I have the Epson Stylus color 740 that I am using under usb. I don't know how the "i" model differs.
I got myself printer drivers from www.turboprint.de. Works like a charm. The pages come out centered and I can adjust the margins. I tried pdq but wasn't quite satisfied with it. Anyway, that's the only money I have spent on software. By the way, turboprint will list printer types. They have a full-fledged trial version that you can try out and see. -Andy On Saturday July 14 2001 20:50, Brian McGroarty wrote: > I've never configured a printer under Linux. I've got an Epson Sylus > Color 740i hooked up via USB, and I've got it to the point where I can > cat files directly to the device and see them printed. > > I'm a bit baffled by the number of choices of packages which are > available, as well as the number of printing systems to choose from, > from cups to lpr to half a dozen other choices. > > 1. Do all of these printing systems need to be configured for printing > to work in most apps, or are they complementary? > > 2. Is there a standard "Debian way" for configuring printing? I > fetched task-printing which brought in a selection of utilities, > but I don't believe any of them perform any of the configuration > for me. Certainly, none prompted for the type of printer I'm using.