the type depends on how its hooked up, if its ethernet; use IPP. if its usb, it should detect
-- Jeremy McSpadden def...@uberpenguin.net On Aug 31, 2011, at 8:24 AM, Thanasis wrote: > Anyone with experience working with epson inkjet printers? > > BX525WD is a multifunction device (printer, copier and scanner), and has > ethernet, USB and wifi connectivity. > > Can I use it with CUPS? Do I need any special USE flags? > I use the amd64 no-multilib profile. > I am interested in its printing function in the first place. > > I looked at epson home site for drivers and it pointed to > http://avasys.jp/eng/linux_driver/download/lsb/epson-inkjet/escp/ > where one can find binary .rpm and .deb packages for the diver, and the > source code as > epson-inkjet-printer-workforce-635-nx625-series-1.0.1-1lsb3.2.src.rpm > > I downloaded the > http://linux.avasys.jp/drivers/lsb/epson-inkjet/stable/RPMS/x86_64/epson-inkjet-printer-workforce-635-nx625-series-1.0.1-1lsb3.2.x86_64.rpm > file and used rpm2tbz2 to get the file: > epson-inkjet-printer-workforce-635-nx625-series-1.0.1-1lsb3.2.x86_64.tbz2 > Among other files it contains a ppd file that seems appropriate for the > printer in question: Epson-Stylus_Office_BX525WD_Series-epson-driver.ppd.gz > I guess I could use that with CUPS, but to connect to the printer via > ethernet, what option (protocol?) should I select? > > CUPS web interface (http://localhost:631/admin/) > gives me those options: > > Local Printers: > SCSI Printer > HP Printer (HPLIP) > > Other Network Printers: > AppSocket/HP JetDirect > Internet Printing Protocol (http) > Internet Printing Protocol (ipp) > Internet Printing Protocol (https) > LPD/LPR Host or Printer > Windows Printer via SAMBA >
