[cups.general] can't set up Belkin wireless print server

[Michael Sweet]

On Feb 5, 2010, at 8:55 AM, Adam Hardy wrote:

>>>> Well, it looks like the print server is accepting a lot of print =
>> data, =3D
>>>> but the printer isn't responding.  What kind of printer was this?
>>> =20
>>> It's an Epson Stylus Photo P50. I selected the generic driver "Epson =
>> Stylus Photo - CUPS+Gutenprint v5.0.2" - could that be the issue?
>> 
>> Yes, because it's actually not a generic driver.  The original Epson =
>> Stylus Photo printer had no model number (and the follow-on model was =
>> the Photo EX), which used a different command set and has completely =
>> different capabilities.
> 
> Aha. That'll teach me for jumping to conclusions.
> 
> Since there's no mention of Epson P50 on this site, nor on linuxprinting.org, nor is there anything coming up on google that looks hopeful, I assume I'm up a gumtree then as far this printer goes - or is there actually a potential generic driver I could use? (Not that I saw anything in google for that either).

Best thing to do is ask the Gutenprint folks (of whom I am an occasional developer, but Robert Krawitz is the guy that'll have the answer...) about support for the P50 - there might be another compatible driver you can try...

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Michael Sweet, Senior Printing System Engineer