Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2005 12:45:18 -0700 From: "Ted Mittelstaedt" <tedm@toybox.placo.com> To: "Kep Woof" <kep.woof@gmail.com>, <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: Epson Stylus C86 and apsfilter Message-ID: <LOBBIFDAGNMAMLGJJCKNMECDFCAA.tedm@toybox.placo.com> In-Reply-To: <9c816878050807125150d3cf99@mail.gmail.com>
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I have an Epson C84. If you don't get anything usable from the mailing list, e-mail me separately and I'll send you a writeup of how I got mine working using lpr+ghostscript+gimp print. Be aware that gimp-print really sucks the CPU when it's translating from Postscript into Epson-speak. A 1.5Ghz or preferably better CPU is really a requirement unless you have all day to print a page. Ted >-----Original Message----- >From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >[mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Kep Woof >Sent: Sunday, August 07, 2005 12:51 PM >To: questions@freebsd.org >Subject: Epson Stylus C86 and apsfilter > > >Hi, > >i needed a printer so i checked linuxprinting.org and thought an epson >c86 would be a good idea. i'm trying to set it up using usb. > >now i've googled off and on for a few days now, and seen that people >have strong opinions as to whether they use CUPS or not. i tried a >few printcap recipies that i wasn't sure how to use, and after more >reading saw that the recommended driver for my printer was gimp-print. > ideally i'd like something simple, that i can later use with samba, >so i was thinking along the lines of lpr or lprng. > >so more fiddling, and i've got apsfilter and ghostscript-gnu-nox11 >installed, and choose the closest driver from the nice apsfilter menu >- epson stylus c80. i fill in the other details, and it seems fine - >/dev/ulpt0 & a4 - but when i try the test page i get lines of text on >the paper as follows: > ><<?<? ><<<<<<< ><?<< ><<??<< ><?< ><<<<<<<< ><<??<<<<?< > >for pages and pages. i've not let it finish, just turned off the >printer, to save ink. there didn't seem much point in letting it go >on. i've tried with other drivers from the same section, but with no >joy. > >here's the last thing apsfilter says before it starts printing >the <<?<<'s: > >Printing Test page using: >gs -q -dBATCH -dNOPAUSE -dPARANOIDSAFER -dSAFER >-r360x360 -sDEVICE=ijs -sPAPERSIZE=a4 >-sProcessColorModel=DeviceRGB >-sIjsParams='Quality=360sw,ImageType=1,MediaType=Plain' >-sDeviceManufacturer=EPSON -sDeviceModel='escp2-c80' >-sIjsServer=ijsgimpprint -dIjsUseOutputFD >-sOutputFile='/tmp/apsfilter1514/test_page.aps' setup/test.ps > >from dmesg: > >ulpt0: EPSON USB Printer, rev 1.10/1.00, addr 2, iclass 7/1 >ulpt0: using bi-directional mode > >i've tried running escputil. it moves the print head and displays the >following.. > >#escputil -i -u -r /dev/ulpt0 > >Escputil version 4.2.7, Copyright (C) 2000-2001 Robert Krawitz >Escputil comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details type >'escputil -l' >This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it >under certain conditions; type 'escputil -l' for details. > >Read from printer timed out > >Read from printer timed out >Cannot parse output from printer > >when i ran it a second time it just repeated the second message: > >Cannot parse output from printer > >i've tried with both gnu and afpl ghostscript, for x11 and nox11 on 2 >different machines. the printer does work ok from windows, so i guess >that rules out cable problems. i've read loads about printers this >weekend, and am completely confused. does anyone have any ideas as to >how i can go about properly diagnosing and fixing this problem? > >thanks in advance for any help or suggestions. > > >kep > >ps. please cc on any replies as i'm not on the list. thanks! >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to >"freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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