Re: Epson C82

Lloyd Becker wrote:
> I know this is the wrong list for printer problems so if someone could 
> point me in the right list, I would appreciate it.
> 
> I have been trying to get my Epson C82 printer to work on SuSE 7.2 on a 
> paralell port.  The YaST2 does not have a stylus C82 listed.  I know it 
> is the same as the stylus C80 but there is no C80 either.
> 
> Any help, thanks,

You should can use the gimp-print drivers. The last one I installed was 
4.2.5 (see the log below), which has support for the C82: I checked 
src/main/print-escp2-data.c.

You'll probably find it easier to use CUPS for printing.

==

21/05/2003
Installed gimp-print-4.2.5:
As nonroot user do the following.
Download gimp-print-4.2.5.tar.gz from http://gimp-print.sf.net/ to
/usr/src/packages/SOURCES
New versions of gimp-print come out every few weeks. The latest stable 
version
will be 4.x.y where x is an even number (currently 2). Don't choose an odd x
like 4.3.7 unless you are interested in testing new code. There are often
preversions. Currently gimp-print 4.2.6-pre2 is the latest. This should work
but still needs some minor testing: 4.2.5 is probably safer.
Start Konsole or xterm or similar.
# cd /usr/src/packages/SOURCES
# tar zxvf gimp-print-4.2.5.tar.gz
# cd gimp-print-4.2.5
Now check for any unusual instructions.
# less README
You may also wish to check the source code for support for your printer. To
check for Epson C82 support for example:
# less src/main/print-escp2-data.c
/C82[return]
This should list the code used by the printer. Quit less with
q
(At this stage I alwys modify src/main/print-util.c and change the Epson 4x6
photo paper size to 324 by 468 - I think it prints better that way.)
Create the Makefile. I use "prefix=/usr" to make sure the SuSE
library gets replaced: I don't need two different versions of the same code.
I also use "with-cups" to make sure the CUPS drivers also get updated.
# ./configure --prefix=/usr --with-cups
If this fails - look for ***s in the output - check the fail message. 
Usually
you can just install what's needed from the SuSE disks and repeat the
./configure instruction. The following is a list of SuSE 8.0 packages that
should cover everything you might need/want.


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JDL

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