Ricoh Aficio 550

[Anonymous]

> a) You didn't install the ppd in the right place, or
> b) You didn't restart CUPS before adding your printer, or
> c) The ppd file isn't valid

I put my ppd files in /etc/cups/ppd and in /usr/share/cups/model (found 2 files for my printer in the windows drivers I downloaded).

I restarted cups with /etc/init.d/cups restart.

My error_log in /var/log/cups tells me :
I [11/Oct/2005:10:50:42 +0200] LoadPPDs: Read "/etc/cups/ppds.dat", 16 PPDs...
I [11/Oct/2005:10:50:42 +0200] LoadPPDs: No new or changed PPDs...
I had 14 before adding the 2 new ppd files.

But when I try to add a printer the model of my printer still doesn't exist in the Ricoh list.

I suppose the ppd files aren't corrects, but these are the only ppd I found on the web.

I tried with another model driver : aficio 700, and at the printing test, I have the message " Data sent successfully" but nothing came out of the printer...

Thanks a lot anyway for your help, Dan.

> > Should I try with another ppd file ?
>
> Make *sure* you've ruled out a) and b), and then try deleting your
> printer and adding it again. If you still don't see a description of
> your printer, then yes, it's time to try another ppd.
>
> When you get to the 'model' page of the add-printer wizard thing, you
> should see a list of printer manufacturers. 'Ricoh' should be one of
> them. When you select 'Ricoh' and hit 'Continue', you should see a list
> of Ricoh models ( ie ppd files ).
>
> I've got:
>
> Ricoh Aficio 700 Foomatic/hpics (recommended) (en)
> RICOH Aficio 2027 PS (en)
> Ricoh Aficio AP2000 Foomatic/Postscript (recommended) (en)
>
>   ... because I've added these 3 ppds from various places.
>
> The *only* other thing I can think of that might be causing you grief is
> that Ricoh don't include Postscript as a standard feature - it's an
> optional extra. Are you *sure* that this printer has the Postscript option?
>
> Dan