I have this printer and just upgraded to 11.1 from 10.0. I had the printer configured in 10.0 but can’t find the legacy driver. LLP does not list it. Epson contracted with Avasys to provide linux drivers for some of their printerrs. However, the site appears to be inaccessible.
Can someone point me to the driver or, otherwise, explain how to set-up in CUPS. Gutenberg Print is like reading Greek. The simpler the better.
brook dot jim at gmail dot com
On Fri May 15 2009 03:26 pm, jimbrook wrote:
>
> I have this printer and just upgraded to 11.1 from 10.0. I had the
> printer configured in 10.0 but can’t find the legacy driver. LLP does
> not list it. Epson contracted with Avasys to provide linux drivers for
> some of their printerrs. However, the site appears to be inaccessible.
>
> Can someone point me to the driver or, otherwise, explain how to set-up
> in CUPS. Gutenberg Print is like reading Greek. The simpler the
> better.
>
> brook dot jim at gmail dot com
>
>
jimbrook;
Have you checked here:
http://openprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=Epson-Stylus_CX4800
You will find links to the rpm(s) and install instructions.
–
P. V.
“We’re all in this together, I’m pulling for you.” Red Green
as PV points out,
you need to know if you are using 32bit or 64bit Suse;
and know what Suse uses LSB 3.1 and that it uses the rpm files
right-click on the file you have downloaded; select install with file manager (or whatever the title is): that opens YaST; that should save you
and another option
Download*All-in-Ones [AVASYS CORPORATION]](http://www.avasys.jp/lx-bin2/linux_e/spc/DL1.do)
let us know how you get along
Thanks for the help. I will try the solutions and post results. Epson produces some excellent imaging products. Too bad they don’t see the Linux potential.
I’m running 32bit SuSE. To what does LSB 3.1 refer? --jim
Okay, I found “The Free Standards Group (FSG) will unveil Linux Standard Base 3.1” You were telling me that Suse adheres to the standard; right?
With the Gutenprint driver, do I configure for CUPS?
I was just pointing that OpenSuse uses LSB 3.1 and if you install a driver that uses LSB 3.2 it will not work (I fear) so I just say: use 3.1
so Suse users need LSB 3.1rpm in the appropriate 32bit or 64bit format
You ask
With the Gutenprint driver, do I configure for CUPS
As I understand it, you install the Gutenprint driver; then that is all done and dusted; then:
if you go to CUPS:
you can then check if the printer is already installed; and edit the entry as you wish; … so you don’t configure FOR the CUPS I would feel … happy to be corrected
Wow – this printer driver problem is no better. Gutenprint driver for Epson Stylus cx4800 will not install due to dependency problems with Gutenprint-devel in Yast package (11.1). Driver install does not recognize that Gutenprint is LSB 3.1 and Gutenprint-devel doesn’t want to cooperate with driver build on legacy package (5.0.1). It’s beyond me.
Avasys (where I got the earlier driver for the 10.0 Suse install) will not connect. It’s as though the website has limited data throughput capacity. It sometimes connects. More often, it times out. Impossible to download a driver.
Suse and Epson’s acrimonious relationship has me SOL. Any ideas?
so did you download the Gutenprint LSB 3.1 32bit rpm version?
Did you try to install it with terminal or YaST?
Here is an abbreviated Yast screen:
"Package /home/desktop/gutenprint-5.01-1lsb 3.1 i.486 rpm could not be installed…
Failed dependencies: gutenprint = 5.0.2 is needed by installed gutenprint–devel-5.02-2.12.i586"
Now, I intalled the gutenprint-devel package. I did not install the gutenprint library. I’ll go back and try that if you recommend…
Scratch that – I do have the gutenprint drivers for cups installed; same version as the gutenprint-devel.
As the YaST failed dependency screen reads, do I need to delete the existing gutenprint an retro to an earlier version? That doesn’t make sense.
If you told us; what YaST is telling you, there is slightly more chance we might be able to help you
Here is an abbreviated Yast screen:
"Package /home/desktop/gutenprint-5.01-1lsb 3.1 i.486 rpm could not be installed…
Failed dependencies: gutenprint = 5.0.2 is needed by installed gutenprint–devel-5.02-2.12.i586"
You probably have gutenprint-5.0.2-xxx installed (along with corresponding devel package). You can do
rpm -qa |grep guten
to confirm. Thats why the package manager is objecting to trying to install earlier version.
Are you sure your CX4800 printer not already supported with included gutenprint drivers? (I see the model in my list). Try pluging in in and turning printer on. Then, as explained earlier, try configuring with CUPS interface:
Click ‘Find New Printers’ and follow instructions from there.
lsusb shows the Printer install:
Bus 004 Device 007: ID 04b8:0819 Seiko Epson Corp. Stylus CX4700/CX4800/DX4800 (PX-A750)
Bus 004 Device 006: ID 050d:0304 Belkin Components
Bus 004 Device 005: ID 046d:c016 Logitech, Inc. M-UV69a/HP M-UV96 Optical WheelMouse
Bus 004 Device 003: ID 05e3:0605 Genesys Logic, Inc. USB 2.0 Hub [ednet]
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 058f:9360 Alcor Micro Corp. 8-in-1 Media Card Reader
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0566:3002 Monterey International Corp.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
…and…
rpm -qa |grep guten returns
gutenprint-5.0.2-2.12
gutenprint-devel-5.0.2-2.12
…okay… I’m an idiot… I configured it and it print perfectly under Gutenprint. Sorry for the angst. If the avasys site every comes back up can I also install the PPD file and choose the option?
Thanks for the help and patience.
… now on to setting up scanning…
jim
nobody is an idiot; there are useful lessons to be learnt:
just spell out what you did that worked;
and then it is a very useful lesson for others coming after you;
to follow; and you can keep an eye on the forum and help others coming through
Thanks for the update. At least you learned something. 
The gutenprint-5.0.2-2.12 package for openSUSE 11.1 contains support for (700+ printers IIRC including the CX4800) listed here:
Novell: openSUSE 11.1 for x86: gutenprint
For others benefit: I have an Epson CX5500 printer at home for which there was no model-specific driver, however a simple google (and some experimentation) revealed the CX3800 driver was ok to use. So often, it is not necessary to resort to trying to update the gutenprint package.