I received this mail (and the previous two) but forgot about them. Gustavo also sent them to debian-printing but for some reason they did not arrive there. They appear now because I bounced them.
On Fri 06 May 2016 at 20:19:10 -0400, Gustavo de las Casas wrote: > Given the enthusiastic response to my last post, I offer more updates: > > I tried the following command. It didn't work: > > dpkg -i epson-inkjet-printer-escpr_1.4.1-1lsb3.2_amd64.deb > > dpkg: error processing epson-inkjet-printer-escpr_1.4.1-1lsb3.2_amd64.deb > (--install): > cannot access archive: No such file or directory > > Errors were encountered while processing: > epson-inkjet-printer-escpr_1.4.1-1lsb3.2_amd64.deb epson-inkjet-printer-escpr_1.4.1-1lsb3.2_amd64.deb has to be in the same directory the command is issued from. > I went for 1.4.1, given that's the latest version. But did it for 64-bit, > not 32- (which is my case), contrary to what Brian had originally suggested. > > Any comments on something to try? Also, if you want to offer knowledge on > the basic questions below, I intend to build a how-to when done. Thanks > much, helper from the future. > > > On 04/28/2016 03:44 PM, Gustavo de las Casas wrote: > >Hello, > > > >As you may recall, I am trying to setup an Epson XP-830 printer in Debian. > > > >Before proceeding, I want to line up the choices and ask some clarifying > >questions. It's important to see how the steps fit in with an overall > >approach/philosophy. In my case, I prefer basic/native solutions before > >reaching out further (e.g., downloading from external websites, etc.). > > > >Can you let me know your reasoning by writing below each? I will offer a > >how-to to users when all is said and done. > > > >Choices: > > > >1. Getting a PPD from the /usr/lib/cups/driver/escpr file. I can verify > >the Epson XP-830 is not listed when using CUPS (it's too new). So the > >advice below in using the binary > >printer-driver-escpr (and its ppd's) is inapplicable, right? (I could wing > >it with another model's ppd, but seems risky/messy). > > > >Also, is the above because printer-driver-escpr also has no generic ppd or > >driver? (Specifically, I am looking for a plain-vanilla escpr driver, not > >one tailored to any particular Epson printer.) > > > > > >2. Brian below recommended, > > > ># dpkg -i printer-driver-escpr_1.6.4-1_i386.deb. > > > >Epson's own website suggests this: > > > ># dpkg -i epson-inkjet-printer-escpr_1.1.0-1lsb3.2_i386.deb > > > >(link here: http://download.ebz.epson.net/man/linux/escpr.html) > > > >I lean towards Brian's solution because 1.6.4 seems newer than 1.1.0; I am > >correct here? > > > >Also, what is up with Epson's entry mentioning lsb3.2? (I already > >installed lsb, so I deem Brian's solution to be sufficient). > > > > > >3. The other recommendation, to download: > > > >http://http.debian.net/debian/pool/main/e/epson-inkjet-printer-escpr/epson-inkjet-printer-escpr_1.6.4.orig.tar.gz > > > > > >is not necessary since #2 captures the same package, right? > > > > > >4. Overall, are we using the source package here simply because it may > >have XP-830's ppd in it (or at least newer printers than the binary)? Or > >is it because it may have a generic driver I can use? > > > >Aside: I note OpenPrinting's page for the XP-820 (an approximate > >predecessor of the -830) recommends "epson-escpr": > > > >http://www.openprinting.org/printer/Epson/Epson-XP-820_Series > > > >and suggests this (from the Epson website): > > > >epson-inkjet-printer-escpr_1.4.1-1lsb3.2_amd64.deb > > > >Anyway, this a recapsulation of the overall problem. Once I hear back, I > >will try the most sensible step and keep you informed. > > > >I appreciate it in advance. > > > > > >On 04/22/2016 08:17 AM, Brian Potkin wrote: > >>On Fri 22 Apr 2016 at 11:04:53 +0200, Didier 'OdyX' Raboud wrote: > >> > >>>Hi Gustavo, > >>> > >>>Le jeudi, 21 avril 2016, 18.38:12 Gustavo de las Casas a écrit : > >>>>I am in the process of installing an Epson XP-830 printer. The binary > >>>>printer-driver-escpr says it contains .ppd's in compressed form. How > >>>>do I find them? I intend to use CUPS, but need to find the ppd for > >>>>setting up an Epson printer (XP-830). CUPS also doesn't list the > >>>>printer currently. The question has gone unanswered so far in a > >>>>forum. > >>>The PPDs are compressed in the /usr/lib/cups/driver/escpr file. You can > >>>see the list of PPD files this way: > >>> > >>> /usr/lib/cups/driver/escpr list > >>> > >>>This will output the PPD file for you: > >>> /usr/lib/cups/driver/escpr cat > >>> "escpr:0/cups/model/epson-inkjet-printer-escpr/Epson-XP-830_Series-epson-escpr-en.ppd" > >>> > >>>But CUPS should show the "Epson XP-830 Series" printer when setting up > >>>a printer. Do you have cups & cups-filters installed? > >>He is on Wheezy and the printer is a relatively new one with no PPD; I > >>do not think Jessie has it either. > >> > >> http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=128047 > >> > >>Gustavo could download the unstable source package > >> > >>http://http.debian.net/debian/pool/main/e/epson-inkjet-printer-escpr/epson-inkjet-printer-escpr_1.6.4.orig.tar.gz > >> > >>extract the PPD from it, and tell CUPS where to find it using the web > >>interface. My reservations about doing this concern whether Wheezy's > >>epson-escpr and epson-escpr-wrapper filters would do justice to this > >>printer. > >> > >>Alternatively, he could download printer-driver-escpr_1.6.4-1_i386.deb > >>from unstable; it will install on Wheezy with 'dpkg -i'. Any complaints > >>about python3 missing can be dealt with with 'apt-get -f install'. > >> > >>Gustavo is not subscribed to this list (there is no LDOSUBSCRIBER tag in > >>his mail headers) so I have sent a Cc:. Perhaps he would consider > >>updating us here (and the folks at forums.debian.net) if either or both > >>of these techniques work. > >> > >>Regards, > >> > >>Brian. > > >
