[SOLVED] Problem with Epson DX7000F printer

[Norber_OK]

I have the Ubuntu 8.04 version (hardy heron) and Epson Stylus DX7000F usb printer. I got it work.

The problem was that from rebooting it didn't work any more, and I don't remember what I did to get it work.

Things that could help:
.- I got it work installing the scx6900f avasys drivers for redhat and the sources and compiling them in my pc
.- I have no /dev/usblp0 no /dev/usb/lp0 and no parallel ports.
.- I think I remember that I did get a /dev/usb/lp0 and then it worked.
.- On http://localhost:631/printers/ I'm getting "/usr/lib/cups/backend/ekplp failed" message.

Please, any idea, workaround, etc?

[wpshooter]

May I ask if all of this is really necessary ?

Is there not a driver for your Epson Stylus DX7000F already included with and installable from with in System/administration/printer ? Have you looked at the listings for Epson printers ?

[Norber_OK]

Yes, of course, all of this is really necessary.

No, there is not a driver for my Epson Stylus DX7000F already included with and installable from with in System/administration/printer. There is a CX7000F driver but not a DX7000F driver and not a CX6900F driver.

Any idea, workaround, etc ...?

[Norber_OK]

Perhaps that is not necessary to install the avasys drivers if the CX7000F one that comes with Ubuntu is valid for my DX7000F printer. So I have to test it, but I have another problem:

On "System -> Administration -> Printers -> New Printer" I have NO USB device to chose.

What should I chose?

[hansdown]

Hi norber_ok. I,m fairly new,so my help to offer is very limited. Can You go to system>preferences>hardware testing? Just a thought.

[Norber_OK]

Yes, I can, and I have done it as you suggest (system>administration>hardware testing), but it says nothing about USB.

Any idea, workaround, etc..?

[Norber_OK]

I want to test the CX7000F printer driver that comes with Ubuntu with my DX7000F printer but I have one problem:

On "System -> Administration -> Printers -> New Printer" I have NO USB device to chose.

What should I chose?

I have tried to put "usb://epson/Stylus%20CX7000F" in the device uri but it does not work.

Any one has an idea about what can I chose?

[wpshooter]

Have you looked at this page ?

http://openprinting.org/show_printer...Stylus_DX7000F

When are you plugging the printer into the computer ? Before booting or just prior to doing the setup once you get up to the desktop. I think perhaps when you plug the USB cable in might make a difference.

Good luck.

[Norber_OK]

Have you looked at this page ?

http://openprinting.org/show_printer...Stylus_DX7000F

I have looked, then I have downloaded gutenprint-5.2.0-beta3 from sourceforge.net, and then I have compiled it.
Then I have the Epson Stylus DX7000F printer option but I think I have putting wrong the device uri when I'm trying to add the printer in CUPS (http://localhost:631/admin) because it says:

Bad device-uri "USB://EPSON/Stylus%20DX7000F"!

When are you plugging the printer into the computer ? Before booting or just prior to doing the setup once you get up to the desktop. I think perhaps when you plug the USB cable in might make a difference.

Good luck.

I have the printer plugged all the time.

Any idea about the correct device uri?

[Norber_OK]

In cups web, when adding a new printer and it asks me about the connection it gives me a list in which I can chose NO USB backend (because it doesn't appear in the list), so I'm choosing AppSocket (for example) and in the next step, when it asks me the connection uri I was deleting the word "sockect" and I was writing: "usb://epson/Stylus%20DX7000F" then it allowed me to continue till the end where it stopped with the uri error: Bad device-uri "USB://EPSON/Stylus%20DX7000F"!

Now I have tried to write "epson:/Stylus_DX7000F" then it allows me to continue till the end without an error, but when I go to printers tab it shows me the message:

"Unable to open parallel port device file: No such file or directory"

What shoul I try?