Ricoh sp112su printer not working
by heltel21 from LinuxQuestions.org on (#54X5S)
Firstly,
Thanks for letting me join LinuxQuestions and I hope I get to really understand this great concept.
I am looking for help.
I love Xubuntu but I am a complete newbie to terminal commands and do not understand even the basics of this dark art.
My printer is a Ricoh sp112su and will not work in my current upgrade of Xubuntu 18.4 yet it works without problem in Windows. About a year ago before my upgrade it worked without issue on Xubuntu.
I have downloaded the ricoh-sp100-master.zip and extracted it revealing 7 files;
1. check-requirements
2. pstoricohddst-gdi
3. RICOH_Aficio_SP_100.ppd
4. RICOH_Aficio_SP_204.ppd
5. README.md
6. LICENSE
7. INSTALL
The install file states:
installation procedures:
1) Open terminal, execute `check-requirements` script, you should see, that
all required components are correctly installed and available.
How do I do this and what am I looking for?
2) Install unavailable components
How do I know what is unavailable; What do I install from where and how?
3) Copy `pstoricohddst-gdi` to cups' filters directory (usually
/usr/lib/cups/filter).
When I try to copy or move file from above to this directory the folder bounces back. Obviously it is not allowing me to do it. What am I doing wrong?
4) Make sure it is executable by lp user and owned by root:root (i.e.
chown root:root pstoricohddst-gdi)
I do not understand any of this - what do I make executable and how and where do I do it?
5) Add printer through CUPS' web interface (usually
http://localhost:631/), click 'Choose file' and select one of provided PPD-files
This part I have discovered already and it looks straight forward.
6) Print!
While it might be easier to get a newer printer I firmly believe in waste not, want not'.
Anyone's help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks for letting me join LinuxQuestions and I hope I get to really understand this great concept.
I am looking for help.
I love Xubuntu but I am a complete newbie to terminal commands and do not understand even the basics of this dark art.
My printer is a Ricoh sp112su and will not work in my current upgrade of Xubuntu 18.4 yet it works without problem in Windows. About a year ago before my upgrade it worked without issue on Xubuntu.
I have downloaded the ricoh-sp100-master.zip and extracted it revealing 7 files;
1. check-requirements
2. pstoricohddst-gdi
3. RICOH_Aficio_SP_100.ppd
4. RICOH_Aficio_SP_204.ppd
5. README.md
6. LICENSE
7. INSTALL
The install file states:
installation procedures:
1) Open terminal, execute `check-requirements` script, you should see, that
all required components are correctly installed and available.
How do I do this and what am I looking for?
2) Install unavailable components
How do I know what is unavailable; What do I install from where and how?
3) Copy `pstoricohddst-gdi` to cups' filters directory (usually
/usr/lib/cups/filter).
When I try to copy or move file from above to this directory the folder bounces back. Obviously it is not allowing me to do it. What am I doing wrong?
4) Make sure it is executable by lp user and owned by root:root (i.e.
chown root:root pstoricohddst-gdi)
I do not understand any of this - what do I make executable and how and where do I do it?
5) Add printer through CUPS' web interface (usually
http://localhost:631/), click 'Choose file' and select one of provided PPD-files
This part I have discovered already and it looks straight forward.
6) Print!
While it might be easier to get a newer printer I firmly believe in waste not, want not'.
Anyone's help would be greatly appreciated.