(Gutenprint) can't select Epson Stylus DX4400

[Morbid]

See Screenshot with included description!

[phoudoin]

Seems related to localisation, but I've yet to figure the details...

[Morbid]

That was my first Idea, too! Tested with german and english on my PC and both the same result. Than i tried on my Uncles PC, also an Epson-Printer-Model (CX....), but there was no Problem.

[Morbid]

And on my Uncles PC are original Cartridges. So i expect: maybe the Refill-Cartridges in my Printer!?! But the Moment i didn't have original Cartridges for DX4400 Printer.

[Morbid]

On Screenshot2.png tried to select DX4400 and want to make a Test-Print via StyleEdit. The Printer shuts down and the Printstatus-Window stay on the screen.

[phoudoin]

I've changed my mind, and now suspect an USB string language issue. Could you attach an listusb -v and a listusb -v /dev/bus/usb/path/to/your/printer, to see if the strings are retrieved without issue by listusb tool?

[phoudoin]

Could be that your USB printer don't support 0 as default string descriptor language, and instead return the "Language Error" string instead. Is it an old USB printer?

[phoudoin]

Confirmed that the "Language Error" string is actually returned by the printer itself: ​http://www.sane-project.org/unsupported/epson-stylus-dx4450.html

[anevilyak]

Interestingly I don't see the printer listed at all in that output.

[phoudoin]

Indeed, no trace of your printer. Mostly because this printer needs to have a firmware loaded first to publish and behave like a fully working USB printer (or scanner, for that matter) :-(

​https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=77802]

[Morbid]

Sorry for waiting! Was a little confused! I'm new to Haiku! Where can i find /dev/bus/usb/? Is it under home, common or system folder?

[anevilyak]

/dev is its own top level directory, it's simply not shown in Tracker (since one normally doesn't need to care about it), but you can get to it in Terminal.

[Morbid]

Thanks! Will try it, and yes it's an old printer. Aprox. 5 or 6 Years old.

[Morbid]

Didn't seen a printer there! Btw to boot up Haiku i use an USB-Stick!

[Morbid]

Have to restart Haiku! Something was blocking the system! -> listusb -v /dev/bus/usb/0/1 in file Terminal_dev_bus_usb.

[phoudoin]

The "Language Error Language Error" is, as suspected, returned by your printer as manufacturer and product strings, hence the USB port name entry. Not a sexy port name indeed, but as we have no way to detect the descriptor string requests failed, we can't even fallback to USB IDs static table to find a better port name - a feature which is not yet implemented anyway ;-).

Anyway, this should not block the port actual usage, as that's just a naming issue. If you select this broken port name, does it actually print on it?

I will be really surprised if it does, as I fear that such printer actually needs a firmware to be loaded over USB first in order to do the job, and the unset string descriptor is just a symptom of that.

[Morbid]

No DX4400 did'nt print. New try with selecting in Gutenprint DX4450. Result was that the Printer starting to Print and after aprox. 3 seconds device was shutting down again!

[Morbid]

Cause of blocking Haiku was that i can't interrupt with STRG-ALT-DEL with force cancel Printer -Service. After restart Haiku holds the Printer-Task. The hole system hangs up so i had to restart again.

[Morbid]

Understand what you're meaning! Thanks for commitment and bye for now! Just one question at last: Are there plans to port CUPS to Haiku?

[Disreali]

There are two separate ports of CUPS for Haiku over on ​http://dev.osdrawer.net. No idea if either actually work.

[Morbid]

Thanks! I asked because i have another Printer (HP Deskjet D1460)that will not supported by Gutenprint. Getting a PPD-File from HP and copied it in the Cups-Folder under ZETA and it works.

[vidrep]

Can this be tested again with the latest Gutenprint drivers (5.2.11)?

[Morbid]

Sorry, can not be tested by me anymore because Epson DX4400 and HP Deskjet D1460 Printers are scraped. Thx.

[cocobean]

Please close this ticket. User no longer has the printers to test.

NOTE:
1. According to gutenprint forums, the Epson DX4400 is now supported.

2. HP D1460 - requires HPLIP (not supported by gutenprint)