[ale] Any Epson photo1280 users?

[George Johnson]

WHile we are at it, has anyone figured out how to get a Epson CX6400
to work with Linux?  Got it to print gibberish and that is it and the
scanner will not work at all.

gj


On Sun, 10 Oct 2004 20:22:33 -0500 (EST), John Mills
<johnmills at speakeasy.net> wrote:
> ALErs -
> 
> I just got an Epson 1280 ink-jet printer at a garage sale. I haven't had
> much luck getting quality prints out of if from Linux, though my old Epson
> 740i gives quite good results (after several months' flailing). I use
> lpRNG and the GIMPrint driver for both. Generally I'm printing from GIMP.
> I get mediocre colors and unless, I choose unidirectonal printing, nasty
> grid patterns on my prints.
> 
> It prints very well from MsWin using the manufacturer's drivers and the
> copy of Photoshop 'Elements' I got with the printer.
> 
> Anyone using this printer for "photo quality" work [whatever that means!]
> from Linux?
> 
> What options, drivers, and media work well for you?
> 
> TIA.
>  - John Mills
>    john.m.mills at alum.mit.edu
> 
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