Apple has released Epson Printer Drivers v2.5.1, its latest incarnation of updates for Epson printers and scanners. A full list of supported printers is available from Apple’s Web site. (Free, 837.37 KB)
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Epson Printer Drivers v2.5.1
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My Brother 2070 was working just fine. After applying the update it is no longer able to be found.
Advice: If it ain't broken, don't try fixing it!
Advice: If it ain't broken, don't try fixing it!
For 10.6, one should note. I still use Leopard 10.5.8 so it was only after reading all abotu it that I relaized i don't need it!
The Tibits authors always assume we all use the latest version, not so. My partner uses 10.4.11 which is fine for her work.
I wish they would say which OS the subject of the article is for!
The Tibits authors always assume we all use the latest version, not so. My partner uses 10.4.11 which is fine for her work.
I wish they would say which OS the subject of the article is for!
I updated as soon as Software Update notified me, and my Epson scanner immediately stopped being recognised by Preview.app
I then restored from a backup, and found that my HP and Epson printers didn't like the restored software (I'd probably done something wrong). After wasting nearly a day in fiddling around, I've just got one very minor issue unexplained.
When I updated, the release date was 13th January 2011. I see the release date is now 21st January 2011. It makes me wonder if there was a mistake, which has now been corrected.
I wish I hadn't bothered. It worked perfectly before.
I then restored from a backup, and found that my HP and Epson printers didn't like the restored software (I'd probably done something wrong). After wasting nearly a day in fiddling around, I've just got one very minor issue unexplained.
When I updated, the release date was 13th January 2011. I see the release date is now 21st January 2011. It makes me wonder if there was a mistake, which has now been corrected.
I wish I hadn't bothered. It worked perfectly before.