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Epson Printer does not work mageia.

Posted:
Jul 19th, '22, 18:26
by Basilcat
Hi.
I'm using Mageia 8. In the install i chose kde plasma.
I have an epson L6190 printer that i can't seem to set up. I've used most major distros out there, and the printer seems to work ootb in most of them(Well, except opensuse, but i set it up with a few tweaks.)
I've installed lsb.
Any way to solve this problem?
Re: Epson Printer does not work mageia.

Posted:
Jul 19th, '22, 18:30
by Germ
Re: Epson Printer does not work mageia.

Posted:
Jul 19th, '22, 18:34
by sturmvogel
You do not provide much information what you did precisely and how.
Is task-printing-epson installed and did you try to setup the printer afterwards in MCC (see link provided by Germ)?
Re: Epson Printer does not work mageia.

Posted:
Sep 3rd, '22, 11:17
by Basilcat
Yes. I did install the task-printer-epson package. However when i select my printer in new printer, it shows that i should select the printer from the database and it recommends text-only driver. Which one should i choose?
Re: Epson Printer does not work mageia.

Posted:
Sep 3rd, '22, 12:16
by sturmvogel
Re: Epson Printer does not work mageia.

Posted:
Sep 3rd, '22, 15:15
by Germ
I checked openprinting.org and your printer model is not listed.
Epson site has drivers:
https://www.epson.com.sg/Ink-Tank-Print ... lter=Linux
Re: Epson Printer does not work mageia.

Posted:
Sep 4th, '22, 12:08
by Basilcat
Yeah, i did install the drivers, but it still doesn't work!
Re: Epson Printer does not work mageia.

Posted:
Sep 4th, '22, 14:43
by Germ
Did you try configuring with CUPS?
Open a browser and enter this in the address field:
http://localhost:631/ Hit enter and then click "Administration" at the top of the page
Re: Epson Printer does not work mageia.

Posted:
Sep 4th, '22, 15:11
by Basilcat
It says 'unable to add printer forbidden.'
Re: Epson Printer does not work mageia.

Posted:
Sep 4th, '22, 16:44
by Germ
You should get a login dialog after clicking add printer. Login as root.
Re: Epson Printer does not work mageia.

Posted:
Sep 4th, '22, 16:48
by Basilcat
Thank you! It worked!
But there is one problem: It doesn't want to print.
Should i specify an ip adress?
Re: Epson Printer does not work mageia.

Posted:
Sep 4th, '22, 17:54
by Germ
Is it wireless or USB?