[SOLVED] EPSON Stylus SX210

[mauro]

My all in one printer doesn't work. I used "Mageia Control Center - Hardware" to configure it, but when I try to print a test page, it prints only a line and then stops, ejecting all the paper in the tray. I tried to install epson driver (http://download.ebz.epson.net), but I'm not sure I followed the right pattern.
Did someone have the same problem (and managed to find a solution)?

[doktor5000]

Could you please post the contents of /var/log/cups/error_log and /etc/cups/printers.conf?
Also seems this printer is only supported by the driver from epson.
Could you please post what you have done so far to try to install that driver?

Normally you only need to install the lsb-release package from the Mageia repositories,
and then install the epson print driver rpm, turn the printer on and plug it to you box and add
the printer via cups web frontend at http://127.0.0.1:631/

[mauro]

I forgot to tell you I'm using mageia 1 x86_64.

/var/log/cups/error_log is too long for the numbers of characters allowed in a message (sorry, but it's the first time I try to write in a forum, so I'm finding some difficulties... )

/etc/cups/printers.conf :

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# Printer configuration file for CUPS v1.4.6
# Written by cupsd on 2012-02-23 17:45
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE WHEN CUPSD IS RUNNING
<DefaultPrinter EPSON-Epson-Stylus-SX210>
Info EPSON Epson Stylus SX210
Location localhost
MakeModel Epson Stylus SX210 - CUPS+Gutenprint v5.2.6 Simplified
DeviceURI usb://EPSON/Stylus%20SX210
State Idle
StateTime 1330015528
Type 8388612
Filter */* 0 /etc/cups/interfaces/EPSON-Epson-Stylus-SX210
Accepting Yes
Shared No
JobSheets none none
QuotaPeriod 0
PageLimit 0
KLimit 0
OpPolicy default
ErrorPolicy stop-printer
</Printer>



lsb-release is already installed. I used the driver suggested by the os and then installed the epson print driver (epson-inkjet-printer-escpr-1.1.1-1lsb3.2.x86_64.rpm); none of them seems to work.
I hope this can help you to understand the problem.

Thank you for your help.

[doktor5000]

Just installing the driver does not do anything by itself, at least not for the epson drivers.
Looking at your /etc/cups/printers.conf it shows that you're currently using the gutenprint driver,
which comes with Mageias default printer drivers.
Remove your current printer via cups web frontend at http://127.0.0.1:631/ and then try to add it back
(on the Management tab) and please post the list of printers it offers you there.

[mauro]

Yes, I noticed the gutenprint driver, but I didn't know how to change it.
I deleted the printer using cups, then I added it again using the ppd included in the rpm file.
Now I have:

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# Printer configuration file for CUPS v1.4.6
# Written by cupsd on 2012-02-23 18:38
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE WHEN CUPSD IS RUNNING
<DefaultPrinter Epson_Stylus_SX210>
Info Epson Stylus SX210
Location Stampante locale
MakeModel Epson Stylus SX210 - epson-inkjet-printer-escpr 1.1.1-1lsb3.2 (Seiko Epson Corporation LSB 3.2)
DeviceURI usb://EPSON/Stylus%20SX210
State Idle
StateTime 1330018083
Type 4108
Filter application/vnd.cups-raw 0 -
Filter application/vnd.cups-raster 0 /opt/epson-inkjet-printer-escpr/cups/lib/filter/epson-escpr-wrapper
Accepting Yes
Shared No
JobSheets none none
QuotaPeriod 0
PageLimit 0
KLimit 0
AllowUser mauro
AllowUser root
OpPolicy default
ErrorPolicy stop-printer
</Printer>



I printed a test page via cups, but I can't do anything else.

[mauro]

... and I added myself and root user to the list of allowed users... nothing changed...

[mauro]

Printing a pdf document, I get a sheet full of strange characters (headers of the file, i guess).

[doktor5000]

I printed a test page via cups, but I can't do anything else.

What about the test page, did it come out OK? Also please do the following as user in a terminal:

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cp /var/log/cups/error_log ~/error_log.txt

And then please attach (below the forum editor, there's a tab "Upload attachment") the ~/error_log.txt

[mauro]

Yes, the test page was OK.
I attach the ~/error_log.txt, as you requested.

(Thank you for your patience.)

[mauro]

I decided to use Mageia as my only operating system; besides, I thought it would have been interesting to try again installing the printer in a "clean" environment... so I re-installed the system on my hd and carefully studied the documentation provided by Epson.

1. I installed the epson driver
2. I installed cups (and restarted it, but maybe you don't need this)
3. I connected the printer
4. I connected to the cups server and added my printer, browsing to find ppd in the rpm file

and now the printer works!

I don't know if this is considered a solution, so I'll wait writing "solved".
At any rate, thank you, doktor5000! (you spent a lot of time helping me )

[doktor5000]

Well if it works, then it's solved