Other Information: Printer driver

Linux Driver

¾Release schedule

Around the middle of December in 2009

¾Limitation and function

Some functions that Windows and Macintosh have are not available.

¾Localization

11 languages

¾Supported distributions

Ubuntu and Fedora

Available on Debian, SUSE and Mandriva without additional evaluation.

¾Supported OS

x86 32bit Linux (No support for x64, Arm or MIPS)

¾Provision

Avasys, outsourced by SEC, will provide the driver developed by SEC on the web site.

End users will find URL on each ESC’s web site that directly linked to Avasys.

¾User support

Avasys will support end users worldwide.

ESCs do not have to take care of actual support.

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Epson Pro 7700, Pro 9700 manual Linux Driver, ¾ Provision

Pro 7700, Pro 9700 specifications

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