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Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 10:27:28 PM
Subject: [LINUX_Newbies] Re: Epson Aio Drivers for CX8400 w/o Fax
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> Subject: [LINUX_Newbies] Epson Aio Drivers for CX8400 w/o Fax
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> > Recently purchased an Aio Epson Stylus CX8400 Printer. OS is
Xandros Premium 4.0 Linux. Have not been able to locate Drivers that
will download & install to run the Printer. Have been searching for a
couple of weeks now!
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> Works on Windows Xp! But I'd rather use Xandros Linux. Should I just
> give up trying to get it to work with Linux? Prior to that I
purchased an Aio Kodak 5100 that I had to return for lack of Linux
driver support.
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Hello Roy you wrote:
> Another problem that you might have is that Xandros is not known for
being on the leading edge. The distro is 7 or 8 months old and the
kernel was probably not a recent release to begin with. I hope that
they have improved in this respect, but I doubt it. When I last used
Xandros they still were using 2.4xx a year after most distros had been
using 2.6xx.
Thanks for taking the time to post. Have some information concerning
the version..... ... Went to Networks, clicked on help, as suggested by
xandros to get information about OS. Here's what I found Xandros
(build 2006 -06 -13 20:19 Rev 2.3)
Then went to Launch - Control Center for Linux Kernel Version
displayed as Release..... ..KDE version 3.4.2, Linux, Release -
2.6.18-doc-smp - machine i686 . I really don't know what to make of this??
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> Much of the hardware detection relies on the kernel. If the kernel
is old and the hardware is new it is like using a computer that is
old. The distro cannot recognize something that as far as it knows
does not exist.
I purchased the Edition Summer of 2006. Had to reinstall several times
between Dec 2007 & Jan 2008. Downloaded & installed the new & upgrades
applications from their Network Manager as I went along. The Xandros
Printer Driver lists Epson CX8400 but does not work at all.
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> Linux uses CUPS (Common Unix Printing System). Foomatic and
Gutenprint/Gimp Print do the actual leg work (driver and rasterizing) .
I would update the kernel and CUPS/Foomatic to the latest version in
your repositories and go from there.
I'm going to take your advice & see if I can update the Linux Kernel
First. Have been trying to get some answers & solutions from Xandros &
Various Forums but have run into a learning curve that is beyond me.
So this will be a challenge for this old senior newbie.
The Linux Kernel.org has a Kernel Update. As a newbie I'm presuming
that the Kernel Update is for all Linux Distros? Whether it be Ubuntu,
Debian, Xandros, Hardhat, Redneck, PClinos, etc. Just a thought?
Sounds promising. Thanks again. I'll try to post feedback as we go.
Pete
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> Here are some resources:
> http://openprinting .org/driver_ list.cgi
> http://gimp- print.sourceforg e.net/
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> Best of luck!
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Messages in this topic (4)
I would stick to the updates that are available through your repositories
unless you know what you are doing. You can recompile the kernel from scratch,
but it can mess you up if you don't know what you are doing. The kernel you
have isn't the latest, but it isn't that old. I would concentrate on CUPS and
Gutenprint.
Your printer is listed on the Gutenprint page.
http://gutenprint.sourceforge.net/p_Supported_Printers.php3
This means that you should have the proper driver available to you as long as
you have CUPS properly installed, plus Foomatic. However, if Gutenprint is not
installed then you will have to do this yourself.
If Gutenprint is not listed in your repositories then you will have to install
it by compiling it yourself. Check the repositories first. If Gimp-print is
listed then it will be out of date. You want the more recent Gutenprint.
If you already have it installed then it may be just that the printer is not
installed. I am not that familiar with Xandros, so I will tell you how to do it
in KDE which is similar.
Look in your Menus for Printing, probably under System or even Utilities. Open
up the printers. You will get a box. It should say Add. Click on it. Click on
Add Printer or Class. You will get a box pop up. Click Next. Tick the box for
Local printer. Click Next. Does your printer show? This will only tell you if
it is being detected. If so then you are in luck. (Make sure you are connected
and the printer is on before doing this.)
Click on the printer name and the click Next. You will get a box similar to
what Windows gives with manufacturers' names on the left. Click on Epson. The
right hand box will show the models. Find the one that closest matches yours.
Continue through the process just clicking the defaults and then print a test
page when the dialog box allowing that pops up. If your exact model does not
appear then you are using a old drivers. A close match will still likely work.
There is a strong possibility that Xandros has its own print menu system. try
to use this as a guide to help you navigate as best you can. I do not have a
copy of Xandros to try.
If you need to manually install Gutenprint ask how to do this if you cannot
follow the instructions in the ReadMe file.
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