Comment 36 for bug 569190
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| Chris (christophervb) wrote Re: epson printer won't print (Lucid) | #36 |
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Hi chaps,
Till, unfortunately I cannot tell you anything about the behaviour under Karmic because... (he said hiding his blushing face) I am a TOTAL noob to Linux, let alone Ubuntu. This time last week I hadn't even heard of the word Ubuntu but fortuitously and accidentally stumbled across Lucid the day after its official launch (last Friday) and it was love at first sight and two fingers up to Microsoft! Brilliant timing eh?! I run my business from my computer and after testing my requirements was ready to switch over hook, line and sinker from Windows to Ubuntu, however being unable to print is a dealbreaker since I clearly cannot run my business without being able to print! Hence my desperation to get this working. Coincidentally I'm picking up a new printer tomorrow, but that's an A3 printer... however you can bet that I checked first that it is supported by Lucid!
Anyway, yes when I successfully print out of Windows and send a doc to the printer 3 things happen... 1) the "Data" light on the printer flashes for a couple of seconds, then 2) you hear a little 'click' as an internal micro switch powers it into action, and lastly after a further pause 3) it prints. With Ubuntu I get the flashing data light like Nickpick does, but I don't get the click or the printing. The print manager however, seems to think that the document has printed. As far as the OS is concerned, it seems to think it's printing fine.
Till, would it help if I downloaded a Karmic CD and tried that?