How i got my Epson AcuLaser c1700 working in Linux and Windows


 

I love my old printer, and use it to print Pokemon proxy cards. I got a new PC, and installed Linux Mint - but had a hard time getting my printer to work again. (Windows driver at bottom)

Modern Linux versions (like Ubuntu 24.04 and Mint 22) have removed legacy support, here is the summary of how I resurrected the printer using the Xerox Phaser 6000/6010 driver, also working for its siblings, the Dell C1760nw and Epson AcuLaser c1700

The original Xerox file is 6000_6010_deb_1.01_20110210.zip. Since the official site is unreliable, the most stable mirror is currently:

GitHub Archive: Download Zip

Modern Linux is 64-bit, but this driver is 32-bit. You must enable the architecture first:

Bash
sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
sudo apt update

This driver requires libncurses5 and libtinfo5, which are gone from modern repositories. You must manually download and install the versions from the Ubuntu 22.04 archives:

# Download the specific 32-bit legacy libraries
wget http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/n/ncurses/libtinfo5_6.3-2ubuntu0.1_i386.deb
wget http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/n/ncurses/libncurses5_6.3-2ubuntu0.1_i386.deb

# Install them (tinfo MUST be first)
sudo dpkg -i libtinfo5_6.3-2ubuntu0.1_i386.deb
sudo dpkg -i libncurses5_6.3-2ubuntu0.1_i386.deb

Install the remaining 32-bit libraries that are still available in modern repos:

sudo apt install libcupsimage2:i386 libstdc++6:i386

Navigate to your extracted folder and install the .deb package:

sudo dpkg -i xerox-phaser-6000-6010_1.0-1_i386.deb
sudo apt-get install -f  # To clear any configuration flags
Now I could add it to my c1700 manually in Mint, by selecting the xerox and the Phaser 6000 driver  

Windows

So for windows 11, it is just a matter of downloading and installing the driver. But it is hard to find, so here it is: driver download for windows 8  
 
Then you can add the printer by selecting the my printer is older, and the usb port, then locate the driver in the folder you installed on c:
 

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