Epson Printer Driver/Apple Update Conflict?

The Apple Epson Driver 2.15 update (Snow Leopard) was in conflict with the installed Epson Printer Driver on Epson WF-2530 causing a permanent printing failure. Epson reported that "their staff was working with Apple Staff" to eliminate the conflict. Epson Technicians warned not to install 2.15 or I would lose printing capability again. Recently an Apple Epson Driver download was announced (2.15.1 @30.9 MB). Does that eliminate the problem? Should it be downloaded?

If I were in your position I would not rush to download the new update. Presumably it was intended to address the conflict, but if you restored your printer to operating condition and it is now working acceptably, I'd be inclined to let others be the guinea pigs.
Determining the reason for the update will be difficult or impossible. Apple generally provides a brief, though not necessarily complete, list of problems OS X updates are intended to address, but such information is not generally provided for printer driver updates: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1398
You might try an Epson user support site.

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alansky1 wrote:
Thanks for that tip, John. I found the "Epson SP R340 series" driver by searching for it as you suggested.
Happy to help Alan.
HOWEVER, I cannot print with this driver. I get the following error message when I try to print:
Error: Library/Printers/EPSON/InketPrinter2/Filter/rastertoescpll.app/Contents/MacOS/r astertoescpll failed
This seems common with the Epson drivers, there are several posts here with that problem. Some users have had success deleting the printer from Print & Fax Prefs and adding it again using the Epson (non-Gutenprint) driver. Others have had to delete the <hard drive>/Library/Printers/EPSON and /Library/Caches/Epson folders, re-download the update, then re-add the printer.
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I downloaded EPSON Printer Software Update 2.17 from
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This downloaded EPSONPrinterDrivers2.17.dmg
I dragged the EPSON folder to the Trash, and emptied the Trash. I then ran the installer for the 2.17 drivers. After switching the printer off and on again, I was finally able to print.

10.7.5, MacBook Pro Why can't I update many things including my Epson printer driver?

10.7.5, MacBook Pro Why can't I update many things including my Epson printer driver?

Not sure. I'd have to be sitting in front of it to tell what is really going on. Do you have a valid internet connection?
Make a note of the updates then go to the Apple Download website and download one or two of them and then try to install them.
You have to do a search for them.
http://support.apple.com/downloads/

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When installing accidentally updated Epson print drivers.
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For some reason the +Epson Printer Driver Update+ and +HP Printer Driver Update+ seem to be 'sticky' in the Software Update list under Snow Leopard. They often remain in the list even after you install them.
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Oops, wanted everyone to know that the driver that Software Update downloaded and installed was 2.18, not 2.16 (which was the last one that worked for me). I just got done downloading the 2.18 driver directly from the Apple support website and installing it. Guess what? My printer is now working and everything is fine. If you are having issues, I suggest this route. Guess I solved my own problem, but hope this helps someone else.

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Hello Elise:
Welcome to Apple discussions.
Do I now have a bunch of repeat installs?
Short answer - maybe.
If the printers are working properly, I would not be concerned. If they are not, you could do a "find" (include system files in the search) and see what you have. You could also reinstall OS X 10.6 over your current system and then run software update. I would not do that (time involved) unless you are having problems.
Barry

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Whew, Could be many things, we should start with this...
"Try Disk Utility
1. Insert the Mac OS X Install disc, then restart the computer while holding the C key.
2. When your computer finishes starting up from the disc, choose Disk Utility from the Installer menu at top of the screen. (In Mac OS X 10.4 or later, you must select your language first.)
*Important: Do not click Continue in the first screen of the Installer. If you do, you must restart from the disc again to access Disk Utility.*
3. Click the First Aid tab.
4. Select your Mac OS X volume.
5. Click Repair Disk, (not Repair Permissions). Disk Utility checks and repairs the disk."
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106214
Then try a Safe Boot, (holding Shift key down at bootup), run Disk Utility in Applications>Utilities, then highlight your drive, click on Repair Permissions, reboot when it completes.
(Safe boot may stay on the gray radian for a long time, let it go, it's trying to repair the Hard Drive.)
If perchance you can't find your install Disc, at least try it from the Safe Boot part onward.
Then remove the instance of the old one & try adding again.
Might try these two...
Mac OS X: About the Reset Printing System feature ...
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1341?viewlocale=en_US
Might try Printer Setup Repair 5.1...
http://www.fixamac.net/software/index.html

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sorry - it is HP Photosmart D110a. the HP website says that there is no additional software other than the Apple update:
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I just installed through software update the latest epson printer drivers and, then, deleted the Epson R800 from my printer list and added it back in (with the new printer driver). I did find a slightly different printer dialog box and found the setting of "presets" worked now (it did not previously).
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hi Frank,
I just came across the same problem yesterday trying to get a driver for my Epson Photo R300 printer. It seems that OS 10.3.9 falls between the cracks as far as Epson is concerned - the CD that came with my printer stops at 10.2. and none of the driver downloads on the Epson website exactly fit 10.3.9. But I found a driver nonetheless through a google search and it's working for me now! So far so good anyway. It's at http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/15970. Make sure to follow their directions carefully for installing the driver.
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