knoppix 3.4 hd install not printing

[Chris Aitken]

Lennart Sorensen wrote:

<snip>

>Make sure you have a new enough version of gs
>
knoppix at 0[knoppix]$ gs
ESP Ghostscript 7.07 (2003-07-12)
Copyright 2003 artofcode LLC and Easy Software Products, all rights 
reserved.
This software comes with NO WARRANTY: see the file PUBLIC for details.
GS>

> (gs-esp generally best)
>  
>
knoppix at 1[knoppix]$ gs-esp
ESP Ghostscript 7.07 (2003-07-12)
Copyright 2003 artofcode LLC and Easy Software Products, all rights 
reserved.
This software comes with NO WARRANTY: see the file PUBLIC for details.
GS>

>and the gimp-print plugin that actually supports the C84, as it won't
>work with any other model's driver.
>
knoppix at 1[knoppix]$ su
root at 1[knoppix]# find / -name gimp-prin*
/usr/share/foomatic/db/source/driver/gimp-print.xml
/usr/share/foomatic/db/source/driver/gimp-print-ijs.xml
/usr/share/foomatic/db/source/opt/gimp-print-ijs-brightness.xml
/usr/share/foomatic/db/source/opt/gimp-print-ijs-color.xml
/usr/share/foomatic/db/source/opt/gimp-print-ijs-contrast.xml
/usr/share/foomatic/db/source/opt/gimp-print-ijs-cyan.xml
/usr/share/foomatic/db/source/opt/gimp-print-ijs-density.xml
/usr/share/foomatic/db/source/opt/gimp-print-ijs-dither.xml
/usr/share/foomatic/db/source/opt/gimp-print-ijs-gamma.xml
/usr/share/foomatic/db/source/opt/gimp-print-ijs-imagetype.xml
/usr/share/foomatic/db/source/opt/gimp-print-ijs-inktype.xml
/usr/share/foomatic/db/source/opt/gimp-print-ijs-inputslot.xml
/usr/share/foomatic/db/source/opt/gimp-print-ijs-magenta.xml
/usr/share/foomatic/db/source/opt/gimp-print-ijs-mediatype.xml
/usr/share/foomatic/db/source/opt/gimp-print-ijs-model.xml
/usr/share/foomatic/db/source/opt/gimp-print-ijs-pagesize.xml
/usr/share/foomatic/db/source/opt/gimp-print-ijs-printoutmode.xml
/usr/share/foomatic/db/source/opt/gimp-print-ijs-quality.xml
/usr/share/foomatic/db/source/opt/gimp-print-ijs-resolution.xml
/usr/share/foomatic/db/source/opt/gimp-print-ijs-saturation.xml
/usr/share/foomatic/db/source/opt/gimp-print-ijs-yellow.xml
root at 1[knoppix]#

>  The cups http interface should show
>Epson C84 on USB when you select the printer port during the setup, and
>then you should just be able to pick the C84 from the model list in
>cups, assuming it actually is new enough to support the C84.
>  
>
Printer State: idle, accepting jobs.
Device URI: usb://EPSON/Stylus%20C84

>Of course also make sure the usb drivers are loaded (usb-uhci or
>usb-ohci depending on the chipset (ehci for usb2.0)).
>
>  
>
Is that covered in the above cut & paste?

Chris

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