Epson Stylus C92 on Ubuntu Gutsy (7.10)
January 30, 2008 1:40 am UncategorizedYesterday I bought a Epson Stylus C92 printer (finally!). I will share about how to install it on Ubuntu.
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First unpack it (the manual told to do so)…
Uh, another important thing the manual says is: Do not drink the ink!
After “unpack” as the manual says, plug the USB on the computer.
Wait 2 seconds.
Alright! Ther printer is now installed.
However, the C92 driver still isn’t on the foomatic package (accordind OpenPrinting database). Gutsy installs it with C88 driver, so it doesn’t works.
I tried to follow the instructions provided by OpenPrinting (ex-LinuxPrinting.org), and tried what they say on some foruns, but still doesn’t work.
So I installed TurboPrint. The driver works very well, but I’m not fully satisfied ’cause it’s not free software. I believe that soon it will be on foomatic or gutenprint.
So do this: download the turboprint driver (you could just click on “open with”, if you want to). Open the downloaded .deb file (will appears a window like that):
Click on “Install Package”.
After install it, you must just change the driver on the printer setup. Go to System > Administration > Printing. Select the printer e click o “Change” to change the driver:
After it, select Manufacturer and the option Epson_StylusC9x:
Go next and next… Your printer might be correctly installed on this moment. Print a test page and hug someone near you.
Jon Cooper :
Date: January 30, 2008 @ 7:36 am
Ubuntu’s printer support is awesome when the underlying drivers are there. Fortunately for me, my Brother DCP-560CN multifunction is supported under linux by Brother itself, so a quick download of drivers and I was away.
How is the Epson anyway in terms of print quality, cost to run etc? I’d always avoided them in favour of the “cheaper to run” models.
Andre Noel :
Date: January 30, 2008 @ 12:53 pm
Its ink is very cheap, but it is a little noisy. I didn’t test it about quality, but it seems good.
Ubuntulook :
Date: January 30, 2008 @ 1:37 pm
Hi
I installed the same printer last weekend to my mom. Yes - the default C88 drivers don’t work, but this printer works fine with C68 drivers. Change the drivers and you can see that.
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4drian :
Date: February 27, 2008 @ 8:36 pm
you right is working also with ubuntu 7.04 and the c68 driver