Hi Karl,
Okay, I've discovered why I had problems with 2.4.0-test1-ac7. If
I have the printer connected and turned on at boot time the printer
silently ignores any data. If I turn the power on the printer off and on
it is fine. Could you have the same trouble?
regards,
Stephen.
On Sun, 11 Jun 2000, Dunlap, Randy wrote:
> Hi Karl Heinz,
>
> I downloaded and used the stc740XXX.upp driver that
> you mentioned. I installed it at all 3 of its
> supported resolutions (360*360, 720*720, and 1440)
> and tested with both usb-uhci and uhci (JE).
>
> I didn't have any problems, but maybe you are sending
> LOTS more data to the printer than I am.
> At first I was printing a web page with a few small
> graphics on it, but since you said you are printing
> large (letter sized) images, I downloaded some
> Van Gogh art to print. These images are still only
> about 1/2 page each, but gimp stretches them to be
> full page when I print them. lpq said that I was
> sending about 800 KB to the printer each time that
> I printed. I don't see any loss of data and I didn't
> have any error messages.
>
> Can you recommend some data (graphics) for me to print?
> What software do you use to print it?
>
> ~Randy
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: 'Karl Heinz Kremer' [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Saturday, June 10, 2000 5:17 AM
> > To: Dunlap, Randy
> > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: [linux-usb] Problems with USB printer
> >
> >
> > Randy (and everybody),
> >
> > the problems here occured when printing letter sized images
> > in 720x720 and 1440dpi modes. For non-images I am using
> > a different printer, so I don't have any first hand experience
> > with smaller jobs. With usb-uhci it always stopped after about
> > one inch, with uhci I got almost half a page.
> >
> > Did the log(s) I sent show anything obvious?
> >
> > Karl Heinz
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Jun 09, 2000 at 08:43:07PM -0700, Dunlap, Randy wrote:
> > > Karl Heinz,
> > >
> > > Thanks for these pointers. I'll try them out.
> > >
> > > I tested successfully with both uhci and usb-uhci
> > > (but only at 360x360).
> > >
> > > ~Randy
>
> and KHK wrote::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
> Randy,
>
> there is a much improved uniprint module for the stc740 at
> http://dutera.et.tudelft.nl/~haver/linux/epson.html.
>
> If you want to do serious Gimp printing go to
> gimp-print.sourceforge.net, this driver - despite the name -
> can also be compiled as a GhostScript driver and gives you the
> best possible output under Linux.
>
> Now regarding my problems: I am using usb-uhci, is this different
> from your setup?
>
> Karl Heinz
>
>
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