Epson L200 is a low cost multi-function device which is good for bulk printing. It offers Printing/Scanning and Copying. A similar model L100 is a stand along printer.
Update: Epson has finally released the official drivers for t the Epson L100/L200. The only major problem remaining is that the scanner is not working on a USB 3.0 port.
First this model works on Ubuntu 11.04 with these instructions. However on Ubuntu 11.10 you require some tweaking.
Instructions for 12.04 and later.
Go to Epson Linux Download Center.
These instructions work for L100 and L200.
Search for L100/L200,
Download the printer driver. For 32-bit systems the file is:
epson-inkjet-printer-l100l200_1.0.0-1lsb3.2_i386.deb
It will require some LSB files which it should download on its own.
Now reboot your system and plug on USB, your printer will get auto-detected and it will install the driver.
To install the scanner, This is for L200.
Now go back to Epson Linux Download Center.
Now search for L200
The OS drop down below should show Linux.
Now accept and download these files for 32-bit systems
iscan_2.29.3-1~usb0.1.ltdl7_i386.deb
iscan-data_1.26.0-1_all.deb
Install them and now you can scan from Any application like SimpleScan or use the ImageScan application installed.
If you are not be able to print then you can follow this additional steps.
On your browser, type localhost:631Â this will bring up cups front end where you need to change a few things.
Click on printers tab on the right, select L200 under Queue Name, you will see two drop down menus.
Select Maintenance in the first one and Modify Printer, Now select the printer and say continue.
It would show Make Generic and Current Driver Generic ESC/P Dot Matrix
Click on Select Another Make/Manufacturer
Select Epson and Click on Continue
Now Select Epson Stylus N10 N11 Series
Now click on the Link below that says Modify Printer
Now if you print a test page you should see it printed.
What works on Ubuntu and should work on any other Linux:
Printing
Scanning
What doesn’t work and requires Windows:
Best Photo quality.
To check the printer error messages.
To check the ink levels, but you can see it on the side.
When you refill the cartridge, you have to put in some codes (what a pain), there are some hacks for this but that also requires Windows.
Whats pending:
The scanner is still not working on USB 3.0, perhaps won’t work on Windows too, haven’t tried.
Thanks to the team who are working in ubuntu…
its really helpful for me…
Thanks a million
Hi prakash initially i have thank to you!!!
successfully installed like what you have posted here and i can scan documents now but i can`t print any document i can`t find the problem.
if i sent any file to print keep on processing in the queue doesn`t shows any errors… one more thing in my printer keep blowing ink tank light… i don`t know wt doesn`t mean wt`s the problem can you help me… even i went throw mannual i can`t find the solution….
My L200 worked fine on 12.04 when I first upgraded, but now it has suddenely started either not printing at all or only printing part of the page. Scanning seems to be working fine. I have tried reinstalling but it makes no difference
Hello.
I have Epson L 210 and like you said, it is a real pain.
Try this link for the scanner: http://download.ebz.epson.net/dsc/search/01/search/searchModule
Just enter the model and your system and they will give you a driver that makes the scanner work.
Thanks Prakash, thanks very much for the post, it’s great.
I have the same printer and am able to print and scan without any problem. that is AFTER I got the answer here : http://askubuntu.com/questions/232596/epson-l210-linux-driver . That site gives a link to the epson download centre, where I had to download 3 files. 1 for printer, 1 for data for the scanner and the last 1 for the scanner itself.
Everything is fine now.
Hi, i’m Linux Mint 14 User, and i use Epson L100 Printer too, and i just solve my L100 driver problem. After some research, trial and error, i manage to use Epson T13 Driver as Epson L100 that i plug on my Linux, and the result is good, i can print B/W and Color docs with good quality (but i’m not try print Photo yet) with some tweaking on printer setting, and i try it bye my self, Epson T13 Driver is work too in my Linux Mint System, but if you guys use my method note it “Do with your own risk” don’t blame me if my method not work on you guys. I hope my method help some Linux Mint user. Thanks.
Thank you very very much this really saved my printer
Update your tutorial… Just because Epson released a linux driver for L100 and L200! 😉
Read more here http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1671378&page=3&p=12905472#post12905472