> Jean-Paul Rivet wrote: > > Just a quick note on getting this printer to work - > it didn't work smoothly first up but after some > fiddles is now going. > > > > a) First observation - upon switching the printer > on it is correctly identifed as an Epson 890. > However it generates an error on the task bar with > the printer applet popping up and saying: > > > "Epson 890 failed to accept" > > > This could be caused by a badly formated user profile > in /etc/user_attr > what do you have grep <user name> /etc/user_attr ? > > At this point my memory is a bit hazy, I think it > creates a print queue as per under the Solaris Print > Manager. However printing does not work. > > > > b) Solution is to delete any print queues created > automatically under Solaris Print Manager. > > > > Manually add the printer yourself under Printer -> > New Attached Printer: > > > > Printer name: using something like 'epson890' > > Printer Port: the usb printer is located on machine > as /dev/printers/1 > > Printer Make: select Epson > > Printer Model: select Epson Stylus Photo 870 > > Printer Driver: select > SUNWfootmatic(S):Foomatic/Stp870p.upp(recommended) > > and tailor the rest to suit. > > > We don't seems to have a epson 890 ppd file that > comes with snv90, but > o have 870 as the one you used > and seems to work. I am not sure what the fuzzy > matching algorithm got > for the 890, did it get an epson? > Thanks for sharing this for it to work.
My B90 install ran into some difficulties so I have fresh B92 install. It detected the Epson 890 correctly first go and added the queue correctly, although using the 870 driver mentioned above. Hence I may of broken something with my B90 install to stop it adding the 890 automatically after swiching to CUPS and back a few times... JP > And you should be in action. > > > > For testing I have printed successfully from > Firefox, Test Page from StarOffice 8 and webmin test > page. > > > > c) This is using the 'lp' print service. I cannot > get this printer to work with CUPs 1.3.7 that is > integrated with SXCE. > > > Thanks for sharing, you should log a bug again this, > > -Ghee > > Cheers, JP > > > > > > This message posted from opensolaris.org > > _______________________________________________ > > printing-discuss mailing list > > printing-discuss at opensolaris.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > printing-discuss mailing list > printing-discuss at opensolaris.org This message posted from opensolaris.org
