[CLUE-Tech] Re: [CLUE-Cert] Re: Need help!!

[Timothy C. Klein]

Jim,

There is a project called Gimp Print which will allow you to print to the 
printers full capabilites, and the Epson 900 is supported.  Don't know if the 
lack of the 'G' was important.  This tool is VERY easy to setup for gimp, and 
can I can no print photo-like prints with my Epson Photo Stylus 750.  There 
is a general driver for Ghostscript and for CUPS that can be also used.  
These are much more involved to setup (involves copying files into the 
Ghostscript source tree and recompiling it yourself).  I haven't gotten it to 
work yet outside of Gimp, but I think my problems are Debain specific (I am 
trying to make it into a deb).

Check it out here:

http://sourceforge.net/projects/gimp-print/

HTH, 

Tim

The Epson printers are well supported by this project, so you might check it 
out.

On Saturday 09 December 2000 00:09, you wrote:
> Shawn,
>
> As Lynn mentioned, the linuxprinting.org page has specific info on
> configuring the Epson 777 for Linux. I have a new Epson Color 900G, which I
> was able to get running for low res printing using RH V6.2 printtool (The
> 900G was not listed specifically; I don't know if RH 7.0 printtool will
> list it either).
>
> In any event, the linuxprining page for my Epson 900G mentions excellent
> printing test results (hi-res and otherwise) via a print driver package
> called STP. The EP777 page mentions "so-far-so good" test results, as this
> printer is (new) lightly tested so far.
>
> A while back, I gave the STP print driver web site a read-through. It was
> not really clear to me after reading the documentation how the heck to
> install the driver, but I need to get my printer running hi-res this
> weekend, so I am going to give it another shot.
>
> Hope this info helps.
>
> -JimI.
>
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: Lynn Danielson <Lynn.Danielson at clue.denver.co.us>
> Reply-To: clue-cert at clue.denver.co.us
> To: clue-cert at clue.denver.co.us
> Subject: Re: [CLUE-Cert] Re: Need help!!
> Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2000 08:47:38 -0700
>
> Shawn Hanson wrote:
>  >    Hello everybody, I am having this problem
>  > configuring my EPSON Stylus Color 777. I am currently
>  > using Red Hat 7.0.
>
> I have little experience with Red Hat myself.  I assume
> you've used Red Hat's printool?  I'm not sure what type
> of print filters (the Unix equivalent of print drivers)
> Red Hat uses, but most rely on ghostscript, so make sure
> you've installed that package.
>
>  >    If anyone could possibly help me or tell me about a
>  > good sight that could give me some answers I would
>  > forever be in your debt.
>
> I'd recommend reposting this to the CLUE-tech list.
> Also check out <http://www.linuxprinting.org/>, the
> Linux Printing HOW-TO, etc.  If you do a search on
> Linux printing using Google or some other search
> engine, I'm sure you'll find other useful sites.
>
> Deja.com is always a good resource.  Searching the
> usenet comp.os.linux.* newsgroups may prove useful.
> Specifically the setup, hardware and admin groups.
>
> You might want consider installing a different print
> system such as CUPS or lprng as an alternative to
> the default bsd lpr system that comes with most Linux
> distributions.  If your goal is to prepare yourself
> for Linux certification though, I'd try to work
> through your configuration problem using the default
> software.
>
> Good luck,
>
> Lynn Danielson
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