On Sep 1, 2002, 15:41 (+0200) Wolfgang Pfeiffer wrote: > Has anyone managed to print with an Epson Stylus 640 on a Redhat 6.2? > (Kernel: 2.2.19-6.2.16) > > If yes: > Which software/drivers (if possible: RPM's ...) did it? > > I have tried printtool/ (rhs-)printfilters .... and ... and .. : > nothing of it has worked so far ...
If I read my logs correctly a Redhat updated ghostscript version (ghostscript-6.51-16.1.6x.1.i386.rpm) was the culprit ... (Bad?) Solution: I installed old ghostscript packages ('Alladin') from http://www.typhoon.dircon.co.uk/html/ghostscript.html and Epson Stylus 640 now works here, at least more or less ... Problem is: the previous, here, as it seems, non-working ghostscript-6.51-16.1.6x.1.i386.rpm was a RedHat security bugfix: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2002-083.html So I can't be sure, whether I have the problem (again?) on my machine that the RedHat fix was meant to get rid off ... <funny?>But at least I can print now ...</funny?> BTW: Did anyone understand what Redhat was saying when they described on http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2002-083.html what the real problem was with the old ghostscript? I didn't .. Regards Wolfgang Bye Wolfgang > > TIA > > Best Regards > Wolfgang > -- Key on: http://home.t-online.de/home/520050060325-0001/ Key fingerprint = 5FFA E2D1 6DB5 C023 0C5F 3FA7 4E08 5F9F 1560 0BA8 Home Page: www.geocities.com/wolfgangpfeiffer/ -- END TRANSMISSION -- -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list