HP Laserjer 2100 page size error?

[Mitch Contla]

Lee McLain said the following on 10/24/2006 10:10 AM:
> Hi everyone,
>   I have a HP LaserJet 2100 that for some reason, will only print out
> at, what seems to be, A4 format.  I know that this isn't directly an
> Ubuntu question, but Ubuntu is all that I use anymore.
>   I have changed the Page size setting, the Page Region setting and
> made sure that the printer itself is printing at US Letter size.
>   Obviously, this presents a problem because nothing prints out
> correctly and I really can't make any labels(which I NEED to) because
> nothing lines up!
>   Has anyone else had this problem and if so, what did they do to
> rectify it?
>
> Thanks,
> Lee
I read in a forum post once, that the key here is the value in
/etc/papersize. Change the value to "Letter" if necessary, then
reinstall your printer. I also read that changing the papersize through
cups admin (web-based) fixes this in some cases.

Cheers.
Mitch