Do you have your lp modules loaded? I have an epson Stylus C84, and the following modules loaded: liem@lazarus:~$ /sbin/lsmod | grep lp lp 10948 0 parport 32584 2 lp,parport_pc usblp 11904 0 usbcore 107768 9 ub,usblp,usbserial,usbhid,usbkbd,ehci_hcd,uhci_hcd,usb_storage -- John L. Fjellstad web: http://www.fjellstad.org/ Quis custodiet ipsos custodes