Epson CX3200 All In One
I've just installed Red hat 9.0 and I can't print on my Epson Color CX3200 All-In-One.
I've been to linuxprinting . org and downloaded the PPD files and placed them in the .../cups/ppd folder. Can someone give me additional instruction on installation? I have tried running the CUPS program from the GUI desktop but I haven't been able to get a test-page printed. Thank You |
press the "start/menu" button ( red hat in th lower left corner)
system settings > printing that should bring up " printer configuration " GUI choose new follow install wizard /dev/usb/lp0 custom device if it don't see it in the intial scan as far as CUPS I tried to make it work several times with no luck ( I use LPRng { I think thats what it's called } |
That seems to be the route that I've taken to install this in the past the only difference being the /dev/USB/lp0. It defaults to /dev/lp0 on my system.
I have now tried both /dev/lp0 & /dev/usb/lp0 with no luck. It says 'no such device' when using /dev/usb/lp0. I think I'll try another print queue program & see if that helps. Quote:
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Have you tried this from linuxprinting.org:??
Epson HOWTO In section 13 it tells how to get the printer and scanner working for the 5200. I don't think it would be different for the 3200 since they both machines use the same printing/scanner engines. Just substitute Epson_CX3200 when you name it per the instructions. I set up my CX5200 last night without a problem in about 15 minutes and I thought it seemed too easy to do and I for sure messed something up or something but it works great. rberry88 :newbie: |
yea linuxprinting.org is where i found how to set mine up
they have some info on 3200's too |
compiler
I found some install packages & driver files on that page but it turns out I'm missing needed compilers to install them. I thought I installed junk like that but I guess not. Also, when It ry to do 'Add/Remove Programs' it tells me I'm missing some files that are needed to now add the compiler components. Odd.
I think I'm going to do a fresh re-install & see if that changes anything. I'll most likely do a complete package install so I've got everything I might need. Hopefully it'll work after that... |
umm rescue may work better than wiping the entire thing
is it a relatively fresh install? I never could get cups to work correctly I use the LPR/LPRng and with rberrys page on the scanner set up everything works now what error are you getting when you attempt to compile? |
LPR
I did download LPR but it wont let me install w/o the compiler that I'm missing.
I'm now worried about re-installing. I've only had this installed since Sunday. This is kind of my 'trial period' for RH9. If, within this week, I can get everything to work I'm going to wipe my XP partitions & go straight RH. I've been planning on wiping anyway so I'm not worried about it... I'm just hoping that the new complete install will include everything that I might need. So far I've got everything that I'm accustomed to in XP except for the printer... that is the only thing holding me back so far. |
ok you've got RH9 and no LPR?
waaaaa?????? alright did you try what I suggested in my first post? mine is set up under drivers for the CX3200 driver it has a caution that the thing may not work but mine works fine does RH see your printer? if not then maybe the usb port isn't activated check that make sure its plugged in try different usb port check menu>control center>information>usb devices under there mine says USB UHCI root Hub (1) -- USB MFP see if they are there |
iscan-1.5.2-1.i386.rpm
libieee1284-0.2.8-1.i386.rpm sane-backends-1.0.12-3.i386.rpm xsane-0.91-1redhat9.i386.rpm xsane-gimp-0.91-1redhat9.i386.rpm sane-backends-devel-1.0.12-3.i386.rpm look round google get these then to get the scanner to work follow what the HOW TO in rbery's post says do I had to reboot to get it to take now works great they are what i have installed |
ok looking over the How TO
its written for mandrake so you have to take it with a grain of salt when cd 'ing into folders they are labeled a bit different in RH use the "tab complete" ( type first two or three letters of the directory - then the tab key to see if that is infact a RH directory) if it doesnt complete back up a bit and "ls" to see where the next logical place for the directory to go example: #9 says Now copy the new modules into the modules directory cp scanner.o.gz /libs/modules/2.4.18-8.1mdk/kernel/drivers/usb 2.4.18-8.1mdk is a mandrake kernel version RH wont know what to do there so cd into /libs/modules/ ls see where the branch should be cd /usr/src/linux-2.4.20-20.9/drivers/usb/ and take your time this is the fun part :D EDIT: oh yea mine has a bit of an Idenity crisis $ scanimage -L device `epson:/dev/usb/scanner0' is a Epson CC-570L flatbed scanner |
oh yea if it gives you a
"cannot bind to port 515 " error su to root /sbin/chkconfig cups-lpd off /sbin/service lpd restart /sbin/chkconfig cups-lpd on if it still says no such device leave cups off turn printer of then back on /sbin/service lpd restart then restart cups I have that trouble too when rebooting , sometimes, the cups starts first and grabs port 515 and won't let the lpd get it |
Heeelllpppp!!
Got my brand new CX3200 set up, printing - no problem, scanner - no problem. Then I demonstrated it to my young son scan, photo copy & print. 5 minutes later I went to scan again and I get an error message: "Failed to start scanner. Invalid argument." I've tried reinstalling it but no joy. I've also turned everything off and restarted but nothing! Any suggestions? |
turn it ( the epson ) off and then back on
mine sometimes gets lost power-cycling is all that can be done if that doesn't help then try to remember EXACTLY what you did while showing your son and repost |
If turning the Epson off and then back on again doesn't correct it then try the following (I did this once when it would stop responding and it has worked since):
1. Turn printer (Epson) off. 2. Shutdown computer. 3. unplug USB cable from back of computer 4. boot up computer and login to Linux 5. shutdown computer again. 6. Plug USB cable back in and leave printer (Epson) off. 7. Boot up computer but don't login. 8. Turn printer on and let it cycle. 9. When done cycling, login and it should work fine. I'm not sure how many of the above steps are really unnecessary but I have them on a cheatsheet next to my comp in case it happens and my wife needs to use when I'm not at home. rberry88 |
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