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gerard27 Advocate
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Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2013 8:18 pm Post subject: CUPS...Grrrrrrrrrrrr |
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I have been trying to get my usb Epson Stylus Photo RX560 to work on a brand new ~arch install for days.
Both the box and the printer work in an older install w/o problem.
This install had CUPS-1.6.1.
When you click "Add Printer" it gives you several choices,most of them internet,none usb,nearest that I thought left was "LPD/LPR Host or Printer".
So that's what I used and chose " socket://hostname:9100".
All went well,I could set it for CUPS+Gutenprint ok.
To make a long story shorter:it wouldn't print.
Click "Find new printers" and it says "no printers found" with the printer connected and powered.
But that is exactly what you have to do:
When you next click "Add Printer" lo and behold there it is "USB Epson etc"
After that it was a breeze to install it correctly and it prints!!
The Gentoo printing guide needs updating I think.
Cups should be emerged with the usb USE flag set!
I am writing this so it may benefit others.
Gerard. _________________ To install Gentoo I use sysrescuecd.Based on Gentoo,has firefox to browse Gentoo docs and mc to browse (and edit) files.
The same disk can be used for 32 and 64 bit installs.
You can follow the Handbook verbatim.
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Joined: 31 May 2011 Posts: 1248 Location: 42.68n 85.41w
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gerard27 Advocate
Joined: 04 Jan 2004 Posts: 2377 Location: Netherlands
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Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2013 8:45 pm Post subject: |
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My printer apparently is too old.
It turns up 0.
Besides I used it with the original driver in WinXP but results where inferior to Linux+Cups+Gutenprint.
Installing stuff outside of portage I avoid as much as possible.
Gerard.
Edit:Just checked but Gutenprint does hav a driver for workforce 635. _________________ To install Gentoo I use sysrescuecd.Based on Gentoo,has firefox to browse Gentoo docs and mc to browse (and edit) files.
The same disk can be used for 32 and 64 bit installs.
You can follow the Handbook verbatim.
http://www.sysresccd.org/Download
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