No any driver for Konica Minolta bizhub 164

[romagromov]

There is no any driver for Konica Minolta bizhub 164.
Generic driver don't work...
I don't know what to do...
I need purchase and install windows - if I want print on my Konica Minolta bizhub 164.
This is unbelievable ...

[Mantas Kriaučiūnas (mantas)]

Hi Romagrow,

Which version and which operating system are you using? If you don't know -
press F1 key in you keyboard when there are no running applications - then
help windows appears and you will see text like
Welcome to Ubuntu 11.04 - tell us this text and numbers

On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 11:47:56AM -0000, romagromov wrote:
> There is no any driver for Konica Minolta bizhub 164.
> Generic driver don't work...
> I don't know what to do...
> I need purchase and install windows - if I want print on my Konica Minolta bizhub 164.
> This is unbelievable ...
>
> ** Affects: baltix
> Importance: Undecided
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/baltix/+bug/896835/+subscriptions

--
Labanaktis/Good luck,
Mantas Kriaučiūnas Jabber ID: <email address hidden> GPG ID: 43535BD5
Public organization "Open Source for Lithuania" - www.akl.lt
Geriausios biuro programos verslui ir namams - http://openoffice.lt
Prekyba naujais ir atnaujintais kompiuteriais su Linux OS - http://tinklas.eu
Naudok Baltix GNU/Linux sistemą savo kompiuteryje - http://baltix.lt

[romagromov (wavs)]

My system:

LSB Version: core-2.0-ia32:core-2.0-noarch:core-3.0-ia32:core-3.0-noarch:core-3.1-ia32:core-3.1-noarch:core-3.2-ia32:core-3.2-noarch:core-4.0-ia32:core-4.0-noarch
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 11.04
Release: 11.04
Codename: natty

[Vadim Rutkovsky (roignac)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. We need some more information from you before we can start working on this bug.

Please include the information requested at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingPrintingProblems as separate attachments.

[romagromov (wavs)]

Sorry, but I just returned this printer back to the store.

[Till Kamppeter (till-kamppeter)]

Original poster does not have the printer any more. Closing ...

[Mantas Kriaučiūnas (mantas)]

Konica Minolta bizhub 164 printer is popular enough in Lithuania (main Baltix distribution market) because of low price, A3 paper format support and lots of features.
I try to contact with Konica Minolta dealers in Lithuania to get a possibility to test Bizhup 164 on Ubuntu and include the information requested at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingPrintingProblems as separate attachments.
Please don't close this bug, because new bug will be filled from another Bizhup 164 printer owner :)

[Mesesan Antoniu (tonimese)]

Recently purchased Konica Minolta bizhub 164 printer and used it on windows.
Now trying to install it on Ubuntu 11.10

Generic text-only printer driver test page:

CUPS server error
There was an error during the CUPS operation: 'client-error-document-format-not-supported'.

Windows driver:
http://www.konicaminolta.eu/business-solutions/products/copier-print-systems/multifunctional-systems-black-and-white/bizhub-164/downloads.html

[Till Kamppeter (till-kamppeter)]

Please check whether the printer understands PCL or PostScript. Try to use the "Generic PostScript printer", "Generic PCL-6/XL printer Foomatic/pxlmono", and the "Generic PCL-5e printer Foomatic/hpijs-pcl5e" as make/model/driver. Please report here which drivers work and which work best.

[Mesesan Antoniu (tonimese)]

Trying the "Generic PostScript printer[en]"
"Test page submitted as job 9"
"Printing test page on Konica..."
"Printing Completed test page on Konica..."
but the printer doesn't print.

Trying the "Generic PCL-6/XL printer Foomatic/pxlmono"
"Test page submitted as job ..."
small printer icon apears on clockbar for a second
 doesn't show other messages and doesn't print.

Trying the "Generic PCL-5e printer Foomatic/hpijs-pcl5e"
"Test page submitted as job ..."
small printer icon apears on clockbar for a second
 doesn't show other messages and doesn't print.

[Till Kamppeter (till-kamppeter)]

Looks like that this printer only understands an unknown, proprietary protocol. Perhaps the printer works when choosing the Minolta PagePro 1200W, 1250W, or 1300W as model, with Foomatic/min12xxw as driver. Please tell here whether this works.

[Mesesan Antoniu (tonimese)]

Same results.
Tryied Minolta PagePro 1200W, 1250W, and 1300W as model, with Foomatic/min12xxw as driver.
Doesn't work.

Maybe I will start to learn programing and write the driver in a few years.

What else should i try