Is it possible for Epson printers with USB connections to work with Mac Studio?

I was disappointed to find that my Epson Pro 9880 printer would not print from my Apple Studio M2 (OS Sonoma)using a USB cord. Error message said "Busy printing from another port". Not true. Downloaded newest Printer Driver(12.62) for OS 14.xx and reinstalled same. No luck. I was advised to try a direct ethernet cord from printer's LAN output to the computer but that gave the same "no connection" message. I connected the printer to an older iMac via USB and it worked fine, so not the printer or the cord. I talked to Epson. Their position is it should work-- as far as they know. They tested driver 12.62 with OS 14 and it worked as expected. No mention of M1 or M2 chips. Apple says it is up to Epson to keep their drivers up to date with 3rd party suppliers, and they are right to some degree but Epson said they complied with their obligation to do that. I have found no workarounds other than using an older intel Apple computer. Does anyone have success getting Epson printers with USB connections to work with M1 or M2 computers, especially a Studio M2?

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