[lug] Help needed configuring an Epson Photo 890 under SuSE 7.2

[Hugh Brown]

www.linuxprinting.org not only has a compatibility database but also
lists how to get a printer working if it is supported.

Hugh

On Sat, 2001-11-17 at 22:32, Rob Osterburg wrote:
> I just bought an Epson Stylus Photo 890. Although the linux hardware database 
> had good things to say about 890 and Epson ink-jets in general, it is NOT 
> listed in SuSE 7.2's printer installation tool (i.e., yast2 / printer).  I 
> ended up using their generic "Epson Photo" configuration.  The test page page 
> printed but was entirely black and white even the color section.  
> 
> Anyway, what I want to do is print some digital images using Gimp.  From a 
> few Google searches it appears there to be a way to print from Gimp to a 890 
> under SuSE 7.2. If anyone has an suggestions on how to accomplish this, I 
> would really appreciate hearing them.   I did not found anything on point in 
> the support database but I'll keep looking.  
> 
> Thanks, Rob
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