Re: CUPS & Epson - Prints Blanks!
On Sat, Sep 21, 2002 at 11:47:42AM -0400, Andy Saxena wrote:
> Hi,
>
> This one's proving to be a real head-scratcher for me. I got my Epson
> Stylus Color 740 configured with CUPS, choosing the "Epson Stylus Color
> 740, CUPS+GIMP-print v4.2.2-pre2(en)" driver from the CUPS
> configuration. However, when I go to print a test page, I can see the
> printing head moving back and forth as if it is printing something, only
> it isn't! The page comes out with a few streaks of yellow.
>
> The printer is connected via /dev/usb/lp0 and I know it works, because I
> can do
> $ cat ~/.bashrc > /dev/usb/lp0
> and it prints out just fine.
>
> Googling around with keywords like "CUPS Epson Blank Pages" has revealed
> nothing.
>
> Could a kind soul help out a Linux desktop user? :-}
>
> Thanks,
> Andy
Of course, I suppose cleaning out the printer heads would've helped me.
I still don't understand why
$ cat ~/.bashrc > /dev/usb/lp0
worked!
Anyway, CUPS is up and running. It is truly amazing how well it works -
just as advertised!
-Andy
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