printer

Rast · 06-21-2005, 04:01 PM

Hi! I'm new to this OS, so i don't know how to configurate printer driver. I have Epson stylus photo r300, was looking for driver on the official site, but didn't find. do i need a driver, or i should configurate it somehow myself?
Thx

stefan_nicolau · 06-21-2005, 04:43 PM

You will need a driver (or at least some sort of software to make your printer work).
I doubt you'll find anything on the official cd or site.
Have a look at http://www.linuxprinting.org/show_pr...lus_Photo_R300

Krogen · 06-21-2005, 04:49 PM

Or, if you can't find it there, you could always get TurbotPrint. It was the only solution for me with the Canon i860. It does cost money though IF you want to get rid of an annoying logo on every sheet.

http://www.turboprint.de/

Some serious googling might work, too.

stefan_nicolau · 06-21-2005, 05:28 PM

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Or, if you can't find it there, you could always get TurbotPrint.

I'm sorry if I was not clear, the link I gave you states that the 300r printer does work on Linux with gimp print 5.0

Rast · 06-22-2005, 10:26 AM

whats gimp print 5.0? how do i use it?

Krogen · 06-22-2005, 10:36 AM

Google. This should answer most of your questions: http://gimp-print.sourceforge.net/

rshaw · 06-22-2005, 10:36 AM

if you would tell us which distro you're using, we could offer better help.

stefan_nicolau · 06-22-2005, 10:37 AM

What distribution do you use? Get a gimp print package for your distribution.

Rast · 06-22-2005, 11:43 AM

Slackware

Rast · 06-22-2005, 11:46 AM

it says that the driver is experimental for my printer. is it ok?

rshaw · 06-22-2005, 11:57 AM

no way to tell unless you try. a user at linuxprinting.org says it works fine for him.
http://linuxprinting.org/show_printe...lus_Photo_R300

figfighter · 07-01-2005, 03:03 PM

earlier on this threed someone mentioned the Canon i860. i'm having problems with this on suse 9.3. everything prints on onlyl about one quarter of the page...

anyone have any ideas on this?