Marcia; I've read about your problem, and I'd like to offer the following
suggestions:
1) Go to the ftp site below, and download ALL the files to a separate folder,
then run the software updater in Mandrake control Center. It's a fast site,
and usually not busy.
ftp://ftp.twoguys.org/pub/linux/distributions/mandrake/updates/8.0/RPMS/
2) Check to see if your running "lpd" or Cups. Go to Mandrake Control
Center/System/Services. Your NOT looking for "cupsd", but rather plain old
"cups". "lpd" is great if you want other PC's to be able to print on your PC,
but may not be needed by your Epson printer to work "locally", or directly on
your PC ( assuming that the printer is connected to the PC in question). Try
disabling "lpd" and just run "cups". When needed, it should run "cupsd" .
Run the updates first, and delete your Epson printer, then do a fresh config
for the printer. Assuming that Mars and Venus (?) are in proper alignment,
and even a small piece of good luck, you should be in business.
As Always,...Good Luck!
On Sunday 20 May 2001 6:06, you wrote:
> On Friday 18 May 2001 20:12, s wrote:
> > Well, Marcia, I think we ought to quit wasting ink. Seems our Epson
> > printers are also broken in 8.0. Mandrakesoft is being a little too
> > quiet about these problems people are having. Anyway, our choices - buy
> > a HP, go back to 7.2, or do without a printer until maybe it's fixed in
> > 8.1. P.S. I asked this question in a couple of newsgroups and never got
> > any answers on how to fix, only confirmation from others that their
> > epsons are doing the same thing. So it's not just us. :-( We are
> > as they, sol.
>
> Well, it seems that this could be true. I know that my printer works well
> because it worked great in 7.2 and I tested it with my Windows 98 on my
> laptop and it works just fine. Someone mentioned downloading the latest
> cups. Where may I get that? Also, how do I uninstall the cups that I have
> and install the new cups? Thank you for all of your suggestions. Marcia
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