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On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 9:24 AM, Thanasis <thanasis@××××××××××.org> wrote: |
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> Anyone with experience working with epson inkjet printers? |
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> BX525WD is a multifunction device (printer, copier and scanner), and has |
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> ethernet, USB and wifi connectivity. |
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> Can I use it with CUPS? Do I need any special USE flags? |
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> I use the amd64 no-multilib profile. |
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> I am interested in its printing function in the first place. |
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> I looked at epson home site for drivers and it pointed to |
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> http://avasys.jp/eng/linux_driver/download/lsb/epson-inkjet/escp/ |
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> where one can find binary .rpm and .deb packages for the diver, and the |
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> source code as |
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> epson-inkjet-printer-workforce-635-nx625-series-1.0.1-1lsb3.2.src.rpm |
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> I downloaded the |
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> 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 |
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> file and used rpm2tbz2 to get the file: |
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> epson-inkjet-printer-workforce-635-nx625-series-1.0.1-1lsb3.2.x86_64.tbz2 |
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> Among other files it contains a ppd file that seems appropriate for the |
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> printer in question: Epson-Stylus_Office_BX525WD_Series-epson-driver.ppd.gz |
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> I guess I could use that with CUPS, but to connect to the printer via |
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> ethernet, what option (protocol?) should I select? |
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> CUPS web interface (http://localhost:631/admin/) |
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> gives me those options: |
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> Local Printers: |
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> SCSI Printer |
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> HP Printer (HPLIP) |
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> Other Network Printers: |
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> AppSocket/HP JetDirect |
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> Internet Printing Protocol (http) |
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> Internet Printing Protocol (ipp) |
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> Internet Printing Protocol (https) |
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> LPD/LPR Host or Printer |
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> Windows Printer via SAMBA |
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Do you want to connect to the printer directly over the network? |
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Try nmapping its IP address to find out which services it has enabled. |
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As Jeremy noted, IPP is generally a very good option, but any of the |
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available services should work if you're bouncing through a CUPS |
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daemon. |
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:wq |