Thanks, Eric, for the well-developed documentation for this case.
For the Epson C120 that I was working with, I didn't need to download a
PPD from Epson -- nor did they have a DEB file available to download for
it -- but I'm glad to know that they provide this support for some models.
Though I mentioned the Epson in my original post and I still have that,
I really am interested in knowing about the availability of solutions
across all the major manufacturers. My currently daily-use printer is
an HP Laserjet P2015d, but I own several brands here, and I have
supported all brands.
So far what we've rounded up regarding ink level reporting:
- HP inkjets have general support via HPLIP
- Epson has no support, unless some models report this via hardware on a
control panel (as Aere reports RE an HP)
- A general workaround concept: Install Windows in a partition or
virtual machine and use the Windows printer software for an occasional
level checkup
- (No word yet on printing heavyweights Brother and Canon, or others)
On 7/23/2014 9:21 PM, Eric Bradshaw wrote:
John Hupp,
I agree with Israel that the ink level reporting from HP is, in my
experience, consistently provided with their drivers. I also find HP
printers to be built better than Epson's; better quality hardware that
typically lasts longer. But, despite all that, I've only set up HP
printers for others.
For printing in my own home, I, like you, choose Epson. The two
biggest drawbacks I've found are, as you said, the lack of ink level
reporting and the sometimes painful-to-configure scanning and faxing
(when I've actually had to fax). I've learned to live with all that
because the Epson all-in-one printers I buy are typically under $100,
the color is absolutely brilliant, networking (including wifi) is a
breeze and they work and work and work - right up I until they don't.
Typically about 2 years.
Unfortunately I've never solved the ink level reporting issue. I've
just made sure I have ink in reserve for when my latest Epson
literally stops printing because a particular color is out. If you get
the ink level reporting issue solved, please share the steps.
Otherwise, I'm okay. It's a minor annoyance. I hope you'll be okay
with it too if you don't get the issue solved.
The drivers for Epson for Linux are available for every one I've owned
so far. The following is a link to a page on our website that uses an
Epson WorkForce 645 in an example for downloading PPD files (that
reminds me, this page might need updating, but you'll get the idea);
http://computers4christians.org/FAQ/OS/HowTo/Print/Network.html
Eric
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On 07/23/2014 11:35 AM, John Hupp wrote:
> A while back (under 13.04) I was working with an Epson Stylus C120 and
> got it installed for printing purposes after getting past
>
http://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/system-config-printer/+bug/1133794.
> I used CUPS and a Gutenprint driver.
>
> But unlike most Windows inkjet printer installations, I found no
> provision for reporting ink levels. I found Mtink, but it did not
work.
>
> In the meantime I stumbled onto the http://libinklevel.sourceforge.net
> project, which is a library for reporting ink levels. And at
> http://libinklevel.sourceforge.net/#installation there is reference to
> packages that use this library.
>
> But on the library's home page there is no news since 2009, and the
> mailing list archives seem to no longer exist.
>
> Epson offers this link:
> http://download.ebz.epson.net/dsc/search/01/search/?OSC=LX. But I
> don't find anything there for Debian or Ubuntu.
>
> Perhaps another manufacturer has their own package that includes
> provision for this function.
>
> Is anyone successfully reporting ink levels (one way or another) for
> any major brand of printer?
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