Struggling with new Epson allinone

[Tony Pursell]

On Fri, 2011-06-24 at 12:23 +0200, Leo Noordhuizen wrote:
> I have used THAT driver...

Sorry, I wasn't implying that you were not using it.  I just wanted to
be sure.

I have looked for some specification of what this driver provides and
cannot find any. 

> It is quite odd: When I change 'One-sided' in 'two-sided' in
> printer-properties/job options and 'Apply', the value is changed back
> to One-sided.
> Does this suggest something wrong in my configuration ? 
> 

I use a HP printer with the standard HPLIP driver and it offers me
options, like duplex printing, that my printer just does not have.  If
you run

lpoptions -l

you will get a list from CUPS of options that the printer driver
(purports) to support and what the current defaults are (with an
asterisk).  If duplex printing is not listed, you can be pretty sure it
is not available.  But, from my experience, the converse is not always
true.

There is a message board on the Avasys site.  You could try asking about
your problems there.

 
> 
> Leo Noordhuizen
> 
> On Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 1:30 AM, Tony Pursell
> <ajp at princeswalk.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:
>         On Thu, 2011-06-23 at 18:01 -0500, Alex wrote:
>         > On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 5:46 PM, Leo Noordhuizen
>         > <leo.noordhuizen at gmail.com> wrote:
>         > > Recentluy I bought a Epson Stylus Office BX525WD
>         All-in-One printer/scanner
>         > > as a replacement of my separate printer (Canon) and
>         scanner (HP).
>         > > I chose Epson because I had read comments that the support
>         for Epson is
>         > > better as that fro Canon printers. The Canon worked 'ok'
>         but under Linux
>         > > lacked a number of features available in the printer.
>         > > Sadly the struggle seems not to be over.
>         > > Printerdriver software was automatically loaded and seemed
>         to be great;
>         > > software to use the scanner I had to grab in 3 parts from
>         the Epson website,
>         > > guessing what software I would need, but at last it works.
>         > > The problem however is that the printer seems to insist on
>         printing EVERY
>         > > simple print in the highest resolution, resulting in slow
>         speed and wasted
>         > > precious ink.
>         > > On top of that the duplex function to print double-sided
>         (one of my
>         > > requirements) doesnt work either. (To be expected if the
>         damn printer thinsk
>         > > its printing a photo)
>         > > I look forward hearing any suggestions.
>         > > Thanks in advance ,
>         > > Leo Noordhuizen - Eindhoven
>         >
>         > As far as I know (I may be incorrect), the highest-quality
>         setting on
>         > most printers uses no more ink than Normal, it just prints
>         much
>         > slower.
>         >
>         
>         
>         Head over to this page
>         
>         http://www.openprinting.org/printer/Epson/Epson-BX525WD_Series
>         
>         to see if you have the best driver.
>