new in linux hellp

[new_bie]

i ha ve problem
1. epson c45 is detected by suse 10.0 but "not configured" in printer information how do i configure this printer??
2. i changed the driver to epson c44ux,in tes print ok(photo and text tes print), but the problem when i try to print picture from GIMP,Inkscape,draw ,the printouts is garbage, like black square print , or the printouts is text only until stop after 3 or 4 pages in Gimp.., but in open office writer is ok.

please help me so can print picture perfect like in windows
im new in linux so explain step by step , because i dont know how to use console,.

[the bassinvader]

Do some research on your printer. If a driver isn't in the list the printer probably uses the print engine from another printer and your system will often have the driver for that print engine.

eg Epson dx4000 uses the C66 print engine

If you use another driver text may print but photos will be a mess!

[new_bie]

information : linux suse 10.0
printer epson c45
i mean can i configure epson c45 that "not configured yet" in suse
or simply.. how do i can print picture in linux suse 10.0 with my epson c45..
(i tried to use driver c44ux when test print the result is good but when trying to print picture in graphis program like GIMP, inkscape ,the result is bad )

[the bassinvader]

The driver for the C42UX does a fairly good job on the C45, not quite as good as the correct driver.
To get the correct C45 driver go to http://gimp-print.sourceforge.net/and install Gutenprint 5.0 or the newest available version. With this the printer should work perfectly.

[new_bie]

i've download gutenprint 5.0.0.99.1.tar.bz, how to install it in linux suse 10.0 , i dont know how to install it , im realy new ...,i dont know how to instal .

[gogalthorp]

Read the instructions from the download page

http://gutenprint.sourceforge.net/p_Download.php3


Users of other operating systems, such as Linux, Solaris, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, HP-UX, etc. should download the main package, named "gutenprint-5.0.0.tar.bz2". This is a "source tarball"; it contains the source code for the package and must be compiled to produce binary executables. The command to unpack this file is

tar xjvf gutenprint-5.0.0.tar.bz2

On some systems, you may have to issue the following command:

bunzip2 -c gutenprint-5.0.0.tar.bz2 | tar xvf -

This will create a subdirectory named gutenprint-5.0.0. You should read the files named README and NEWS in that subdirectory for further instructions.

[the bassinvader]

I'll be a bit lame and add a link to TechieMoes installing software howto.
It helped me a lot when i started.

http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/lin...are-linux.html

[gogalthorp]

Yes great how-to. But you also should always read the release notes in case there is something extra or different in the install. In most cases there won't be but it might save a lot of tharshing about.

RTFM always

[new_bie]

ok thansk for the guide

[jgengler]

Hi!

If you are a Linux newbie I really don't recommend using SUSE as your first choice to begin with. The same troubles you are having with your printer might arise installing drivers for many other peripherals. I have the Ubuntu Edgy version installed, and Ubuntu is made for human beings .

I have the same C45 printer and the driver will be detected immediately and it works just fine.

Hope this helps,

Joe