Epson stylus R380

Synesthesia · 09-02-2007, 07:54 PM

I've been working on getting the Epson stylus R380 to work, and this is what I've done so far:

This seems to be the best procedure out there: http://forums.freestandards.org/read.php?26,594

so I run pipslite-install and it tells me "PPD file need to be created for the printer to be registered to CUPS. Please make sure that the printer is connected to your computer and have it turned on!"

I've re-traced my steps, and don't see what the trouble is.
I've downloaded and added the r380 ppd file from that thread and added it via cups administration, but when I print jobs are pending - and nothing prints.

What is the problem? Thanks.

maroonbaboon · 09-03-2007, 04:51 AM

I usually check the forums at www.linuxprinting.org (no longer seems to exist as a site but it directs you to a replacement URL) if the database does not give anything useful. Here is pointer to a driver for the R380:

http://forums.linux-foundation.org/r...,2782#msg-2782

Synesthesia · 09-03-2007, 10:39 AM

I got the turboprint drivers installed and everything, but the same thing happens. I printed a test page with TPSetup (the turboprint driver conf app) and nothing happens with the printer. What is wrong here?

dmesg:
scsi 4:0:0:0: Direct-Access EPSON Stylus Storage 1.00 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2
sd 4:0:0:0: Attached scsi removable disk sdd
sd 4:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg3 type 0
usb-storage: device scan complete

ls /dev/usb* | grep lp0
lp0

Thanks for your help.

Synesthesia · 09-03-2007, 02:46 PM

Just realized this:
echo "test" > /dev/lp0
bash: /dev/lp0: No such device or address

I have usb printer support built into the kernel. What is wrong?

mikemck · 09-03-2007, 10:07 PM

Try Guttenprint v5.0.1 or better yet v5.1.3 if you don't mind a developmental version. You may need to compile them yourself - but this works much better than pipslite. You can select paper size, print quality and all of the usual options. I also have an R380 wjich works like a champ on the 5.1.3 version.

Pipslite was intended for printing photos I believe.

The printer is /dev/usb/lp0 I suspect.

Synesthesia · 09-04-2007, 12:38 AM

Wow; more problems. Gutenprint kept hanging during make, and started using up gigs of ram.

This happened in both CVS and stable versions...

maroonbaboon · 09-04-2007, 02:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Synesthesia

Just realized this:
echo "test" > /dev/lp0
bash: /dev/lp0: No such device or address

I think /dev/lp0 is usually the parallel port. The printer is most likely on /dev/usb/lp0.

Try 'dmesg | grep usblp' if you want to see how the printer is getting set up when the PC boots up.

Sometimes there is some clue in the CUPS log files (usually in dir /var/log/cups). It may also be possible to turn up the debugging level in whatever printer control tool you are using.

Nothing beats advice from someone who actually has the thing working however.

What distro are you using? What do you mean 'hanging during make?'. Is there an error message? What process is using all the ram?

Synesthesia · 09-04-2007, 05:10 PM

I'm using slack10.2, and by hang during make I mean it slows down more and more. It also starts to use up 2G of my ram. Here is ps -aux just ~30s into make:

Code:

root     11250  0.0  0.0   1792   764 pts/0    S+   17:03   0:00 make
root     11252  0.0  0.0   1796   784 pts/0    S+   17:03   0:00 make all-recursive
root     11253  0.0  0.0   2436  1240 pts/0    S+   17:03   0:00 /bin/sh -c failcom='exit 1';  for f in x $MAKEFLAGS; 
root     11268  0.0  0.0   2436   688 pts/0    S+   17:03   0:00 /bin/sh -c failcom='exit 1';  for f in x $MAKEFLAGS; 
root     11269  0.0  0.0   1796   768 pts/0    S+   17:03   0:00 make all
root     11270  0.0  0.0   2436  1240 pts/0    S+   17:03   0:00 /bin/sh -c failcom='exit 1';  for f in x $MAKEFLAGS; 
root     11274  0.0  0.0   2436   688 pts/0    S+   17:03   0:00 /bin/sh -c failcom='exit 1';  for f in x $MAKEFLAGS; 
root     11275  0.0  0.0   2440  1444 pts/0    S+   17:03   0:00 make all
root     11927  0.0  0.0   3376  1916 ?        Ss   17:04   0:00 rxvt -sl 500 -fn 7x13
root     11928  0.0  0.0   2780  1596 pts/1    Ss   17:04   0:00 bash
root     15472  0.0  0.0   2440  1200 pts/0    S+   17:04   0:00 /bin/sh -c if /bin/sh ../../libtool --tag=CC --mode=c
root     15473  0.0  0.1   3572  2444 pts/0    S+   17:04   0:00 /bin/sh ../../libtool --tag=CC --mode=compile gcc -DH
root     15592  0.0  0.0   1536   468 pts/0    S+   17:04   0:00 gcc -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I../.. -I../../include -
root     15593 99.4 18.5 403332 383660 pts/0   R+   17:04   2:36 /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i486-slackware-linux/3.3.6/cc1 -quie
root     15603  0.0  0.0   2652   912 pts/1    R+   17:07   0:00 ps -aux

Synesthesia · 09-04-2007, 05:21 PM

Well I finally got pipeslite to work, so at least I can print some stuff in the meantime. You obviously recommend gutenprint over it. I don't see in quality or color options; does gutenprint have those and pipeslite doesn't? Thanks.

maroonbaboon · 09-04-2007, 07:26 PM

How old is Slack 10.2? Can you at least update gcc?