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Re: BO and QTR in Leopard?

2008-08-11 by Sarah Renkes

Thanks Roy...I do have the latest version and did delete the printer first.

Prints have lots of verticle banding, where they didn't have any in Panther. I have tried 
cleaning/head alignment to no avail.

Sarah


--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "Roy Harrington" <roy@...> wrote:
>
> Also you need to download the latest QTR version 2.6.1 for Leopard the
> previous versions do not work with Leopard.  You need to re-install the
> printer too -- i.e. Delete the printer and run Install2200.
> 
> Roy
> 
> On 8/10/08, Sarah Renkes <sagaface@...> wrote:
> > Thanks so much for your suggestions, Myron...I had previously tried them all and 
nothing
> > worked. I was able to get QTR to print a few times but the paper sizes were skewed 
and
> > the prints had intense vericle banding. The Epson driver doesn't print at all, but gives 
me
> > either the "paper out or not loaded correctly" message or a "generic class waiting for
> > device" and then just hangs there.
> >
> > I'm on a PPC dual G5 and never had any issues with Panther, but don't want to go back 
to
> > it. It's all incredibly frustrating. Eventually I'll get an r1800, but that is not in my 
economic
> > stars right now and so this is pretty unfortunate.
> >
> > ~sigh~ just when I had a good printing system down.
> >
> > Sarah
> >
> >
> > --- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, Myron Gochnauer <goch@> wrote:
> > >
> > > I don't know what's wrong, but something is...
> > >
> > > I'm using a 2200 and an R1800 with Leopard on an Intel Mac.  QTR works
> > > with both printers, and the Epson driver itself allows the choice of
> > > color or black (only) ink.
> > >
> > > The menus are different, though.   Print Settings and Color Management
> > > are now hidden in the drop down menu in the middle of the screen that
> > > comes up after you click the Print button. [The choice showing is
> > > "Layout". Pull down that menu to get to the important stuff.  If
> > > you've chosen the Quad2200 printer, Quadtone RIP will be one of the
> > > choices.]
> > >
> > > When you reinstalled QTR, did you remember to "install" the 2200
> > > again?  ---->
> > >
> > >         QuadToneRip/Profiles/2100-2200-UC/Install2200.command   [if
> > > you're using Ultra Chrome inks or equivalent]
> > >
> > > And you're using the USB port, not Firewire, right?  QTR doesn't work
> > > with Firewire.
> > >
> > > If everything is really messed up, reset the printing system:
> > >
> > > System Preferences / Print & Fax    and then Ctrl-click on any printer
> > > listed.  Resetting the printing system will be one of the choices.
> > > Then, just for good measure, power off the computer and the printer,
> > > wait a few seconds and start everything up again.  Reinstall the
> > > printer, and run the QTR install2200.command again.   It *should* work.
> > >
> > > For what it's worth, I'm having much better luck with the 2200 now
> > > with an Intel Mac and OS X 10.5.4 than I used to have with my iMac
> > > (PPC).  With the iMac it was a constant struggle to get it to print,
> > > and to keep it printing once I had it working properly.  The Epson
> > > driver seemed awfully flakey and no other printer (Epson or otherwise)
> > > gave me any trouble.
> > >
> > > Myron
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I'm using QTR with the R1800 and the Epson driver for MIS 3-D inks.
> > > Everything works as expected
> > > On 09 Jan, 2008, at 5:47 PM, Sarah Renkes wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi all...(I also posted this in the B&W group)
> > > >
> > > > I recently ungraded from Panther to Leopard and can't print at all
> > > > with my Epson 2200. Not
> > > > only does QTR not work (I have the latest...I choose paper and
> > > > settings but nothing prints
> > > > even though the window shows the file went to the printer...it just
> > > > sits there.), I'm also
> > > > getting "paper out or not loaded correctly" messages.
> > > >
> > > > I have tried removing/adding the printer and QTR, and changing the
> > > > Gimp driver to
> > > > Gutenprint and back....nothing works.
> > > >
> > > > Also, and most disturbing....the drop-down menus seem to have
> > > > changed and I can't find a
> > > > Black Only option...which is serious.
> > > >
> > > > Anyone have a clue? I have spent the last few hours beating my head
> > > > against this, scouring
> > > > the net, and am coming up empty.
> > > >
> > > > thanks,
> > > > Sarah
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> > >
> >
> >
> >
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