Epson Stylus S21 won't print on OS Mavericks

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B2015 Author

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Epson Stylus S21 won't print on OS Mavericks

Hi,

I've been able to install my epson printer on my macbook but it won't print.

Every time I try to print, an error occurs and when I go looking for the fault, I find the following message:

"The function 'CGContextErase' is obsolete and will be removed in an upcoming update. Unfortunately, this application, or a library it uses, is using this obsolete function, and is thereby contributing to an overaal degradation of system performance."

Is there any way to solve this?

Thanks

MacBook Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9.1)

Posted on Feb 11, 2014 10:29 AM

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Answer 1

arthur

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Feb 11, 2014 11:46 AM in response to B2015

On this page: Support and Downloads - Epson Stylus S21 - Epson it looks like the last driver Epson had available for "OSX - Intel" was from 2009, so it would appear that there is no Mavericks-compatible driver for your printer.

You could try this, though:

uninstall all Epson apps/"utilities"
go to System Preferences > Printers & Scanners > Print
1. control-click on your printer in the column on the left
2. select "Reset Printing System..." and "reset" in the dialog that follows
printers & scanners and it should see your printer and download a driver for it from Apple (if there is one)
If that doesn't work, try the Generic PCL printer setting in Printers & Scanners: OS X Mountain Lion: If the software for your printer can’t be found (the reference is for ML but it still applies to Mavericks)
if that doesn't work, see if there is a driver for your printer at Gutenprint for Mac OS X

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Answer 2

tbirdvet

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Jan 21, 2015 1:08 PM in response to B2015

I also get the same error message using my HP printer all the time but it works with no issue. Not sure that message means too much.

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Answer 3

Jan 21, 2015 1:22 PM in response to B2015

Try the CUPS printer driver: CUPS printer driver version 2.0.1

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