Michael,
> I have an unsupported epson printer. I know that! But I would
> really like to see if, like the LM Hardware site says, it will
> "work in text mode".
What you're looking to set up is printcap using (I suppose)
postscript (a printer font -- there's more involved, but I don't
know a lot about printers).
> It is an Epson Stylus Scan 2000, and I have tried the main
> drivers from the updated cups list... any clues?
Hmm. I don't know this printer at all, but I'd fooled with a
couple of different DeskJets before finally having success in
lm7.2 using Cups with a LazerJet. First, I'd recommend checking
the (horribly outdated) hardware compatibility list. Weather you
find it there or not, go from there to the Printer HowTo. You'll
find them both at:
http://www.linuxdoc.org
I can only remember from having read the howto long ago that
most printers can be made to function -- at least minimally --
via postscript. It's just a matter of a little file editing &
all the info is in the howto for copy & paste.
Meph
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