On Sat, Sep 21, 2002 at 11:47:42AM -0400, Andy Saxena wrote: > Hi, > > This one's proving to be a real head-scratcher for me. I got my Epson > Stylus Color 740 configured with CUPS, choosing the "Epson Stylus Color > 740, CUPS+GIMP-print v4.2.2-pre2(en)" driver from the CUPS > configuration. However, when I go to print a test page, I can see the > printing head moving back and forth as if it is printing something, only > it isn't! The page comes out with a few streaks of yellow. > > The printer is connected via /dev/usb/lp0 and I know it works, because I > can do > $ cat ~/.bashrc > /dev/usb/lp0 > and it prints out just fine. > > Googling around with keywords like "CUPS Epson Blank Pages" has revealed > nothing. > > Could a kind soul help out a Linux desktop user? :-} > > Thanks, > Andy
Of course, I suppose cleaning out the printer heads would've helped me. I still don't understand why $ cat ~/.bashrc > /dev/usb/lp0 worked! Anyway, CUPS is up and running. It is truly amazing how well it works - just as advertised! -Andy -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
