
Roadmr is correct although I have had personal experience with this and you should be using the PXL driver as I show below. I know this is the case for the MPC 2000,3000,5000 and there many variants.
Ubuntu will automatically detect the printer but select Postscript, I have to after installing a printer go into the printer settings and manually choose a PXL driver as shown here.
choose printers from the dash.
right click on the printer and go to properties.
choose change make and model.
Select NRG -> MPC 2000 PXL
You should then be able to print and not waste a tree of paper.
The easiest thing to do is to manually add the printer by IP if it is networked something you can do is go to device and printers go to the actual printer right click go to printer properties and select the port table scroll down to the following IP which should be check copy it down go back to devices and printers add printer create a new port select standard TCP/IP enter the IP address which has been recorded next next and replace the current driver print a test page.
Our MPC 4000 works best with the foomatic driver, the plc6 driver from ricoh would do the 'spit all the paper out trick'. But the spooler/translator in foomatic works great. http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/openprinting/database/foomatic.