Epson escpr not offering correct defaults [Solved]

[iandoug]

hi

My Brother laser started self-harming and toner getting expensive after 5 years, so got Epson L14150 ink tank.

I tried the package in portage, because the default driverless setup in CUPS did not offer many options.

However the espcr package epson-inkjet-printer-escpr-1.8.4 does not give option for A3 printing, nor duplex ... It does load all the fancy Epson photo paper options though.

Is this normal behaviour?

I see the .deb and .rpm packages that Epson make available are still at 1.2.9 level... which I find a bit curious...

Any tips? I still need to sort out scanner after.

Thanks, ian

[iandoug]

uninstalled 1.8.4, installed 1.2.9, and now have A3 and duplex options.

Does not seem to have "print resolution" settings, maybe that is normal.

Cheers, Ian