Driver for Kodak ESP C310 All-In-One printer?

[SpatryX]

There is a new driver at

http://sourceforge.net/projects/cupsdriverkodak/files/

And this one now prints in color! It works great on my system.
Using Pinguy OS 11.04 (Based on Natty)

Also a Video on installing and compiling the driver is on my Youtube Channel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsBL6LbJvbQ

[gc23]

Just wanted to pop in here and say that I got the newest driver working on Linux Mint for my ESP C315. Works nicely in color (from the test page it printed out). I followed the directions in the INSTALL file and they worked fine.

[MikeB23930]

Installed the c2esp22 from sourceforge as per the Install file Ubuntu notes. Works great (at least printing the test page) using a Kodak esp 9 Aio wireless network printer with the Kodak 9200 driver chosen from the drop down list of Kodak printers.

Persistence and patience along with a healthy portion of steam-relieving cursing does work eventually.

Good Luck,

Mike

[TroN-0074]

Just got the Kodak ESP-C130 as a Christmas present and went to download this driver and I got the wrong architecture error.
I am using Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, 64 bits. Any advices? I will highly appreciate it
Thank you!

[paulnewall]

You would need to download the source code and compile it yourself - instructions in the install file that downloads with the source code

[workshoppete]

As a newby to this distro i thought i would give it a try, however i am a bit disappointed, for instance ........

I thought this distro was supposed to be user friendly and easy to configure. Here we are have to compile complicated source code just to get a printer working on it (And a printer that has been selling in very large volumes over the last 3 - 4 years at that!). It hasn't given me much faith to try installing the rest of my equipment.

It would'nt shut itself off after completing installation, I had to shut it down manually.

It doesn't look as though it has any support for the N -Videa geforce 6200 drivers

Rant over ....day wasted....back to the drawing board.

[Gannin]

It's not the operating system's fault if a hardware manufacturer chooses not to support it.

So instead, some members of the community have stepped up and tried to create their own support for it. Because it's a community-driven driver, and not provided, or helped by, the manufacturer, sometimes there are more hoops to jump through to get it working.

If you want to complain about such things, complain to Kodak instead. Maybe that way they'll eventually create a Linux driver that can be included in the kernel.

[guyrichie@hotmail.com]

It's not the operating system's fault if a hardware manufacturer chooses not to support it.

So instead, some members of the community have stepped up and tried to create their own support for it. Because it's a community-driven driver, and not provided, or helped by, the manufacturer, sometimes there are more hoops to jump through to get it working.

If you want to complain about such things, complain to Kodak instead. Maybe that way they'll eventually create a Linux driver that can be included in the kernel.

I have tried complaining to Kodak, however they said they were not interested and that the Linux market is too small for them to consider. It's that kind of attitude and narrow mindness that makes a company bankrupt! Oh Kodak is bankrupt (http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2...for-bankruptcy). Perhaps with their bailout money, their new business plan will include for the Linux community; because let’s face it although we all share freeware software we don't pour biro ink into our fully supported HP printer cartridges!

[guyrichie@hotmail.com]

As a newby to this distro i thought i would give it a try, however i am a bit disappointed, for instance ........

I thought this distro was supposed to be user friendly and easy to configure....

Hello All,

Please see attached a script that will install version 23 of Paul Newall's driver for this printer (http://sourceforge.net/projects/cupsdriverkodak/files/). On install of the driver, you will need to manually add the printer to the system. This script offers a guide on doing this.

Once you download the script you must make it executable. You can do this by right mouse clicking on the file and selecting 'Properties'. Under the 'Permissions' tab tick the check box 'Allow executing file as program', then click the 'Close' button. To run; simply double click on the script and click 'Run in Terminal' - you will be asked for your password.

I do recommend you read the script in a text editor (double click and click on 'Display'). Reading the script will give an insight into what is going on - and maybe let you can let me know if there are any mistakes!!

Many thanks,
Guy

[Falwheel]

Thanks Guy,

Followed the script that you wrote and it appears that laptop communicates with printer and I have managed to print several test page, however, unable to print photo. The paper loads about 1/4 and message on printer shows printing, however, nothing else happens but printer spits out paper.

Any Idea what I may be doing wrong.

running laptop with Ubuntu Linux


John (Newbie)