Hello, I had to install Linux Lite on a new hard drive, but having trouble installing the software and drivers for my printer a Epson XP-245. If i go to the website below and fill in my printer details, and click the Printer Driver and Scanner Driver, i don`t know which version to download. Any help would be appreciated.
Quote:http://download.ebz.epson.net/dsc/search...archModule
 
Hello Derekg,
With LL 5.0, there is a new version of CUPS.
Have you try to install  your printer/Scanner WITHOUT drivers from Epson site ?
I use a XP-335 and I don't need to load drivers from Epson site and it works correctly under LL 5.0 ; on the test page it is specified "driver : drvless.ppd"
For scanner, don(t forget to stop firewall prior to start SANE.
 
Paul74, I installed LinuxLite 5.0 this afternoon, and cheers i`ll give that a go. Also i can`t get the scanner to scan.
 
Derekg,
In this case you will have some parameters to specify in ndifferent fils to get the scanner working !
In the directory /etc/sane.d :
1/ Modify the file  dll.conf and activate following lines :   
                                                            net
                                                            epson
                                                            epkowa
                                                            epson2
2/ Add or modify the file named  epkowa.conf to add scanner ip adress and port 1865 : (in the exemple below, it's my epkowa.conf file)
                                                            net 192.168.1.152 1865
                                                                  ----------------
                                                                  Replace by your printer ip adress
3/ Reboot the system and start Sane.
 
I have that file open on my screen, but how do i activate those lines ? And is this the other file i have to edit ?
Quote:# epson2.conf
#
# here are some examples for how to configure the EPSON2 backend
# SCSI
scsi EPSON
# for the GT-6500:
#scsi "EPSON SC"
# Parallel port
#pio 0x278
#pio 0x378
#pio 0x3BC
# USB
usb
# For libusb support for unknown scanners use the following command
# usb <vendor ID> <product ID>
# e.g.:
# usb 0x4b8 0x110
# Network
#
# net 192.168.1.123
net autodiscovery
 
1/ You vill have to edit the file "/etc/sane.d/dll.conf" and suppress the "#" for the lines containing :
    #net
    #epson
    #epson2
  and add a line to specify :
     epkowa
2/ Create the file  "/etc/sane.d/epkowa.conf" and specify :
     net aaa.bbb.c.d 1865
    Note : replace aaa.bbb.c.d by the ip adress of your printer, it's generally the form "192.168.1.nnn"
    To get printer adress :
     1/ Start your printer and wait to get it in ready mode
     2/ Use terminal and give the command      lpinfo -v | grep -P '://'
3/ Reboot your system
 
I have edited the file "/etc/sane.d/dll.conf and saved it.  How do i create a conf file ? And if i have to use su and password, it gives me 
Quote:su: Authentication failure
.
 
You need to use :
sudo gedit /etc/sane.d/dll.conf
and to specify your password when asked, be carefull, it's normal than the password doesn't appears !
And to create epkowa.conf :
sudo gedit /etc/sane.d/epkowa.conf
 
I tried what you said and get this.
Quote:sudo: gedit: command not found
 
Self explanatory. Gedit is not installed. Use sudo nano.
TC