Frankly new to linux. How do I get my L3550 printer to work on linux. Currently using the ipp everywhere that seems to get all settings correct. Using the USB drive or the L3550 driverlesss causes issues, whether its ;not stopping printer when the button is pressed, not identifying the online/ offline status (for all, even IPP everywhere), printing boxes and triangles instead of content, wrong printeable formats eg larger than the printer size, unsupported sizes eg A4 borderless, wrong pulling of papers, chewing papers often, not stopping in case of a jam (you can hear the paper being ripped in there), its very uncontrollable. Like a lathe machine with a bad operator. the IPP everywhere does print but what takes less than 3 seconds takes up to 1 minute, so I cannot bulk print.
There is an epson-printer-utility-1.2.2-1.x86_64.rpm which you can d/l and install.
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Welcome to the forums and Linux @SilentTiger254. The IPP Everywhere driver is generic, which is why you’re getting the slow prints and size issues.
For the L3550 you want Epson’s official driver, epson-inkjet-printer-escpr2. Grab the RPM from Epson’s download support page for your model (search “Epson L3550 Linux”), install it, then in CUPS or GNOME printer settings delete the current queue and re-add the printer, this time picking the L3550 specific PPD instead of IPP Everywhere.
That should fix the speed, the paper sizes, and the garbled output. The paper jam and chewing behavior sounds more mechanical than driver related though, worth checking the rollers and that the paper guides are snug.
Also, read the notes section from Finding Linux Compatible Printers | LinuxBlog.io:
Epson Printers
Thanks to valuable feedback from readers, I’ve received advice indicating that certain newer models in the Epson ET series lack official Linux support from Epson. Consequently, I’ve chosen to exclude the Epson ET series from this page. This decision is not a declaration of their incompatibility but rather an acknowledgment of my lack of confidence in personally endorsing their compatibility.
Make sure to search here first or contact Epson about Linux support. Some users on the Linux Mint forums have solved their Epson ET compatibility issues. However, be aware that the Epson ET series does not seem to be plug-and-play compatible with Linux and may require extra research and work to get things set up.