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OpenPrinting database - Printer: HP LaserJet 2100
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HP LaserJet 2100
BW laser printer, max. 1200x1200 dpi, works Perfectly
Recommended driver: pxlmono (Home pageview PPDdownload PPD)
Generic instructions for: CUPSLPDLPRngPPRPDQno spooler

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Edited Notes

For basic printing functionality use the Postscript PPD. For advanced functionality such as printer status and maintenance features, use the HPLIP driver (which includes HPIJS).

Ghostscript:

600 dpi with PCL5 driver (ljet4)
1200 dpi with PCL6 driver (pxlmono/lj5gray)

User Notes

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Discussion forum

Look for help in our forum for printers from HP and Apollo.

Miscellaneous

Printer supports PJL.
Printer supports direct text printing with the `us-ascii' charset.
Known autodetection signatures: Parallel Port.

Drivers

The following driver(s) are known to drive this printer:

Recommended driver:

pxlmono  (driver home page)
  This driver is free software.  
  Type: Ghostscript built-in  
  Download:  PPD file: View PPDdirectly download PPD  

Other drivers:

gimp-print  (driver home page)
  This driver is obsolete. Recommended replacement driver: gutenprint  
  This driver is free software.  
  Type: CUPS Raster  

gutenprint  (driver home page)
  Top Quality Printer Drivers for inkjets, dye sublimation printers, and PCL lasers
Supplier: Gutenprint project
License: GPL (free software)
 
  User support:  Gutenprint mailing list at SourceForge (voluntary)  
  Color output  Type: CUPS Raster  
  Text: 
Line art: 
||||||||||||||||||||  90 
||||||||||||||||||||  90 
 Graphics: 
 Photo: 
||||||||||||||||||||  100 
||||||||||||||||||||  100 
 System load: 
 Speed: 
Unknown
||||||||||||||||||||  60
 
  Download:  Driver packages: x86 32 bit (RPM for LSB 3.1), x86 32 bit (DEB for LSB 3.1), x86 32 bit (RPM for LSB 3.2), x86 32 bit (DEB for LSB 3.2), x86 64 bit (RPM for LSB 3.1), x86 64 bit (DEB for LSB 3.1), x86 64 bit (RPM for LSB 3.2), x86 64 bit (DEB for LSB 3.2) (How to install)
 

hplip  (driver home page)
  HP's driver suite for printers and multi-function devices
Supplier: Hewlett-Packard (this printer's manufacturer)
License: MIT/BSD/GPL (free software)
 
  User support:  HPLIP support and bug tracking system (voluntary)  
  Max. rendering resolution: 600x600dpi  Only monochrome output  Type: CUPS Raster  
  Text: 
Line art: 
||||||||||||||||||||  100 
||||||||||||||||||||  100 
 Graphics: 
 Photo: 
||||||||||||||||||||  100 
||||||||||||||||||||  100 
 System load: 
 Speed: 
Unknown
||||||||||||||||||||  70
 

lj4dith  (driver home page)
  works to 600dpi
This driver is free software.
 
  Type: Ghostscript built-in  
  Download:  PPD file: View PPDdirectly download PPD  

lj5gray  (driver home page)
  This driver is free software.  
  Type: Ghostscript built-in  
  Download:  PPD file: View PPDdirectly download PPD  

lj5mono  (driver home page)
  This driver is free software.  
  Type: Ghostscript built-in  

ljet4  (driver home page)
  Built-in Ghostscript driver for PCL 5e laser printers
works to 600dpi
Supplier: GPL Ghostscript
License: GPL (free software)
 
  User support:  OpenPrinting forums (voluntary)  
  Max. rendering resolution: 600x600dpi  Only monochrome output  Type: Ghostscript built-in  
  Text: 
Line art: 
||||||||||||||||||||  90 
||||||||||||||||||||  90 
 Graphics: 
 Photo: 
||||||||||||||||||||  60 
||||||||||||||||||||  30 
 System load: 
 Speed: 
Unknown
||||||||||||||||||||  90
 
  Download:  PPD file: View PPDdirectly download PPD  

omni  (driver home page)
  This driver is free software.  
  Type: Ghostscript built-in