Driver for old Epson dot matrix printer for an Android app using Gutenprint

58_Bee Nayaka_TI <[email protected]> Thu, 14 Aug 2025 19:41:52 +0700
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To the Gutenprint Team,

My name is Nayaka. I am a user of a third-party Android application called
Nokoprint, which appears to be using your Gutenprint library for its
printer driver management.

I'm trying to print from a tablet to my old dot matrix printer, a *Epson
model LX-300+ II*. Unfortunately, the application does not have a suitable
driver for my printer.

After exploring the files on my tablet, I found a "drv_gutenprint" folder
within the app's data, which contains several XML files and sub-folders
that define the printer drivers, such as escp2, inks, and mediasizes. This
suggests that the application uses a Gutenprint-based driver system.

I would like to ask if there is any documentation or guidance I can use to:

   1.

   Find or create a compatible printer driver for my Epson dot matrix
   printer.
   2.

   Understand the structure of the XML files used by the Gutenprint library
   on Android, so I can try to create a custom printer profile.

Could you provide any information on how to create the correct driver
configuration files, or if there is an existing driver for my printer model
that I can manually add to the application's folder?

Thank you for your time and assistance.

Sincerely,
Bee Nayaka Athalah Muchamad
@[email protected]

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<div dir=3D"ltr">To the Gutenprint Team,=C2=A0=C2=A0<br><br>My name is Naya=
ka. I am a user of a third-party Android application called Nokoprint, whic=
h appears to be using your Gutenprint library for its printer driver manage=
ment.=C2=A0=C2=A0<br><br>I&#39;m trying to print from a tablet to my old do=
t matrix printer, a <b>Epson model LX-300+ II</b>. Unfortunately, the appli=
cation does not have a suitable driver for my printer.=C2=A0=C2=A0<br><br>A=
fter exploring the files on my tablet, I found a &quot;<code>drv_gutenprint=
&quot;</code> folder within the app&#39;s data, which contains several XML =
files and sub-folders that define the printer drivers, such as <code>escp2<=
/code>, <code>inks</code>, and <code>mediasizes</code>. This suggests that =
the application uses a Gutenprint-based driver system.=C2=A0=C2=A0<br><br><=
p>I would like to ask if there is any documentation or guidance I can use t=
o:</p><ol start=3D"1"><li><p>Find or create a compatible printer driver for=
 my Epson dot matrix printer.</p></li><li><p>Understand the structure of th=
e XML files used by the Gutenprint library on Android, so I can try to crea=
te a custom printer profile.</p></li></ol><p>Could you provide any informat=
ion on how to create the correct driver configuration files, or if there is=
 an existing driver for my printer model that I can manually add to the app=
lication&#39;s folder?</p><p>Thank you for your time and assistance.</p><p>=
Sincerely,
<br>Bee Nayaka Athalah Muchamad<br>@<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]"=
>[email protected]</a></p></div>

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