Epson printer software not recognised after OS upgrade to 10.6.8

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Epson printer software not recognised after OS upgrade to 10.6.8

A few months ago I upgraded my system to OS X 10.6.8. Yesterday, I tried to use my Epson Stylus Pro 3800 inkjet printer fro the first time since the upgrade, but wasn't too surprised when I got an error message saying I needed to install software. I found the latest driver software for the 3800 on the Epson (USA) site, dated 5/3/13 and installed it. After re-booting, I tried again to print with the 3800, only to get the same error message: "You need to install software to use this printer. To install the softweare, choose Software Update from the Apple menu. If the software for yor printer isn't available in Software Update, contact the manufacturer of your printer".

Well, there is nothing relevant at all listed under"Software Update", and I reckon I have already carried out the second suggestion by downloading the latest Epson driver. Can anybody help? I depend on the 3800 for professional work, and certainly can't afford to replace it...

Thanks in advance.

iPad 2, iOS 6.0.1

Posted on May 7, 2013 5:28 AM

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Answer 1

Akominatus Author

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May 7, 2013 5:33 AM in response to Akominatus

Perhaps I should add that:

1. I am using Adobe Photoshop CS5;

2. I could not download a driver from the Epson UK site because... well, because the 3800 is not listed at all on the Epson UK site, even though the printer was bought in Europe. Go figure...

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LilyLC

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May 8, 2013 9:13 PM in response to Akominatus

Akominatus wrote:

...I found the latest driver software for the 3800 on the Epson (USA) site, dated 5/3/13 and installed it. After re-booting, I tried again to print with the 3800, only to get the same error message: "You need to install software to use this printer.

There is no such driver "dated 5/3/13" for the Epson Stylus Pro 3800. The latest driver released in the USA was version 8.64 on 10/10/2011. It is compatible with OS X 10.8.x, 10.7.x, 10.6.x, and 10.5.8. You did not state which OS you upgraded from and what version of the print driver you had before the OS upgrade. That said, did you repair disk permissions after upgrading to 10.6.8?

I depend on the 3800 for professional work, and certainly can't afford to replace it...

but you stated

A few months ago I upgraded my system to OS X 10.6.8. Yesterday, I tried to use my Epson Stylus Pro 3800 inkjet printer fro the first time since the upgrade,

which implies that you use the Epson 3800 occasionally, so "depend" seems...

HTH

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Akominatus Author

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May 15, 2013 11:27 PM in response to LilyLC

Thank you for your response.

1. I have downloaded and installed printer driver version 8.64 from the site suggested;

2. I have repaired disk permissions again;

3. I am still getting the same error message as above: "You need to install software to use this printer....";

4. My previous operating system was OS X 10.5;

5. Other Epson printers work correctly; it is only the 3800 which refuses to perform.

Any further suggestions gratefully received.

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Answer 4

May 15, 2013 11:54 PM in response to Akominatus

Check this list: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3669 Printer and scanner software available for download

If the above is not applicable, call Epson tech support.

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Akominatus Author

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May 15, 2013 11:56 PM in response to Akominatus

Further to this problem:

I removed all the existing Epson printer files from my computer.

I also downloaded from the same Epson site Common Updater v.7.0. Once this was installed, a new and different error appeared:

Error: /Library/Printers/EPSON/InkjetPrinter/Filter/rastertoescp.app/Contents/MacOS/ra stertoescp failed

A Problem Report also appears when attempting to print:

rastertoescp quit unexpectedly

The opening lines of the detailed problem report are as follows:

Process:	rastertoescp [232]
Path:	/Library/Printers/EPSON/InkjetPrinter/Filter/rastertoescp.app/Contents/MacOS/ras tertoescp
Identifier:	rastertoescp
Version:	??? (???)
Code Type:	X86 (Native)

Parent Process: cupsd [21]

Date/Time:	2013-05-16 09:43:12.737 +0300
OS Version:	Mac OS X 10.6.8 (10K549)

Report Version: 6

Anonymous UUID:

D9027E0F-CD1F-4E69-9DCC-3EED71B6FAF0

Exception Type: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGSEGV)

Exception Codes: KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS at 0x000000005d8918ec

Crashed Thread: 0 Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread

Thread 0 Crashed: Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread

0 ???	0x5d8918ec 0 + 1569265900
1 ...pson.ijprinter.rastertoescp	0x0000297a main + 230
2 ...pson.ijprinter.rastertoescp	0x00002522 start + 54

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Answer 6

Akominatus Author

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May 16, 2013 12:37 AM in response to Akominatus

Finally - combination of all the above, plus the sudden appearence of an Epson update from Apple's update seems to have solved the problem.

My thanks to all who took the trouble to respond.

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