I’ve got 11.3 Gnome on my lenovo desktop and I’m trying to connect an Epson Workforce 610 via a wired network. I installed the driver from AVASYS and Linux Standard Base in accordance with instructions. The printer is found on the network but I still can’t print. Help!
Hi jsragman
Welcome to the forums!
- Can you ping your network printer ok?
If you can, then proceed to the next step. If not, it will be necessary to focus on network connectivity first.
- Does the printer show up correctly in CUPS http config interface? Open your preferred browser and navigate to
(FYI: Sometimes, it may be necessary to try other drivers for a given model too, but we’ll worry about that later when other possible issues have been eliminated).
Post back with your results. 
From there you should be able see your configured printer. Can you print a test page ok?
Hi deano_ferrari,
Thanks for getting back to me. I know what “ping” means but don’t know how to do it. I went to the CUPS page and under the printers tab it says:
Search in Printers:
Showing 1 of 1 printer.
▼ Queue Name ▼ Description Location Make and Model Status
Epson-WorkForce-610 Epson WorkForce 610 Epson WorkForce 610, Photo Image Print System Lite Idle - “Connecting to printer…”
So it sees the printer I think.
Under the administration tab it says this:
Server
Server Settings:
Advanced 
(checked) Show printers shared by other systems
(checked) Share printers connected to this system
Allow printing from the Internet
Allow remote administration
Use Kerberos authentication (FAQ)
(checked) Allow users to cancel any job (not just their own)
Save debugging information for troubleshooting
This may be getting too far ahead but according to the printer’s status sheet it obtains IP address automatically. Will this be an issue later? Also this thing has a scanner. But I know it’s one thing at a time.
Thanks
I think I figured out ping. In the terminal I typed and got
chris@linux-2joc:~> ping 192.168.15.104
PING 192.168.15.104 (192.168.15.104) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 192.168.15.104: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=1.97 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.15.104: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=0.414 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.15.104: icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=0.431 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.15.104: icmp_seq=4 ttl=64 time=0.440 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.15.104: icmp_seq=5 ttl=64 time=0.425 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.15.104: icmp_seq=6 ttl=64 time=0.418 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.15.104: icmp_seq=7 ttl=64 time=0.412 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.15.104: icmp_seq=8 ttl=64 time=0.408 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.15.104: icmp_seq=9 ttl=64 time=0.404 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.15.104: icmp_seq=10 ttl=64 time=0.407 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.15.104: icmp_seq=11 ttl=64 time=0.409 ms
However, I wouldn’t quit. I had to X out of the terminal. I’m by no means I linux pro here.
Its better to set the printer with a static IP address. If you have all this connected via an adsl router (or similar), then it is sensible to choose an address within the correct subnet, but outside the dhcp server range. So, this might take some configuration of your router first (if applicable), then make sure the printer is using a valid stati IP address.
For example, if you had configured your printer with 192.168.1.5, then you could ping it from your computer with
ping 192.168.1.5
Once you’ve got this far, then we can check your cups printer configuration. It may be helpful to post the output of
cat /etc/cups/printers.conf
at this point, so we can get an idea of how it is configured.
This might give you some prompting on this topic
Setup CUPS (Common UNIX Printing System) Server and Client in Debian
but don’t let it confuse you. It contains more thn you need to be aware of.
I think I figured out ping. In the terminal I typed and got
chris@linux-2joc:~> ping 192.168.15.104
PING 192.168.15.104 (192.168.15.104) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 192.168.15.104: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=1.97 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.15.104: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=0.414 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.15.104: icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=0.431 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.15.104: icmp_seq=4 ttl=64 time=0.440 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.15.104: icmp_seq=5 ttl=64 time=0.425 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.15.104: icmp_seq=6 ttl=64 time=0.418 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.15.104: icmp_seq=7 ttl=64 time=0.412 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.15.104: icmp_seq=8 ttl=64 time=0.408 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.15.104: icmp_seq=9 ttl=64 time=0.404 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.15.104: icmp_seq=10 ttl=64 time=0.407 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.15.104: icmp_seq=11 ttl=64 time=0.409 msHowever, I wouldn’t quit. I had to X out of the terminal. I’m by no means I linux pro here.
CTRL-C can be used to quit from live pinging. Is 192.168.15.104 your printers static IP address?
This reference may also be useful:
I got the printer working. What I did was reload openSUSE (twice) with the printer off. Then I downloaded the package from AVASYS, then turned the printer on and connected via network. Reloading SUSE was a bit extreme but I couldn’t figure out which RPMs to delete etc. anyway I was able to print a test page. This new info popped up in the box:
Location: 192.168.15.104:515
Device URL: lpd://192.168.15.104:515/PASSTHRU
That wasn’t there before. anyway it works. i think the secret was installing the packages with the printer off first.
now it’s on to the scanner. I downloaded the drivers but when i try to install them i get this message:
[PK_TMP_DIR|dir:///var/tmp/TmpDir.3dbQe6] Repository already exists.
and then
failed to install file: [PK_TMP_DIR|dir:///var/tmp/TmpDir.3dbQe6] Repository already exists.
but i can’t find where it exists, or why it matters.
That was extreme! Anyway, you finally got there!
I downloaded the drivers but when i try to install them i get this message:
[PK_TMP_DIR|dir:///var/tmp/TmpDir.3dbQe6] Repository already exists.
and then
failed to install file: [PK_TMP_DIR|dir:///var/tmp/TmpDir.3dbQe6] Repository already exists.
but i can’t find where it exists, or why it matters.
This thread will help with that problem
Be careful with the zypper commands, otherwise you may delete the wrong repository entry.
zypper lr -d
will list your configured repos. Hope this provides enough info to get that problem sorted. 
This zypper cheat sheet may be helpful to you. (Print it out on a bit of tree now that you’ve got the printer sorted).
Try installing the scanner packages after that. If you’re still having problems, I suggest you start a new thread with a suitably descriptive title. Good luck.
Thanks for the zypper info. I got the scanner working after using zypper and editing the config file. I don’t like the way I had to make it work though. As I understand it IP addresses are assigned dynamically (randomly) If I unplug my stuff or loose power will I have to reconfigure all of this stuff? I appreciate the help. I need to take a class on this stuff.
Thanks for the zypper info. I got the scanner working after using zypper and editing the config file.
Glad to have been of help.
As I understand it IP addresses are assigned dynamically (randomly) If I unplug my stuff or loose power will I have to reconfigure all of this stuff? I appreciate the help. I need to take a class on this stuff.
If your printer IP address is still assigned dynamically, then yes, this could be a problem, although quite often routers assign these based on MAC addresses (although not a guaranteed system), so I would look at assigning a static printer IP when you get a chance. Take your time - I find the best learning takes place when you have a real need or problem that needs to be solved.