Questions tagged [printer]
A printer is a device used for printing text and/or graphics from the computer.
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Dell V725w Driver for Ubuntu 13.04
I have a Dell V725w Printer and I wanted to print a document from my Ubuntu 13.04 laptop. The driver for the printer is made for Ubuntu 11.10, but would it work with Ubuntu 13.04?
If not, is there ...
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Toner flaking off of printed paper on Ricoh MP5000
I have a Ricoh Aficio MP5000 and I am having an issue, albeit an intermittent one, where you can flake the toner off of a printed page. I imagine this has something to do with an error within the ...
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Printing to physical printer via a PDF printer
I am looking for a solution to print to a physical printer via a PDF printer (eg. Bullzip).
I would need this because Bullzip has the possibility to use a predefined pdf document as the background of ...
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Can't see my wifi printer anymore
I have a Windows 7 laptop, connected to my wifi network. I also have an Epson Stylus Photo PX730WD connected to the same wifi network.
Since few days (or weeks? as I don't print often), I am not able ...
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Create a batch file to backup and restore network printers for all users
I have an XP machine with multiple profiles. These profiles sometimes have different printers mapped to each user. Example:
User A has network printer 1, 2 and 5 mapped. Printer 2 is default.
User B ...
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HP e6500 "Printhead Missing" error - How to ignore and still use Scanner
I have an HP Officejet e6500 All-in-One printer that has been giving me the "printhead missing" error, even though I have already replaced the printhead.
I cant seem to cancel out of the message or ...
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Strategies to test whether the printed data are placed at the correct position
I have a template on which I am printing data from my application. The below image explains the page better
The printing is done by a dot matrix printer and the sheet already has the layout of the ...
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Epson TM-T88V formatting issues
I set up a little machine running Ubuntu Server 12.04 with an Epson TM-T88V plugged into it directly. At first I was able to print fine (using lp) but the auto-cutter wasn't working. I realized it ...
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Windows 7 will not release ports until printer is uninstalled
I have Windows 7 installed on about 45 PCs, and about twice a week this happens to someone. The symptom people come to me with is that they suddenly cannot print to one of their printers.
If it's ...
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Sharing Mac Printer with Ubuntu (Linux)
I want to share my printer connected to my Mac with a Ubuntu Box (10.04 LTS -Lucid Lynx).
I click share printer on the Mac, and then I do a discover on the Ubuntu box ... I see the printer, I select ...
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USB device not recognized for printer
I am trying to install a Canon MF4370dn printer on to a fairly old Dell desktop. I can run the install disks just fine with no errors popping up. I restart the computer and connect the USB cable. I ...
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How do I get different printer margins for different printers to stick?
I have a computer running Windows XP SP3 that has three printers installed. I am printing from an in house web app in Internet Explorer. Two printers can share the same margins, but the third one ...
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Printer Drivers won't install on XP x64, printer is Kodak ESP Office 2170
So I bought a printer yesterday and go to install it today and now I am at the "get the PC to talk wirelessly to the printer" step and can't seem to get through it.
Drivers downloaded from here but I ...
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Printing .doc 2007 to a printer and a pdf writer simultaneously?
I routinely compose work-related memo's to clients in Microsoft Word 2007. I file the paper copy and email a PDF of it to the client.
My current workflow is
1. print->paper printer
2. print-...
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Set paper size of Zebra TLP 2844 programmatically
I have a lot of Zebra TLP 2844 printers used by domain users. Unluckily by default the paper size is 2" x 4" while I need to have 4" x 3".
The first time each user logs on I have to change manually ...
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Unable to access network shares and network printers even if I am able to ping them
I can't see network shares neither print to network printers even if I am able to ping the network resourcers. Printer are installed correctly but then when I send a page to printer it simply doesn't ...
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Windows 7 not recognizing printer for driver (re)installation
A user deleted her printer. She is using a HP Deskjet 6940 printer, and for her desktop she has a HP dx2400, with Windows 7.
After I plug in the USB cable it should install the new drivers, but it ...
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Dell V105 printer and OS X 10.6
I am trying to get a Dell V105 printer to work with my iMac. It is running 10.6 and I have installed all the drivers on the Snow Leopard disk. I believe there is no official Dell driver but I have ...
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File and Printer Sharing, in 10.0.0.x
I have a strange problem:
When I assign addresses of the form 10.0.0.x to my computers, file sharing (smb) does not work.
When I assign them addresse of the form 192.168.1.x it works...
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How do I stop a printer from printing a cleaning page?
So I got an HP M451dn to replace an old P4014, which our office used for printing a number of things. Whenever we go to print a check, we have to switch the cartridge from standard toner to a MICR ...
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HP Printer scrolls "printing" forever - but nothing happens
I got a used HP Officejet 7130 all-in-one printer. I tried printing a text document, and it shows up in the queue (and says "printing"), and the printer display says "Printing" "Press Cancel to ...
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How can I sniff a USB connection between a PC and a Thermal printer?
I need to develop a hardware and software solution to intercept the communications between a PC - Thermal receipt printer. The protocol between these two is USB, but i don't have any idea of where to ...
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How can I make a local printer available over the network via internet printing protocol?
So I have an old Canon printer and a Chromebook I want to be able to print from, The Canon printer has network functionality but does not show up to the Chromebook due to lack of drivers and IPP ...
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HP Office Jet Pro 8610 Printer Issue - Defective Cartridge Error
I'm facing an issue with my HP Office Jet Pro 8610 printer, specifically related to a "defective cartridge" error. The printer indicates that at least one cartridge, presumably the black one,...
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How to use a thermal printer on a Chromebook?
If I test it using an application called Test Bluetooth Printer which I downloaded from the Play Store, it works, but if I use the Google Chrome browser on my Chromebook, it doesn't detect my thermal ...
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Unable to spoof MacOS level in order to install printer driver for Canon i950
I booted into single user mode (CMD + s). As the first attempt failed due to insufficient authority to edit the SystemVersion.plist, I tried again using "su" to switch to root, but this didn'...
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Add remote printer to my laptops devices permanently
I have 2 PC's (lets call them WORK and HOME, on 2 different networks), and i have a printer on the same LAN with the WORK pc. Both WORK pc and printer are connected to router with ethernet cable.
I ...
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Printer Goes Offline After ~3.5 Hours
I have a client with two Epson wide format printers. One of them is older, an SC P5000, and it works perfectly. Nothing weird there.
They got a new printer, an SC P9000 a while back. Ever since, it ...
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How do I print from an application to a line printer in Linux Mint?
I'm using Linux Mint and I have a BASIC interpreter that normally sends the output of LPRINT, LLIST, etc. to /dev/null. I want to send it to the line printer (network connected). BASIC has a command ...
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How do I setup HP LaserJet M1005 Multifunction Printer on my ChromeOs Flex device
I have installed ChromeOs Flex on my Dell Vostro 15 3568 certified laptop. When I attach the printer via USB cable, then I got the notification that HP Laserjet M1005 needs additional setup.
When I ...
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Can’t connect to a Datamax-O'Neil E-4205A E-Class thermal printer when it is hooked up via Ethernet via a Netgear GS108E managed switch
I've just recently bought a Datamax-O'Neil E-4205A E-Class thermal printer off of eBay, and I'm having some issues trying to connect to my network. Using direct Ethernet, it connects fine and is ...
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Matrix printer only receives ~one character when SEL is pressed
I'm trying to get an OKI microline 3390 to work, and manually sending text to it as demonstrated here: (thirty-minute video). I understand the printer has to be selected for it to work, which on my ...
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Can no longer print using CUPS
I have a Brother_HL_L3270CDW_series printer which worked out-of-the-box, was detected by Ubuntu 22.04 over WiFi and could print immediately.
It stopped working and I don't know why. With cupsctl --...
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Need help deciphering the path on a Windows shortcut's target for printing PDF files direct to Canon print driver
I have a Canon printer (imagePROGRAF TM-305) that has direct print software that creates a link on the desktop that allows me to drag and drop a PDF file on top of the link icon and it goes direct to ...
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CUPS printers are not selectable in the graphical interface
My Linux (RHEL8) has a strange problem with the printers: I have printers installed on CUPS, but they are not displayed in the programs on the graphical interface!
When I try to print from a text ...
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How can I create an virtual USB printer on Mac?
I want to try to capture USB printer traffic, but I do not have a printer at home.
Is there any way I can create a virtual USB printer on Mac? I only know how to create a virtual network printer.
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Stretch a page to fill a full half of a page when printing two pages on one
I am trying to print the Swordfish Islands Worldbuilder's Print-It-Yourself Zine using a Canon MFW232W LaserJet Printer from Pop!_OS 21.08 from either Evince or Okular PDF viewers. I can get the pages ...
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Flash memory has been wiped from Zebra GK420d. How do I get the default font(s) back?
any help is appreciated. I have a Zebra GK420d where the flash memory was wiped and now I am not able to print. All labels that are printed are blank. Does anyone know how to load the default fonts ...
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Canon MF6530: Persistent paper jam. Took video in the tray. No error code
The display says "Paper Jam / Open Left Cover" without any code. I don't think the jam is real.
I put a camera inside the paper tray and took a video.
In the video, I see the following ...
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Sharing a printer on Arch to Windows clients
Following the stereotype that printers never "just work", I need help with sharing my Samsung ML-2160 on Arch.
I already followed some guides, installed CUPS and the samsung-unified-driver ...
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How to print to PDF completely silently and save the PDF to a predefined location in Mozilla Firefox?
I'm trying to print to PDF completely silently and save the PDF to a predefined location in Mozilla Firefox. I don't want to interact with any GUI, I want to be able to just press CTRL+P or click on ...
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Multiple attempts at setting up a USB printer on a router/network have not worked as expected
All of this involves computers using Windows 10.
I recently switched to a new ISP that my town manages; the town is slowly installing fiber infrastructure and it is much more reliable than my old ...
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VPN client sees NAS but not printer
I connected my co-worker via Open VPN to our work network.
The main reason for this is that my co-worker can connect to our NAS. That is working.
In the past she also could print in our office from ...
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Send print job "slowly"/ in parts?
I have connected my Epson printer to my router to wirelessly print from a PC. The router acts as a print server, I can see a samba folder with my printer in it and it works for most of the time. But ...
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Backup printers from a faulty drive to USB
I trying to backup the printers from a faulty machine which cannot boot up to a external USB. How can go about it ?
I am currently using this command to backup to USB for printers backup:
%WINDIR%\...
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Add new printer to Control Center 4
I have problem about ControlCenter 4. I need add my another printer to this application but despite a lot of attempts still there is not possible. Its strange because I can use this printer so ...
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How to add Lexmark E120 on Windows 10
I'm trying to install Lexmark E120 printer on Windows 10, but unfortunately without success. I'm getting "Driver is unavailable" error message in Printers & scanners. I was checking ...
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Browser stops working after it tries to open the printer dialog box
I submitted a University application, then it directs me to print it. When I click on the print button, the print dialog box is trying to appear on the browser (usually, I am not connected to the ...
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Connect HP Printer to Computer while computer works over wifi internet
I am using my system over wifi internet and i want to connect my HP Printer Laser Jet CP 2025 with my system how can i do this?
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Windows Local Port disappearing after every restart
Since 1903 update both windows 10 and windows server are facing the issue that we can add a Local port but it disappears after every restart. The port apparently exists in registry but does not shows ...
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