--- In [email protected], Roy Charles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: peppermark1 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Monday, February 18, 2008 10:49:24 PM > Subject: [LINUX_Newbies] Epson Aio Drivers for CX8400 w/o Fax > > > Recently purchased an Aio Epson Stylus CX8400 Printer. OS is Xandros Premium 4.0 Linux. Have not been able to locate Drivers that will download & install to run the Printer. Have been searching for a couple of weeks now! > > Works on Windows Xp! But I'd rather use Xandros Linux. Should I just > give up trying to get it to work with Linux? Prior to that I purchased an Aio Kodak 5100 that I had to return for lack of Linux driver support. > > Hello Roy you wrote:
> Another problem that you might have is that Xandros is not known for being on the leading edge. The distro is 7 or 8 months old and the kernel was probably not a recent release to begin with. I hope that they have improved in this respect, but I doubt it. When I last used Xandros they still were using 2.4xx a year after most distros had been using 2.6xx. Thanks for taking the time to post. Have some information concerning the version........ Went to Networks, clicked on help, as suggested by xandros to get information about OS. Here's what I found Xandros (build 2006 -06 -13 20:19 Rev 2.3) Then went to Launch - Control Center for Linux Kernel Version displayed as Release.......KDE version 3.4.2, Linux, Release - 2.6.18-doc-smp - machine i686 . I really don't know what to make of this?? > > Much of the hardware detection relies on the kernel. If the kernel is old and the hardware is new it is like using a computer that is old. The distro cannot recognize something that as far as it knows does not exist. I purchased the Edition Summer of 2006. Had to reinstall several times between Dec 2007 & Jan 2008. Downloaded & installed the new & upgrades applications from their Network Manager as I went along. The Xandros Printer Driver lists Epson CX8400 but does not work at all. > > Linux uses CUPS (Common Unix Printing System). Foomatic and Gutenprint/Gimp Print do the actual leg work (driver and rasterizing). I would update the kernel and CUPS/Foomatic to the latest version in your repositories and go from there. I'm going to take your advice & see if I can update the Linux Kernel First. Have been trying to get some answers & solutions from Xandros & Various Forums but have run into a learning curve that is beyond me. So this will be a challenge for this old senior newbie. The Linux Kernel.org has a Kernel Update. As a newbie I'm presuming that the Kernel Update is for all Linux Distros? Whether it be Ubuntu, Debian, Xandros, Hardhat, Redneck, PClinos, etc. Just a thought? Sounds promising. Thanks again. I'll try to post feedback as we go. Pete > > Here are some resources: > http://openprinting.org/driver_list.cgi > http://gimp-print.sourceforge.net/ > > Best of luck! > > > > > > > > > > Ask a question on any topic and get answers from real people. Go to Yahoo! Answers and share what you know at http://ca.answers.yahoo.com > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > To unsubscribe from this list, please email [EMAIL PROTECTED] & you will be removed. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
