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   Dbo78910 to All   
   Re: Mandriva 2010.2 et epson BX535WD en    
   13 Jun 12 17:27:03   
   
   From: dbolinux@free.fr   
      
   Hello,   
      
   I found the problem :   
   Ghostscript 8.71 does not work with this printer. I Install Ghostscript   
   8.70 and all is OK !   
   Thanks for all !   
      
   Le 23/04/2012 19:57, Jim Beard a écrit :   
   > On 04/23/2012 12:37 PM, Dbo78910 wrote:   
   >> Hello,   
   >>   
   >> As I didn't found any solution, i decided to uninstall Cups and   
   >> all the things associated ( urpme --auto-orphans ) , and   
   >> uninstall all things about epson.   
   >> Then I re-installed Cups. When i ran Cups, it found the network   
   >> printer, and install it easily. The driver was wrong, but the   
   >> printer had been installed and was able to print something.   
   >> Then I re-installed the drivers from Epson, and modified the   
   >> printer to be associated with the correct driver. And nothing can   
   >> be printed !!. I choose another driver, and it works again !!!   
   >> ==> the driver for the printer ( all-in-one ) BX535WD does not   
   >> work with Mandriva 2010.2 !!   
   >> Where can i find a correct driver for this printer ?   
   >   
   > This certainly sounds like a driver problem, and better a driver that   
   > works than one that should but does not.  Trial and error is all I can   
   > suggest.  Try drivers with similar names, and see what happens.   
   >   
   > When there are several drivers with similar names, the less fancy ones   
   > usually work with more printers.  The fancy stuff is where the driver is   
   > most likely to differ, and generate incompatibilities.  Whether you will   
   > be able to find a driver that will "do it all" is an open question.   
   >   
   > Cheers!   
   >   
   > jim b.   
   >   
      
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