Installing printer driver with CUPS (solved)
Hi all, never worked with *nix before, but i've just set up our home with a gateway/printserver running ClarkConnect. The problem is, the included CUPS doesn't support my Epson Stylus C63. So now I need to install the driver escp2-c63. Where do I get this, and how do i install it?
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Go have a look at http://www.linuxprinting.org/ Check to see if it's supported, and then follow the instructions. Yours is here http://www.linuxprinting.org/show_pr...son-Stylus_C63 |
Yes, i've been there already, it seems to be supported, but i can't find where to either get the individual driver, or how to install the latest gimp-print package.
Anyone wanna help-a-noob? |
have you tried cups web administration? It give you a list of alternate drivers if your particular printer type is not supported.
open up a web page and type # localhost:631 |
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on your system you should get something like this: Code:
mingdao@james:~$ locate gimp-print If you'll click on the second link I gave you, and read that page, you'll eventually find the information you need. About 3/4 down it says Quote:
drivers page. Read that and you'll see Quote:
download gimp-print-4.2.7.tar.gz and if I'm right, you're next question will be, "How do I compile from source?" Good question. LQ has a section, which on your menus to the left of here -----------> is titled Linux Tutorials. Click on it and you'll find under the heading Applications / GUI / Multimedia one that is appropriately titled.... Compiling Programs from Source Now you're distribution may have a packaging system and a server somewhere that has gimp-print all ready for you to download and install with a few "mouse clicks." But I'm not familiar with Clark Connect so I don't know... Well, I just chanced a quick browse at www.clarkconnect.org and guess what I read... Quote:
perhaps their website can give you a better answer than I can. It looks as if it's not actually a "Linux distribution," but a Broadband Gateway / Server. I'm in over my head. NB: If you don't get the help you need here at LQ, maybe try this -> IRC #clarkconnect on http://www.quakenet.org/ which is the official IRC chat for that product, or http://www.clarkconnect.org/forums/ubbthreads.php which is the Clark Connect forum. |
Ahh, problem solved. Chinaman, yes you're right, it's a dedicated server/firewall/gateway, hence I don't actually do any printing direct from it. With that in mind, i just installed it as 'raw' under CUPS, and installed the relevant drivers on the WinXP machines. Works like a charm.
Thanks for your assistance. |
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