Dell C1765nf Laser Printer Configuration

[rtv_73]

Hi all,

Have anyone had any luck installing Dell C1765nf Laser Printer? I am having problems finding a compatible CUPS drivers for it.

Thank-you!

[hugh2]

Hi all,

Have anyone had any luck installing Dell C1765nf Laser Printer? I am having problems finding a compatible CUPS drivers for it.

Thank-you!

I am struggling also... had I known it didnt support PCL, I would not have ordered it.. now I am stuck (not willing to pay the shipping and restocking fees)

[jp734]

I have a Dell 1700n and I used Lexmark driver. As far as I know, Dell are made by Lexmark. Good luck

[rtv_73]

No luck with the Lexmark drivers. I am also trying to modify the MacOS PPD files, but not look so far :(

[rtv_73]

Solved

You need the foo2hbpl driver for this HBPL printer protocol. You can get the driver at the following site:

http://foo2hbpl.rkkda.com/





UBUNTU NOTES
------------
Install build-essential, tix, foomatic-filters, groff, dc FIRST:
$ sudo apt-get install build-essential tix foomatic-filters groff dc

$ wget -O foo2zjs.tar.gz http://foo2zjs.rkkda.com/foo2zjs.tar.gz
$ tar zxf foo2zjs.tar.gz
$ cd foo2zjs
$ sudo make uninstall
$ make
$ ./getweb 1020
OR other printer
$ sudo make install install-hotplug cups

For 7.10 and later users:
$ sudo system-config-printer

For 5.10/6.06/6.10/7.04 users:
$ sudo gnome-cups-manager
[configure ColorMode = Color if a color printer]
$ sudo make cups

Ubuntu has a bug in gnome-cups-manager with Color, so you must
restart cups. No other distro has this bug.

If that doesn't work, then fire up:
$ firefox http://localhost:631

And click on:
Printers -> Set Printer Options -> Color Mode -> Color
Then click on:
Set Printer Options

[polzin]

So how is your color printing quality?
Mine is rather bad. Pictures have a bad resolution, a lot of shading artefacts and the colors are much to intense.
Regards, TP

[polzin]

The color printing is an issue of a bug/incompatibility with Ghostscript 9+. The foo2h* INSTALL file contains a description to install GS 8.71. With some modification (see http://foo2zjs.rkkda.com/forum/read.php?86,3911) this worked and fixed the color printing.