[wellylug] Epson printer under Linux

[Mark Foster]

It seems from a quick google that Mandrake has the driver built in:

http://lists.slug.org.au/archives/slug/2004/03/msg00165.html

> Stuff it I 'll try it under Mandrake, I choose an Epson as they are 
supported
> well under Linux.  Ran Printdrake 60 seconds later it have found the 
printer
> but it did not know what driver to use.  Selected Epson C42UX, it
> autocofigured the apps to use the new printer.  Total time under 2 mins.

Also of potential interest

http://www.linuxprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=Epson-Stylus_C42UX

http://www.linuxcompatible.org/cdetail12455.html

Seems to be a good few clues there.

Mark.

On Thu, 11 Aug 2005, John Durham wrote:

> My old printer died today, so I bought an Epson C45. The drivers
> supplied were Windows, but I need it to run from the Linux system. My
> online searces suggest that the driver for a C42UX will work.
>
> After an hour of trying to find it (driverguide was no help), every page
> seeming to offer help just digresses onto something else unhelpful.
>
> Does anyone have a copy of the driver that could be emailed?
>
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