Printer reset thing

From:	koswix	15 Jun 2015 13:16
To:	ALL	1 of 16

41512.1
Last time used my printer it was reporting the colour toners as being low (about 12% ish). Today it's claiming that they're totally empty and refusing to print black even though that's still at 16%. Clearly it's a lying piece of shit. I've seen a few bits of software around that claim to reset the counters to 100%,but they all seem to want money. Anyone know of a free utility for this? Or if the paid ones even work? It's a Samsung clp-360w laser jobbie. ▪ ┌────┐ ┌────┐ │ │ │ │ ▪ │ └────┘ │ │ ──┐ ┌── │ ▪ ┌──────┤ ▪ ▪ │ ┌┘ │ │ ▪ ┌─┤ └──┐ │ │ ┌──┘ │ │ │ ││ ││ │ ┌─┐ │ │ └─┼┤ └┴─┴───┘ │ │ │ ─┘│ │ │ │ ┌──────┐ └┬──────────┘ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └───┘ └───┘ If Feds call you and say something bad on me, it may prove what I said are truth, they are afraid of it.

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From:	CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)	15 Jun 2015 16:00
To:	koswix	2 of 16

41512.2 In reply to 41512.1
When I used to refill my brother b+w laser toner cartridges with a noxious black powder, before that ruined a drum which the replacement costs more than just buying a whole new printer with a drum (which I did), there was a physical thingy to switch/tape over on the cartridge so the printer would be fooled into thinking it was new. So you may not need software? ---- "Spread the word or you basically hate sick children."

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From:	koswix	15 Jun 2015 16:26
To:	CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)	3 of 16

41512.3 In reply to 41512.2

The toner cartridges have a chip on them these days, probably just a unique serial number. Either need to change the serial. Number (probably impossible) or change the firmware on the printer to reset the on board counter for that serial number.


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From:	koswix	15 Jun 2015 16:35
To:	CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)	4 of 16

41512.4 In reply to 41512.2

Wonder if this would work...

http://hackaday.com/2012/03/05/resetting-the-page-count-on-a-laser-printer/

I'm not too fussed about refilling the toner, but being allowed to use what's left would be quite nice.


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From:	Dave!!	19 Jun 2015 16:47
To:	koswix	5 of 16

41512.5 In reply to 41512.3
It's a bugger they've got to this level. On our printer, fooling the "toner-out" system was a simple case of colouring in the toner window with a black marker pen. Did that 9 months ago and must have printed over 300 sheets since, toner still going strong. You're quite right, laser printer manufacturers are a bunch of lying, dishonest fucks :( ---

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From:	CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)	19 Jun 2015 16:52
To:	Dave!!	6 of 16

41512.6 In reply to 41512.5
They caught on to the inkjet cartridge game. ---- "Spread the word or you basically hate sick children."

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From:	99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD)	19 Jun 2015 17:09
To:	Dave!!	7 of 16

41512.7 In reply to 41512.5
I just ignore the warnings and carry on printing until printing no longer workee bastard by name bastard by nature

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From:	CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)	19 Jun 2015 17:16
To:	99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD)	8 of 16

41512.8 In reply to 41512.7
On our cheapie Brother we wait until prints have streaks through them. ---- "This is America. I should be able to have a howitzer or a bazooka if I want one."

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From:	koswix	19 Jun 2015 17:48
To:	Dave!!	9 of 16

41512.9 In reply to 41512.5
Yup. Tried putting electrical tape over the sensors, but it just claims no cartridges installed. Strangley, I have two print drivers installed: one is the one I added which comes up under the name I gave the printer. The other windows automatically added when it saw the printer on the network, under the printers default class name. If I print to kosPrinter, it refuses to work and claims it's out of toner. If I print to Samsung CLP Class Printer, it works fine. ▪ ┌────┐ ┌────┐ │ │ │ │ ▪ │ └────┘ │ │ ──┐ ┌── │ ▪ ┌──────┤ ▪ ▪ │ ┌┘ │ │ ▪ ┌─┤ └──┐ │ │ ┌──┘ │ │ │ ││ ││ │ ┌─┐ │ │ └─┼┤ └┴─┴───┘ │ │ │ ─┘│ │ │ │ ┌──────┐ └┬──────────┘ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └───┘ └───┘ If Feds call you and say something bad on me, it may prove what I said are truth, they are afraid of it.

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From:	ANT_THOMAS	19 Jun 2015 18:03
To:	koswix	10 of 16

41512.10 In reply to 41512.9
So it's purely a driver restriction. Total bullshit. I usually go for the shake the toner until I either cover myself in toner or the prints get bandy method ┌─────┐ │ │ │ ┌─┐ │ │ │ │ │ │ └─┘ │ │ │ │ ┌─┐ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ └─┘ └─┘

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From:	CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)	19 Jun 2015 18:15
To:	ANT_THOMAS	11 of 16

41512.11 In reply to 41512.10
The dust is toxic. ---- "This is America. I should be able to have a howitzer or a bazooka if I want one."

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From:	99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD)	19 Jun 2015 19:48
To:	CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)	12 of 16

41512.12 In reply to 41512.11
Or possibly not. bastard by name bastard by nature

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From:	Dave!!	19 Jun 2015 20:41
To:	99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD)	13 of 16

41512.13 In reply to 41512.7
Exactly what I'd like to do in an ideal world. It annoys me intensely when they just artificially stop printing - even though you know there's loads of toner left in reality At my previous job, we had a colour printer that "ran out" of toner after the allotted 3,500 pages were printed. After enabling the convoluted and very-well-hidden override, it printed another 1,900 pages before the pages became patchy. Absolutely ridiculous! ---

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From:	koswix	19 Jun 2015 20:52
To:	ANT_THOMAS	14 of 16

41512.14 In reply to 41512.10

Partly at least. The Web interface to the printer also shows the toner as empty, remains to be seen if the actual printer will refuse to print soon.


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From:	CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)	19 Jun 2015 21:33
To:	99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD)	15 of 16

41512.15 In reply to 41512.12
Try some for breakfast and get back to us. ---- "This is America. I should be able to have a howitzer or a bazooka if I want one."

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From:	99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD)	20 Jun 2015 19:37
To:	CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)	16 of 16

41512.16 In reply to 41512.15
I really don't think it would be as nice as what I usually have for breakfast, TBH bastard by name bastard by nature

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