[SOLVED] installing epsonepl driver

[klausthorn]

Ubuntu 8.04: installing driver for Epson EPL-5900L, Epson EPL-5700L, Epson EPL-5800L, Epson EPL-6100L, Epson EPL-6200L

- download "epsonepl" driver from http://sourceforge.net/project/showf...group_id=69547 (Version 0.4.1 (current) worked in my case)

- install ubuntu package build-essential

- install commands as root, example with EPL-5900L:

 cd /usr/src
 tar zxvf  /download-place/epsoneplijs-0.4.1.tgz
 cd epsoneplijs-0.4.1/
 ./configure
 make
 make install
 mkdir -p /usr/share/cups/model/foomatic-ppds/Epson/
 cp -av ../foomatic_PPDs/Epson-EPL-*-cups.ppd.gz /usr/share/cups/model/foomatic-ppds/Epson/
 cp foomatic/driver/epl5900l.xml /usr/share/foomatic/db/source/driver/
 cp foomatic/opt/epsonepl-* /usr/share/foomatic/db/source/opt/
 cp foomatic/printer/Epson-EPL-5900L.xml /usr/share/foomatic/db/source/printer/
 /etc/init.d/cupsys restart

- probably not necessary, but done in my case while searching the solution:

ln /usr/local/bin/ijs_server_epsonepl  /usr/bin/
 cp /usr/share/cups/model/foomatic-ppds/Epson/Epson-EPL-5900L-epl5900l-cups.ppd.gz /etc/cups/ppd/EPSON-EPL-5900L.ppd.gz
 gunzip /etc/cups/ppd/EPSON-EPL-5900L.ppd.gz

- interesting:

/usr/src/epsoneplijs-0.4.1/foomatic_scripts/install_customfoomatic
http://openprinting.org/show_driver....pson-EPL-5900L

- then I created a new printer named "EPSON-EPL-5900L" via the cups web interface on http://localhost:631

klaus at trillke dot net

[hounddog]

Thanks for the tutorial. I got my Epson6100L working in Jaunty by following your tutorial. Just a few changes to your tutorial is required to get things working under Jaunty, not much really, it's such a great tutorial! :-

1. /etc/init.d/cupsys restart needs to be changed to /etc/init.d/cups restart under Jaunty

2. ln /usr/local/bin/ijs_server_epsonepl /usr/bin/ is a must as the program ijs_server_epsonepl is saved in the /usr/local/bin/ folder instead of /usr/bin/ when it is really needed in the /usr/bin folder, so you either have to copy the program to the /usr/bin/ folder or create an artificial link as you did.

Again, thanks for the great tutorial. You have my deepest gratitude. I spent too many moons trying to get this printer to work under Linux.

[huwie59]

The original post plus amendments worked for me too after weeks of frustration. Thank you both.

[klabog]

Thanks for the great HowTo!
I did it with Ubuntu Karmic and it worked well with my epl-6200L.
Used the changes from hounddog and corrected one line in your code (naturally substituted epl5900l by epl6200l)
from

cp -av ../foomatic_PPDs/Epson-EPL-.....

to

cp -av foomatic_PPDs/Epson-EPL-.....

Klaus

[mikebenny71]

I posted a complete guide to solve the problem with Espon EPL6200L with the last version of Ubuntu 9.10.
It's from Ubuntu version 7.04 that I am updating this guide.
Now I updated and tested it with the last version of Ubuntu. the same guide is also working with Ubuntu 9.04!

You can download it from:

http://grappafsd.homelinux.org (select LINUX DOC from menu)


Take fun!
Mike

[six616]

when I do ./make , my problem is below

...
~/Desktop/epsoneplijs-0.4.1$ ./make
bash: ./make: No such file or directory

[stefanhuglfing]

I did it like klausthorn wrote with the tips of hounddog and klabog. After creating the new printer via http://localhost:631 I can see the printer EPSON EPL-5900L but it doesn't work.

If I want to print a text, the printer appears, but at "status" I can read: "Printer 'EPSON_EPL-5900L' may not be connected".

But I HAVE conncted it via USB and power is on.

Who can help?

[tetebueno]

Oh my dog... mikebenny71's tutorial worked great with a Epson EPL 6200L through a parallel port after hours of searching for a solution. Thanks, dude.

[ulli.winter]

Hi,
i think that i've installed the driver correctly but after clicking in "add printer" in cups "scsi" is the only local printer type offered. In the next step i would have to enter "Connection:
Examples: http://hostname:631/ipp/
http://hostname:631/ipp/port1 ..."
Is this the right way? What should i use as connection adress?

[six616]

the same guide is also working with Ubuntu 9.04!

You can download it from:

http://grappafsd.homelinux.org (select LINUX DOC

it works for my Ubuntu 9.10 , THANKS!