Install both rpm's for printer and scanner then do the following to get the scanner working.
PCLinnuxOS Instructions:
su
password
navigate to the rpm files
rpm -ihv pipslite*.rpm
rpm -ihv iscan*.rpm
kwrite /etc/sane.d/epkowa.conf
add:
usb 0x04b8 0x0839
and commented out:
SCSI EPSON
kwrite /etc/udev/rules.d/70-libsane.rules
Add:
# Epson DX-8400
SYSFS{idVendor}=="04b8", SYSFS{idProduct}=="0839", MODE="664", GROUP="scanner"
One other thing all scanners in udev rules file have MODE=='660' should I modify the above line.
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Hallo Dai!
Your acount has a groupmember in usb, saned, lp and lpadmin, if you add this groups to your user, and the printer is not configurable with printerdrake, then add a new group
(to do this as root) and give this memberrights on all from this groups.
Otherwise, your scanner is working and just the printing are not working, then you can search and tested this from there:
http://www.turboprint.info/
If your printer is comment in /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist then uncomment this with # and
rebooted your system. Now probe the functions and corrected your changes.
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that's right scanner is working.
The printer is not working.
The drivers are installed but they are not in printdrake. Is there any place I need to look to sort out printing not scannning then let me know.
Same question as in pclos forum. Do I need to go through control panel to set up printer, if I installed the driver. Iif so, I need a way to get the driver to show in the list. how do I do this? The print driver is installed but not showing.
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Did you do what Onkel Ho has suggested. Please tell us, if you are member of the print group, if the printer is blacklisted and so on.
Greetz
Yogibaer
You also could try to install your printer using cups. Enter in your browser
and try to add yours.
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no printer dx8400 in cups. So can give me instructions to find out if I'm a member of the print group etc. fairly new to linux. Why would I be blacklisted in the first place. XUbuntu in Virtualbox I had more trouble with the scanner than printer. Printer installed off the driver straight away.
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this is the extent of my knowledge of working with groups
[root@localhost dai]# id dai
uid=501(dai) gid=501(dai) groups=501(dai)
[root@localhost dai]# cat /etc/group
root:x:0:
bin:x:1:
daemon:x:2:messagebus,haldaemon
sys:x:3:
adm:x:4:
tty:x:5:
disk:x:6:
lp:x:7:
mem:x:8:
kmem:x:9:
wheel:x:10:
mail:x:12:
news:x:13:
uucp:x:14:
man:x:15:
floppy:x:19:
games:x:20:
tape:x:21:
cdrom:x:22:
utmp:x:24:
usb:x:43:saned
cdwriter:x:80:saned
audio:x:81:
video:x:82:
users:x:100:
nogroup:x:65534:
rpm:x:101:
vcsa:x:69:
xgrp:x:102:xfs,gdm
ntools:x:103:
ctools:x:104:
messagebus:x:70:
avahi:x:71:
haldaemon:x:72:
xfs:x:73:
lpadmin:x:105:
saned:x:74:
ntp:x:75:
slocate:x:106:
gdm:x:76:
rpc:x:77:
rpcuser:x:78:
partimag:x:107:
named:x:108:
dai:x:501:
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Search on your computer for the file blacklist and open it. I know it for WLAN-adapters, not for printer, but who knows.
Greetz
Yogibaer
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/usr/lib/perl5/i386-linux/auto/POSIX/fprintf.al
/usr/lib/perl5/i386-linux/auto/POSIX/vfprintf.al
/usr/bin/ps2pdfpress
# NOTE: Derived from ../../lib/POSIX.pm.
# Changes made here will be lost when autosplit is run again.
# See AutoSplit.pm.
package POSIX;
#line 257 "../../lib/POSIX.pm (autosplit into ../../lib/auto/POSIX/fprintf.al)"
sub fprintf {
unimpl "fprintf() is C-specific--use printf instead";
}
# NOTE: Derived from ../../lib/POSIX.pm.
# Changes made here will be lost when autosplit is run again.
# See AutoSplit.pm.
package POSIX;
#line 386 "../../lib/POSIX.pm (autosplit into ../../lib/auto/POSIX/vfprintf.al)"
sub vfprintf {
unimpl "vfprintf() is C-specific";
}
# end of POSIX::vfprintf
1;
# end of POSIX::fprintf
1;
Not sure what all this means so any help wil appreceated.
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added my self to lpadmin/usb etc to my groups still no joy on the printer
[dai@localhost ~]$ cat /etc/group
root:x:0:
bin:x:1:
daemon:x:2:messagebus,haldaemon
sys:x:3:
adm:x:4:
tty:x:5:
disk:x:6:
lp:x:7
ai
mem:x:8:
kmem:x:9:
wheel:x:10:
mail:x:12:
news:x:13:
uucp:x:14:
man:x:15:
floppy:x:19:
games:x:20:
tape:x:21:
cdrom:x:22:
utmp:x:24:
usb:x:43:saned,dai
cdwriter:x:80:saned
audio:x:81:
video:x:82:
users:x:100:
nogroup:x:65534:
rpm:x:101:
vcsa:x:69:
xgrp:x:102:xfs,gdm
ntools:x:103:
ctools:x:104:
messagebus:x:70:
avahi:x:71:
haldaemon:x:72:
xfs:x:73:
lpadmin:x:105ai
saned:x:74ai
ntp:x:75:
slocate:x:106:
gdm:x:76:
rpc:x:77:
rpcuser:x:78:
partimag:x:107:
named:x:108:
dai:x:501:
[dai@localhost ~]$
[dai@localhost ~]$
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got the drivers from here:
http://www.avasys.jp/lx-bin2/linux_e/spc/DL1.do
Install both rpm's for printer and scanner then do the following to get the scanner working.
PCLinuxOS Instructions:
su
password
navigate to the rpm files
rpm -ihv pipslite*.rpm
rpm -ihv iscan*.rpm
kwrite /etc/sane.d/epkowa.conf
add:
usb 0x04b8 0x0839
and commented out:
SCSI EPSON
kwrite /etc/udev/rules.d/70-libsane.rules
Add:
# Epson DX-8400
SYSFS{idVendor}=="04b8", SYSFS{idProduct}=="0839", MODE="664", GROUP="scanner"
Reboot and all is well. Kooka, xsane, and everything else works swimmingly.
this worked for me.
When it came time to pick the printer from the printer database I used the DX4800 as the proper driver is not there.
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update you will need to install the ppd file to get the printer to work.
not sure on how it is done in Sam as I don't have Sam in the virtual machine at the moment. here is how it is done for Ubuntu (movie on it). The process will give you an idea of where to look for the ppd file in Sam.
http://dai-videotutes.blogspot.com/2008/...buntu.html