Installing epsonepl driver in Ubuntu
Ubuntu 8.04: installing driver for Epson EPL-5900L, Epson EPL-5700L, Epson EPL-5800L, Epson EPL-6100L, Epson EPL-6200L
- download "epsonepl" driver from http://sourceforge.net/project/showf...group_id=69547 (Version 0.4.1 (current) worked in my case)
- install ubuntu package build-essential
- install commands as root, example with EPL-5900L:
Code:
cd /usr/src
tar zxvf /download-place/epsoneplijs-0.4.1.tgz
cd epsoneplijs-0.4.1/
./configure
make
make install
mkdir -p /usr/share/cups/model/foomatic-ppds/Epson/
cp -av ../foomatic_PPDs/Epson-EPL-*-cups.ppd.gz /usr/share/cups/model/foomatic-ppds/Epson/
cp foomatic/driver/epl5900l.xml /usr/share/foomatic/db/source/driver/
cp foomatic/opt/epsonepl-* /usr/share/foomatic/db/source/opt/
cp foomatic/printer/Epson-EPL-5900L.xml /usr/share/foomatic/db/source/printer/
/etc/init.d/cupsys restart
- probably not necessary, but done in my case while searching the solution:
Code:
ln /usr/local/bin/ijs_server_epsonepl /usr/bin/
cp /usr/share/cups/model/foomatic-ppds/Epson/Epson-EPL-5900L-epl5900l-cups.ppd.gz /etc/cups/ppd/EPSON-EPL-5900L.ppd.gz
gunzip /etc/cups/ppd/EPSON-EPL-5900L.ppd.gz
- interesting:
/usr/src/epsoneplijs-0.4.1/foomatic_scripts/install_customfoomatic
http://openprinting.org/show_driver....pson-EPL-5900L
- then I created a new printer named "EPSON-EPL-5900L" via the cups web interface on http://localhost:631
klaus at trillke dot net
THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH!!!
I once tried so desperately to have my epson-6100L work
on ubuntu but all in vain. Thanks so much for your
smart solution! Now my printer comes alive on ubuntu!
Thank you! Thank you!!! Now I'm indeed 100% free and never
have to go back to M$ anymore!
~ Chiu from Taiwan
what was the problem with Ubuntu?
Hmm, you could have posted to epsonepl-users@lists.sourceforge.net - there hasn't been much problem with using it on linux for years...
Re: THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH!!!
Nice to know that the solution works for you