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Neil Winchurst wrote: > On Sat, 4 Nov 2006 10:46:23 +0000 > David Bell <grimpen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > >> On Saturday 04 November 2006 09:26, Neil Winchurst wrote: >> >>> Now that I have moved over to Kubuntu I can't find any utilities for >>> doing the same. If, or rather when, some of the colours in my printer >>> cartridge get clogged I am going to have a problem. Can anyone point me >>> in the right direction? My printer is an Epson Photo 810. >>> >> apt-get install escputil :) >> >> > I have tried that but without success. Further searching and I have > found System Settings > Printers > Printer (icon on the tool > bar) Printer tools > Epson Inkjet (in admin mode). > > There I find the tools I am looking for. However when I try to use one > I get the error 'Unsupported connection type:epson'. At the top of this > window it says Printer: Default (which is the name I gave to it) > Device: epson:/dev/lp0. > > I have checked and there is a /dev/lp0 file, which is empty. > When I ask for a test print it comes out just fine. I have only the one > printer and just the one computer. > > There is a 'use direct connection' button but clicking on that makes > no difference. I just don't know what it is looking for, but I will > surely need these utilities soon. Can anyone help please? I am using > kubuntu edgy, by the way. > > Thanks > Neil Winchurst > Have you got the printer working doing basic tasks such as printing documents? Is it a parallel or USB printer? With my Epson Stylus Photo R200 I was using Guttenprint 5, it might be work looking to see if you can use this instead? Rob -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html