FYI .... I can now print okay to the "Epson Stylus Photo R200" printer from both the "Solaris Print System" and CUPS ....
Paul Cunningham wrote: > > Norm Jacobs wrote: > >> I helped some folks in Beijing get an an R210 (I think, I don't recall >> the specifics) working under Solaris LP with Foomatic and the latest >> Gutenprint (5.0 based) while back. > > > Thanks Norm; this was how I was trying to do it also. > > I used guten-print and an updated esp gs, as built by my 'spec' files > (see mail thread ... > http://www.opensolaris.org/jive/thread.jspa?threadID=16127), > and also modified /usr/lib/lp/bin/foomatic-rip so it picked up the path > to the CUPS filters (from pkgs above) as the ppd file needs them. > > With this setup, part of my problem was that the esp gs was crashing(it > took me some time to notice that). I have raised the following bug on > esp gs ... > http://www.cups.org/espgs/str.php?L2187 > I haven't tracked down the root cause of the crash yet, so I am still > not further forward in getting it to print to the printer. I rebuilt the esp gs package using the Sun Studio compilers and the 'gs' crash goes away (see bug report above). So I can now print okay to the printer, but it is a bit slow though. I now also understand why the Solaris print group want to add the cups bits into the esp gs installed on the system (usr/sfw/bin/gs); it will allow printers like this one to be supported on solaris. Paul >> Paul Cunningham wrote: >> >>> >>> Has anyone tried an "Epson Stylus Photo R200" printer on Solaris, >>> either through Solaris Print or CUPS? >>> >>> If so did you successfully get it to work, via the usb, and how did >>> you achieve that? >>> >>> For me that job either gets stuck on the interface or the printer >>> chucks it away. >>> >>> Thanks >>> Paul >>> _______________________________________________ >>> printing-discuss mailing list >>> printing-discuss at opensolaris.org >> >> >> >> >
