Install printer driver for EPSON AcuLaser C1100 and M2000D

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websurfer83
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Install printer driver for EPSON AcuLaser C1100 and M2000D

Post by websurfer83 » 2014/05/08 08:07:22

Hello everyone,

this is my first post in your forum. I'm not only new to the forum, I'm also new to CentOS.

I installed CentOS 5.10 (32 bit) on my Pentium 4 with 1,5 GB RAM. Recently I used Windows Server 2003...

I have to say that CentOS works really fine on this old machine and I had no problems to install all the programs and services that I need.

But now I need your help:
I have two network printers here, the EPSON AcuLaser C1100 and the EPSON AcuLaser M2000D. I would like to use this printers with CentOS, but there are no drivers in the pre-installed system. From Windows I'm directly printing to the IP adress (it's called "Standard TCP/IP-Port" with LPR protocol).

At the Epson web site I found two Linux drivers for the C1100:
AcuLaser C1100 for CUPS
AcuLaser C1100 for LPRng

For the M2000 there is only one driver:
EPSON PPD File for CUPS

(the drivers can be found here: http://download.ebz.epson.net/dsc/searc ... ch/?OSC=LX)

Now I need your help:
Which is the right driver for me?

What do I have to install the driver? How do I have to configure the driver that I can print on the IP adress of each printer?

It would be really nice if somebody could tell me step by step what I have to do...

Thanks and bye
websurfer83.

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Re: Install printer driver for EPSON AcuLaser C1100 and M200

Post by websurfer83 » 2014/05/17 10:03:45

Is there really nobody who can help me???

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Re: Install printer driver for EPSON AcuLaser C1100 and M200

Post by websurfer83 » 2014/05/21 14:46:59

Nobody wanted to help me, so I've done it on my own and it works now.

Here is the solution:
For the AcuLaser M2000 it is very easy: For this printer I installed the Generic PCL5e driver, because the printer knows this language. It works really fine, even the duplex print is no problem. I can print directly on the IP adress, using the URL "lpd://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx".

The AcuLaser C1100 needs the driver from the Epson page, there are two files needed:
1. Epson-ALC1100-filter-1.2-0.i386.rpm
2. Epson-ALC1100-filter-cups-1.2-0.i386.rpm

But first of all, I had to follow these instructions to install libstdc++.so.5:
viewtopic.php?t=10693

Then I had to install the two files above and now it's working.

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Re: Install printer driver for EPSON AcuLaser C1100 and M200

Post by gerald_clark » 2014/05/21 14:54:54

It is more likely that nobody who read your post is using those printers than "Nobody wanted to help me".

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Re: Install printer driver for EPSON AcuLaser C1100 and M200

Post by websurfer83 » 2014/05/21 16:07:13

gerald_clark wrote:It is more likely that nobody who read your post is using those printers than "Nobody wanted to help me".
Okay, this could be a reason, too.

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Re: Install printer driver for EPSON AcuLaser C1100 and M200

Post by TrevorH » 2014/05/21 17:36:35

That plus making printers work is usually a case of poke'n'hope and trying various things until it works. Most of which can only be done by the user with the printer in front of them :-(
The future appears to be RHEL or Debian. I think I'm going Debian.
Info for USB installs on http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/InstallFromUSBkey
CentOS 5 and 6 are deadest, do not use them.
Use the FAQ Luke

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