On 04/12/2011 04:49 PM, David C. Rankin pecked at the keyboard and wrote:
Guys,
This one will stretch your mind a bit, but I need to find the best PPD for a Sharp AR-505 copier. I have 2 sharp copiers, an AR-M355N (which already has a Linux PPD that works great), and an AR-505 that I can't find a Linux PPD for.
I got the AR-505 configured in CUPS on my server as ipp://ip.to.the.copier/lp and I am able to use the laserjet 4 PPD to get it to print, but the margins are a bit different. I found an old IBM document that showed the AR-505 talked PCL5e and LPR:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=nas154255e0ec5a3c13f862569c100...
There are a number of windows XP and Mac drivers (not OS X) available for this copier, but no linux PPD.
So what I want to do is see if there is a PPD that would work with this machine better than the foomatic/ljet4 I currently have. Has anyone ever done this kind of creative mix and match of PPDs with a copier before? If so, any tricks, or is it just trial and error?
Have you checked this site: (found with google) http://www.bravofiles.com/driver-SHARP-AR_2d505-PPD.html They have a "Windows 7" exe that is actually a zip file you can extract a ppd from. unzip -l shows AR-PB2_9X_PSPPD/SHAR505.PPD which may work. -- Ken Schneider SuSe since Version 5.2, June 1998 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org