[NTLUG:Discuss] check ink level

Chris Cox cjcox at acm.org
Wed Oct 13 17:35:17 CDT 2004


m m wrote:
> Hi All:
> 
> I have an epson stylus c80 printer,
> It comes with ink monitor with software.
> I hooked up to my linux box and use it that linux box as printer server.
> (use cups and samba make it work)
> now my printer's ink lignt is blanking, it means the ink is low.
> I have 4 cartages (black, yellow, maganta, cyan) How do i know which 
> color ink is low?
> 
> Thanks a lot.

escputil has an option (I don't use this... so I don't know what it
is off the top of my head) to show them.

Epson has an ink monitor that will work with 2.4 kernels.  I use it
because it has a graphical interface (similar to what you get with
windows).



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