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Re: [LUG] Printer utilities

 

Neil Winchurst wrote:
> On Sat, 4 Nov 2006 10:46:23 +0000
> David Bell <grimpen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>   
>> On Saturday 04 November 2006 09:26, Neil Winchurst wrote:
>>     
>>> Now that I have moved over to Kubuntu I can't find any utilities for
>>> doing the same. If, or rather when, some of the colours in my printer
>>> cartridge get clogged I am going to have a problem. Can anyone point me
>>> in the right direction? My printer is an Epson Photo 810.
>>>       
>> apt-get install escputil :)
>>
>>     
> I have tried that but without success. Further searching and I have
> found  System Settings > Printers > Printer (icon on the tool
> bar) Printer tools > Epson Inkjet (in admin mode).
>
> There I find the tools I am looking for. However when I try to use one
> I get the error 'Unsupported connection type:epson'. At the top of this
> window it says Printer: Default (which is the name I gave to it)
> Device: epson:/dev/lp0.
>
> I have checked and there is a /dev/lp0 file, which is empty. 
> When I ask for a test print it comes out just fine. I have only the one
> printer and just the one computer.
>
> There is a 'use direct connection' button but clicking on that makes
> no difference. I just don't know what it is looking for, but I will
> surely need these utilities soon. Can anyone help please? I am using
> kubuntu edgy, by the way.
>
> Thanks
> Neil Winchurst
>   
Have you got the printer working doing basic tasks such as printing 
documents?

Is it a parallel or USB printer?

With my Epson Stylus Photo R200 I was using Guttenprint 5, it might be 
work looking to see if you can use this instead?

Rob

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