Re: [gentoo-user] Epson BX525WD

[Jeremy McSpadden]

the type depends on how its hooked up, if its ethernet; use IPP.
if its usb, it should detect

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Jeremy McSpadden
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On Aug 31, 2011, at 8:24 AM, Thanasis wrote:

> Anyone with experience working with epson inkjet printers?
>
> BX525WD is a multifunction device (printer, copier and scanner), and has
> ethernet, USB and wifi connectivity.
>
> Can I use it with CUPS? Do I need any special USE flags?
> I use the amd64 no-multilib profile.
> I am interested in its printing function in the first place.
>
> I looked at epson home site for drivers and it pointed to
> http://avasys.jp/eng/linux_driver/download/lsb/epson-inkjet/escp/
> where one can find binary .rpm and .deb packages for the diver, and the
> source code as
> epson-inkjet-printer-workforce-635-nx625-series-1.0.1-1lsb3.2.src.rpm
>
> I downloaded the
> 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
> file and used rpm2tbz2 to get the file:
> epson-inkjet-printer-workforce-635-nx625-series-1.0.1-1lsb3.2.x86_64.tbz2
> Among other files it contains a ppd file that seems appropriate for the
> printer in question: Epson-Stylus_Office_BX525WD_Series-epson-driver.ppd.gz
> I guess I could use that with CUPS, but to connect to the printer via
> ethernet, what option (protocol?) should I select?
>
> CUPS web interface (http://localhost:631/admin/)
> gives me those options:
>
> Local Printers:
> SCSI Printer
> HP Printer (HPLIP)
>
> Other Network Printers:
> AppSocket/HP JetDirect
> Internet Printing Protocol (http)
> Internet Printing Protocol (ipp)
> Internet Printing Protocol (https)
> LPD/LPR Host or Printer
> Windows Printer via SAMBA
>