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I have now just about completed my migration from WIndows to SAM. The only rmaining problem is the printer .. I have an Epson DX4400 all-in-one unit that worked fine in Windows.

I am not yet familiar with the way that Linux handles printing, but presumably I need an appropriate drive - I certainly need the printing and scanning software. Three questions spring immediately to mind ..

1. Are drivers/software available for this unit fo Linux (I couldn't find anything relevant on the Epson website) ?

2. If they are available, where can I get them?

3. How do I go about installing them? (as a total beginner to Linux I would appreciate fairly complete instructions - treat me as an idiot!)

Thanks

Please use synaptic with enabled section testing of ibiblio.org repo,
search for Epson and read the Packages - Descriptions , and see there:
http://sam.hipsurfer.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=68

I think this is good to becomes basics of know how to do with this Epson.

more comes in time

Please read this site and all .pdf files there, is this what for you?
I think the drivers for DX 4200 oder 4500 should work also with your AiO-Device.
http://www.avasys.jp/lx-bin2/linux_e/spc/DL2.do
it is passed, i make rpms for you and sam, the suggests rpm on this site, i not know, if works correctly under sam, so i will recompile and build rpm new.

Thanks for the replies guys.

I'm getting a little out of my depth here. I have both PIPS and CUPS installed, together with a driver for an Epson scx4450 (this is not my printer - I have a DX4400 - but the driver is supposed to cover both models, along with several others). This appears to work as I can print and have access to the printer's settings via CUPS.

However, I can't get the scanner function to work. When I run XSane I get an error "no devices available" when logged on either as a user or root.

Anyone got any further suggestions please?