lexmark e230 recognized as a 1200x1200 dpi printer

[Silviu C.]

Hello,

This printer is shown by the system to be capable of 1200dpi which is not true, maximum is 600x600 dpi.

These are the tech specs as presented by Lexmark:

http://www.lexmark.com/en_IN/products/laser-mono/22S0130.shtml
(click on the Specs tab)

"Print Resolution, Black

1200 Image Quality, 600 x 600 dpi"

An explanation of Image Quality vs true DPI can be found here:

http://www.experts-exchange.com/Hardware/Peripherals/Printers_Scanners/Q_21278119.html

(you can read the answer without subscribing to whatever they're selling)

[Silviu C. (silviucc)]

Changed affected component from cups to gs since the error seems to be in the PPD for this printer:

http://openprinting.org/ppd-o-matic.php?driver=pxlmono&printer=Lexmark-E230&show=1

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*PrintoutMode High/High Quality: "%% FoomaticRIPOptionSetting: PrintoutMode=High"
*FoomaticRIPOptionSetting PrintoutMode=High: "PrinterResolution=1200x1&&
200dpi ColorModel=Grayscale"
*End

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[Till Kamppeter (till-kamppeter)]

The PPDs are generated by foomatic-db. I have fixed this upstream now, so that the fix will appear in one of the next foomatic-db packages in Ubuntu.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package foomatic-db - 20140730-1

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foomatic-db (20140730-1) unstable; urgency=medium

  * New upstream release
    - Support for 41 new printers
    - Added Brother HL-2135 (LP: #1180996)
    - Added Brother HL-2142 (LP: #1337743)
    - The Lexmark E230 has only 600 dpi maximum resolution, removed the
      1200-dpi entries (LP: #1335561)

 -- Didier Raboud <email address hidden> Wed, 30 Jul 2014 22:07:26 +0200