How to get work Konica Minolta bizhub 423 printer working?

Solution 1:

I am using 12.04 on a Windows network and this is what worked for me:

1. Download the bizhub 423 Linux drivers from here.
2. Add new printer and select the Konica Minolta 423 (it should appear as a network printer).

3. Ubuntu will search for drivers, but eventually will ask you to provide a PPD. Navigate to the downloaded driver file and install:

   423_Series_Linux_v10000.0000/CUPS1.2/English/KO423UX.ppd

4. Ignore the installable options (paper source unit, etc) and click OK - you can come back to them later if needs be.

5. At this point I still had no communication with the printer so I changed the device URI (under Printer Properties) to lpd://192.168.1.3/print. You may need to replace 192.168.1.3 with whatever your printer's IP address is, but once I got this right it was printing.