Kodak ESP C310 Openbox Driver

[tony1ant]

Hi Everyone
I have searched for days now  and been trying to get a Kodak ESP C310 printer working on  my machine that I have installed  PCLinuxOS  Openbox onto. I cant find anything on this printer and no help from Kodak either. I do have the windows drivers  for it though.

Any help would be greatly appreciated Thank You in advance.
tony1ant

[YouCanToo]

Hi Everyone
I have searched for days now  and been trying to get a Kodak ESP C310 printer working on  my machine that I have installed  PCLinuxOS  Openbox onto. I cant find anything on this printer and no help from Kodak either. I do have the windows drivers  for it though.

Any help would be greatly appreciated Thank You in advance.
tony1ant

The windows drivers are not going to help you here.  Kodak is not know for their friendly usage on a Linux system.  Neither TurboPrint.info or OpenPrinting.org support it.

[ruel24]

There are drivers for the Kodak printers and I put a package request in a few months ago and haven't heard anything else about it. But, here's the Sorceforge page for the project:

http://sourceforge.net/projects/cupsdriverkodak/files/

This driver is known to work well with other Kodak AIO printers not listed specifically, including the C310. I tried to compile it and everything, but Checkinstall is broken (at least when I tried) and I'm funny about compiling without making an RPM that I can uninstall on my system, so it's a no go for me until it's fixed.

[tony1ant]

Thank you for the replies.
Ruel24 I don't know how to compile yet I'm still a newbie lol I
I have downloaded the files on sourceforge's site, but I have no idea how to install the rpm file in Openbox?
I certainly wouldnt spend any money on Kodak again.

[tony1ant]

Doing some research on the subject I found this :
http://support.en.kodak.co.uk/app/answers/detail/a_id/42814/selected/true
Cloud printing through Google Cloud Print. I will try it out and post my results, and if it works

[ruel24]

Well, I only bought the Kodak because it was cheap and it was for my fiance, who doesn't use Linux. But, now we live together and it's mine as well. lol Otherwise, I'd buy HP. They have great Linux support.

[Leiche]

package packed, but no idea if it will work.
So if you like to test, send me an pm, and i will give some instructions...

[tony1ant]

Doing some research on the subject I found this :
http://support.en.kodak.co.uk/app/answers/detail/a_id/42814/selected/true
Cloud printing through Google Cloud Print. I will try it out and post my results, and if it works

The Rpm package from sourcefourge doesnt install on my PCLinuxOS Openbox either, brings up a whole lot of errors and dependencies that cant be installed.  I think I'm gonna throw this Kodak C310 out the window I will just have to wait and see if any drivers will become available.
I was talking to the bloke in the pc shop where I buy some of my supplies and he said hea has had loads of probs with this Kodak C310 printer too.

To use Google cloud I had to update the firmware thru a Windows machine. I tried updating the firmware thru Kodaks propriety software on a Windows 7 machine and it kept telling me the fimware has updated, then it tells me the firmware needs updating again, when I tried to set up Cloud Printing.  Did the update thing about 20 times.

I thought I would try using Google Cloud printing to print but it wont allow the printer to b installed until the firmware is updated. No wonder Kodak has gone into bankruptcy protection, now I see why no cust service and No Linux support

Well it was worth a go anyway I don't like things getting the better of me. I will just have to keep watching this space

[AS]

May I suggest to download the .tar.gz source package ?
And then compile it from source, usually source files are much more portable than RPM archives.  

AS

[ruel24]

Leiche, the rpm you sent me seems to be for 64 bit. I tried installing via rpm and got this for dependencies:

        lib64cups2-devel is needed by c2esp-2.3-1_nobidi.noarch
        lib64cups2 is needed by c2esp-2.3-1_nobidi.noarch
        libc.so.6()(64bit) is needed by c2esp-2.3-1_nobidi.noarch
        libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.2.5)(64bit) is needed by c2esp-2.3-1_nobidi.noarch
        libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.3)(64bit) is needed by c2esp-2.3-1_nobidi.noarch
        libcupsdriver.so.1()(64bit) is needed by c2esp-2.3-1_nobidi.noarch
        libcupsimage.so.2()(64bit) is needed by c2esp-2.3-1_nobidi.noarch
        libcups.so.2()(64bit) is needed by c2esp-2.3-1_nobidi.noarch
        libz.so.1()(64bit) is needed by c2esp-2.3-1_nobidi.noarch

[Leiche]

know it, work on it, at this time i've no 32 bit sys, but i working...

[Leiche]

sent you both (ruel24, and tony1ant) new link to package for 32 bit...

[tony1ant]

sent you both (ruel24, and tony1ant) new link to package for 32 bit...

Thank You Leiche, I will keep U posted on how it goes I will try 2moro am
It's bedtime now lol