How to install an Epson SX425W WiFi 4-in-1 under Ubuntu

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By:  Graham Gambier
Date: 7 August 2014

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How to install an Epson SX425W  WiFi 4-in-1 under Ubuntu

Keywords: Ubuntu, Newbie, Linux, Epson, SX425W, Step-by-step, WiFi, 4-in-1, Install, Drivers, Scanner, Printer, sane, Iscan, Configure, Edit, Terminal, IP address, DHCP, Could not send command to scanner check the scanner status, dependency is not satisfiable: iscan-data,

 

Overview:

1. Install Epson Linux printer drivers
2. Configure printer
3. Install Epson Linux scanner drivers
4. Edit  /etc/sane.d/epkowa.conf to add printer IP address
5. Edit /etc/sane.d/dll.conf to disable epson2

Install Epson Linux printer drivers

Find the Linux drivers at the following link:
http://download.ebz.epson.net/dsc/se...search/?OSC=LX

Fig. 1 Epson Driver Download Printer Selector

Enter SX425W in the dialogue box.
Ensure that 'Operation System' is set to Linux.

Download drivers in the following order:

1. ESC/P Driver (full feature)
2. ESC/P-R Driver (generic driver)

Fig. 2 - Epson Printer Driver Selector

 

For the ESC/P Driver (full feature):

Click the Download button.

Accept the licence agreement

Fig. 3 - Epson Printer Driver License Acceptance

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NOTE: Ubuntu is based on Debain so you must select the .deb form of the download files.

Fig. 4 Epson Printer Driver File Selector

Select the .deb package appropriate to your system and click the 'Download' button i.e.

• epson-inkjet-printer-nx420_1.0.0-1lsb3.2_i386.deb (For Intel systems)
• epson-inkjet-printer-nx420_1.0.0-1lsb3.2_amd64.deb (For AMD systems)

At the Firefox download dialogue box select:
Open with /usr/bin/software-center (default)

Fig. 5 - Firefox Download Destination Selector

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The Ubuntu Software Center should now open and the installation should go ahead successfully.

Fig. 6 - Ubuntu Software Center Installation Success

 

For the ESC/P-R Driver (generic driver)

Click the Download button. (See Fig. 2 above)

Scroll down to the bottom of the list of printer models and accept the licence agreement.

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Fig. 7 - Epson Printer Driver License Acceptance

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 Select the .deb download appropriate to your system i.e.

• epson-inkjet-printer-escpr_1.4.1-1lsb3.2_i386.deb (For Intel systems)
• epson-inkjet-printer-escpr_1.4.1-1lsb3.2_amd64.deb (For AMD systems)

Fig. 8 - Epson Printer Driver File Selector

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 At the Firefox download dialogue box select:
 Open with /usr/bin/software-center (default)

Fig. 9 - Firefox Download Destination Selector

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The Ubuntu Software Center should now open and the installation should go ahead successfully. (See Fig. 6 above)

 

Configure printer

Click the 'System Settings' button on the launcher.

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Click 'Printers'.

Click 'Add'. (NOTE: Your screen will not show the EPSON-Epson-Stylus-SX420W icon shown in Fig. 10 below because my printer is already installed and yours isn't yet.)

Fig. 10 - Printers Dialogue

Select 'Network Printer'.
(Wait a few Minutes until the system discovers the printer and displays it under 'Network Printer'.)

Select 'Epson Stylus SX420W (*192.168.1.31*)'.

Fig. 11 - Printers Device Selector.

This is where you obtain the IP address of your device, MAKE A NOTE OF IT. (yours may be different from the above).
NOTE: You may need to use the horizontal scroll bar at the bottom of the 'Devices' box to read the last digits

Press 'Forward' and keep going until the printer installation is complete.

Install Epson Linux scanner drivers

From the driver selector shown in Fig. 2 above, download scanner drivers in the following order:

1. core package&data package
2. network plugin package

For the core package&data package:

Click the Download button.

Accept the licence agreement as per Fig. 7 above.

Fig. 12 - Epson Scanner Driver Package Selector

Install the following packages in the following order by clicking their 'Download' Button:

1. iscan-data_1.29.0-2_all.deb
2. iscan_2.29.3-1~usb0.1.ltdl7_amd64.deb

For each download:

At the Firefox download dialogue box select:
Open with /usr/bin/software-center (default) (AS per Fig. 5 above.)

The Ubuntu Software Center should open and the installation should go ahead successfully. (AS per Fig. 6 above.)

NOTE: If the Ubuntu Software Center gives the following: dependency is not satisfiable: iscan-data', it is likely you have not installed the
iscan-data_1.29.0-2_all.deb package first.

 

For the network plugin package:

Click the Download button as per  Fig. 2 above.

Accept the licence agreement as per Fig. 7 above.

At the Firefox download dialogue box select:
Open with /usr/bin/software-center (default) (AS per Fig. 5 above.)

The Ubuntu Software Center should now open and the installation should go ahead successfully. (AS per Fig. 6 above.)

Edit  /etc/sane.d/epkowa.conf to add printer IP address

Click the 'Resource Locator' button.

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Type 'terminal' into the text box (NOTE: Your screen may look different to mine)

Fig. 13 - Resource Locator Screen

Click the 'Terminal' icon





In the terminal screen type:

sudoedit /etc/sane.d/epkowa.conf

NOTE 1: You can copy and paste the above.
NOTE 2: In terminal you must use the mouse to paste, <ctrl V> will not work.
NOTE 3: Your prompt will be your user name and machine name, not mine.

Fig. 14 - Terminal Screen Showing sudoedit epkowa Command

Press 'Enter'

Fig. 15 - Terminal Screen Showing Password Entry

Type your password
(NOTE: Nothing will appear on the screen as you type)
(NOTE: your user name will appear instead of 'graham'.)

Press 'Enter'.
The epkowa file will open for editing:

Fig. 16 - epkowa File Open for Editing

Use the down-arrow key to scroll down to the bottom of the file.

Fig. 17 - End of epkowa File

 Locate the lines:

Fig. 18 - epkowa net IP Section

Under the last line of the #net section of the file, add the line:

net <your printer IP address as noted above>

e.g. net 192.168.1.39
NOTE: Ensure that you do not place # in front as that makes the line a comment.

Fig. 19 - epkowa net IP Section With New Line

 Press <clrl X> to exit the file.

Fig. 20 - epkowa Exit Edit

 Press y to 'Save modified buffer'

Fig. 21 - epkowa 'File Name to Write:

 Press 'Enter' to write the file.

Edit /etc/sane.d/dll.conf to disable epson2

In the terminal screen type:

sudoedit  /etc/sane.d/dll.conf


NOTE 1: You can copy and paste the above.
NOTE 2: In terminal you must use the mouse to paste, <ctrl V> will not work.

Fig. 22 - Terminal Screen Showing sudoedit sane.d/dll.conf Command

Press 'Enter'

Fig. 23 - Terminal Screen Showing Password Entry

Type your password
(NOTE: Nothing will appear on the screen as you type)
(NOTE: your user name will appear instead of 'graham'.)

Press 'Enter'
The 'sane dll conf' file will open for editing.

Fig. 24 - 'sane dll conf' File Open for Editing

Type <ctrl W> (The 'Where Is' command)
Type epson2

Fig. 25 - Finding 'epson2' in sane dll conf

 Press 'Enter'and the file will scroll down to the 'epson2' line.

Fig. 26 - 'epson2' Found

 press the # key to comment-out the epson2 line.

Press <ctrl X> to exit the file.

Fig. 27 - sane dll conf Exit Edit

 Type y to 'Save modified buffer'

Fig. 28 - sane dll conf 'File Name to Write:

Press 'Enter' to close the file.

Test the scanner

Click the 'Resource Finder' button.

Type 'scanner' into the text box (NOTE: Your screen may look different to mine)

Fig. 29 - Resource Locator Screen

Click the 'Image Scan! for Linux' icon.

If all has gone well the 'Image Scan! for Linux' screen will appear:

Fig. 30 - 'Image scan! for Linux' Screen

Test your scanner by scanning something!




IMPORTANT NOTE:
If your router is set for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP ), every time your devices power up they may get a new IP addresses. If this happens your printer will still work, because of automatic device discovery, but your scanner will not work and you will get the following:

Fig. 31 - Iscan failure dialogue

If this happens, determine your printer's new IP address as in Fig. 11 above and edit the epkowa file, as in Fig. 19 above, with the new address.