1. Linux Users ...... newbie needs help
- Posted by Selgor Apr 18, 2009
- 975 views
Hello,
I would like to print my programs - hard copy.
Using Ubuntu 8.04.
But,
Printer is recognised but will not print the file .
Just sits How do I get my files printed . ?
Googled.
Done the add printer.
As I said above ........ rcognised.
No Print .
Cables connected.
Printer is epson stylus color 640.
Any help.
Thank You
selgor
2. Re: Linux Users ...... newbie needs help
- Posted by ChrisB (moderator) Apr 18, 2009
- 977 views
Hi
Printing is a nightmare on Linux - Linux printer drivers always lag behind printer development. Its because the Linux userbase lags the Windows userbase, and printer manufacturers don't make Linux drivers routinely.
However, if you have a printer that is not supported by CUPS then you can often (not always) get it working, by substituting other, older drivers, and living without some of the features.
This is not the forum for printer problems (try Ubuntu forums, there's plenty of printer stuff on their).
You don't say if you are using CUPS, but if you are, and you can print a test page from within the web interface (open a browser, and type "localhost:631"), then you can print a text file by doing (from the command line)
lpr -P[printer_name] [text_file_to_print]
Whats more, using CUPS, you can often print post script files, and using some scripts convert on the fly text to .ps (using enscript), and pdf files directly.
Hope this gets you started.
Chris
3. Re: Linux Users ...... newbie needs help
- Posted by gbonvehi Apr 19, 2009
- 983 views
Hi Selger, I assume 640 is a parallel port printer as 660 is too (the one I have). I don't know about ubuntu, but you have to make sure parallel port module is loaded (or compiled into the kernel).
Cheers,
Guillermo
4. Re: Linux Users ...... newbie needs help
- Posted by irv Apr 19, 2009
- 1018 views
There should be enough info here to get you printing:
http://openprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=Epson-Stylus_Color_640
5. Re: Linux Users ...... newbie needs help
- Posted by Selgor Apr 19, 2009
- 983 views
- Last edited Apr 20, 2009
Thanks to all of you.
The site looks the goods Irv.
So here I go to work on it all.
Thanks again...
Will let you all know soon.
cheers
Selgor.
6. Re: Linux Users ...... newbie needs help
- Posted by Selgor Apr 21, 2009
- 907 views
Again thanks for all the help,
But,
Linux + Selgor can't seem to combine.
Too much 4 me .
Your help much appreciated.
cheers,
selgor.
7. Re: Linux Users ...... newbie needs help
- Posted by irv Apr 21, 2009
- 967 views
I use Parsix - all I did was select Applications/Parsix/Printer Manager, (which opens the CUPs setup in the web browser) and add a new Epson Stylus Color 640 from the pull-down menus, and voila, there it was.
You might try a few different distros to see if they work better than Ubuntu. Sometimes things get left out.
