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Contents Learning about the printer drivers 7 Using the printer drivers with UNIX and Linux...7 Installing the printer drivers 8 Before installing the printer drivers...8 Supported operating systems...8 System requirements...9 Installing on HP-UX...9 Installing on IBM AIX...10 Installing ... Installing on Sun Solaris x86...12 Finding space to install the printer drivers package 13 Removing the printer drivers package...13 Removing remaining directories...14 Performing tasks 15 Opening the printer driver...15 Print Drivers Setup...15 Administrative Group...15 Web Browser...15 Paper Size ...15...
Contents Learning about the printer drivers 7 Using the printer drivers with UNIX and Linux...7 Installing the printer drivers 8 Before installing the printer drivers...8 Supported operating systems...8 System requirements...9 Installing on HP-UX...9 Installing on IBM AIX...10 Installing ... Installing on Sun Solaris x86...12 Finding space to install the printer drivers package 13 Removing the printer drivers package...13 Removing remaining directories...14 Performing tasks 15 Opening the printer driver...15 Print Drivers Setup...15 Administrative Group...15 Web Browser...15 Paper Size ...15...
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...class ...23 Adding to a class ...23 Removing a queue from a class...23 Managing printer groups...23 Creating a printer group ...23 Adding a print queue to My Printers or another printer group 23 Removing a printer group ...24 Printing from the command line...24 Printing a file...25 Printing a test ...a print queue to print to a different printer 30 Removing a print queue...30 Plugin Manager utility (software updates)...31 Using the Plugin Manager utility ...31 Installing plugins from the printer driver...31 Removing plugins from the printer driver...31 Using the Plugin Manager utility from the...
...class ...23 Adding to a class ...23 Removing a queue from a class...23 Managing printer groups...23 Creating a printer group ...23 Adding a print queue to My Printers or another printer group 23 Removing a printer group ...24 Printing from the command line...24 Printing a file...25 Printing a test ...a print queue to print to a different printer 30 Removing a print queue...30 Plugin Manager utility (software updates)...31 Using the Plugin Manager utility ...31 Installing plugins from the printer driver...31 Removing plugins from the printer driver...31 Using the Plugin Manager utility from the...
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... down...37 The file I sent to the print queue came out as garbage 38 The hostname does not resolve...38 The printer driver is unable to find the network printer 39 My printer model is not listed...39 Jobs are not printing...39 Additional problems...40 Editions and Trademarks 41 Edition notice...41 UNITED...
... down...37 The file I sent to the print queue came out as garbage 38 The hostname does not resolve...38 The printer driver is unable to find the network printer 39 My printer model is not listed...39 Jobs are not printing...39 Additional problems...40 Editions and Trademarks 41 Edition notice...41 UNITED...
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Learning about the printer drivers Using the printer drivers with UNIX and Linux The printer drivers for UNIX and Linux systems provide many features that help ease the task of the system administrator and that help users be more productive. •...-Administrators can use wizards to help set up virtual devices and print queues. • Network printer search-The search function makes it easier to find printers in an IP Subnet or Range. • Print subsystem integration-Printer drivers integrate with the native Print subsystem to work with existing print queues and software. • ...
Learning about the printer drivers Using the printer drivers with UNIX and Linux The printer drivers for UNIX and Linux systems provide many features that help ease the task of the system administrator and that help users be more productive. •...-Administrators can use wizards to help set up virtual devices and print queues. • Network printer search-The search function makes it easier to find printers in an IP Subnet or Range. • Print subsystem integration-Printer drivers integrate with the native Print subsystem to work with existing print queues and software. • ...
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...page 13. 3 Set up an administrative user group. Ubuntu Linux - The default administrative group on AIX is "bin." Installing the printer drivers Before installing the printer drivers 1 Make sure you are logged on with the latest available patches: • HP-UX • IBM AIX • Sun... Debian GNU/Linux - For more information, see "Changing an administrative group name" on the print server to use that group as the printer driver administrative group. For more information, see "System requirements" on page 9 and "Finding space to change the administrative user group for a ...
...page 13. 3 Set up an administrative user group. Ubuntu Linux - The default administrative group on AIX is "bin." Installing the printer drivers Before installing the printer drivers 1 Make sure you are logged on with the latest available patches: • HP-UX • IBM AIX • Sun... Debian GNU/Linux - For more information, see "Changing an administrative group name" on the print server to use that group as the printer driver administrative group. For more information, see "System requirements" on page 9 and "Finding space to change the administrative user group for a ...
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... type is Network Directory/CDROM and the hostname of these fields is not enough disk space in /opt/lexmark to install, see "Finding space to install the printer drivers package" on page 8. 2 Make sure you are no errors or warnings during installation 70MB in /usr.../local Installing on HP-UX 1 Read "Before installing the printer drivers" on page 13. 3 Download the Lexmark printer driver package (print-drivers-hpux11.11.pkg.gz) from the Lexmark Web site at http://www.lexmark.com/drivers. 4 Save the downloaded printer software package in /tmp or /var/tmp during installation. If ...
... type is Network Directory/CDROM and the hostname of these fields is not enough disk space in /opt/lexmark to install, see "Finding space to install the printer drivers package" on page 8. 2 Make sure you are no errors or warnings during installation 70MB in /usr.../local Installing on HP-UX 1 Read "Before installing the printer drivers" on page 13. 3 Download the Lexmark printer driver package (print-drivers-hpux11.11.pkg.gz) from the Lexmark Web site at http://www.lexmark.com/drivers. 4 Save the downloaded printer software package in /tmp or /var/tmp during installation. If ...
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... 31. 10 For more information about finding more space, see "Plugin Manager utility (software updates)" on page 13. 3 Download the Lexmark printer driver package (print-drivers-aix5-sysv.pkg.gz) from the Lexmark Web site at http://www.lexmark.com/drivers. 4 Save the downloaded package in the standard package. a On the Software to install option, select List.
... 31. 10 For more information about finding more space, see "Plugin Manager utility (software updates)" on page 13. 3 Download the Lexmark printer driver package (print-drivers-aix5-sysv.pkg.gz) from the Lexmark Web site at http://www.lexmark.com/drivers. 4 Save the downloaded package in the standard package. a On the Software to install option, select List.
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... package. Installing on Linspire, Debian, or Ubuntu Linux 1 Read "Before installing the printer drivers" on page 13. 3 Download the printer drivers package (print-drivers-linux-glibc2-x86.deb) from the Lexmark Web site at http://www.lexmark.com/drivers. 4 Install the package file. # dpkg -i /tmp/print-drivers-linux-glibc2-x86.deb 5 Run the following on page 31. For more...
... package. Installing on Linspire, Debian, or Ubuntu Linux 1 Read "Before installing the printer drivers" on page 13. 3 Download the printer drivers package (print-drivers-linux-glibc2-x86.deb) from the Lexmark Web site at http://www.lexmark.com/drivers. 4 Install the package file. # dpkg -i /tmp/print-drivers-linux-glibc2-x86.deb 5 Run the following on page 31. For more...
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... each package number separated by typing the following on page 31. 4 Install the package file. b Save the downloaded package in the standard package. a Download the Lexmark printer driver package (print-drivers-solaris10-x86.pkg.gz) from the Lexmark Web site at http://www.lexmark.com/drivers. a Download the Lexmark printer drivers package (print-drivers-solaris8-10-sparc.pkg.gz) from the...
... each package number separated by typing the following on page 31. 4 Install the package file. b Save the downloaded package in the standard package. a Download the Lexmark printer driver package (print-drivers-solaris10-x86.pkg.gz) from the Lexmark Web site at http://www.lexmark.com/drivers. a Download the Lexmark printer drivers package (print-drivers-solaris8-10-sparc.pkg.gz) from the...
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... be in a particular directory. Removing the printer drivers package A system administrator can also type the names of the printer drivers package you can create a symbolic link that came with the installation of printer drivers in another drive. 1 Create a directory where you to install printer drivers in /opt/lexmark, type: # ln -s /disk2/lexmark /opt/lexmark 3 Continue with your Software and Documentation CD...
... be in a particular directory. Removing the printer drivers package A system administrator can also type the names of the printer drivers package you can create a symbolic link that came with the installation of printer drivers in another drive. 1 Create a directory where you to install printer drivers in /opt/lexmark, type: # ln -s /disk2/lexmark /opt/lexmark 3 Continue with your Software and Documentation CD...
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...: • Solaris /opt/lexmark/unix_prt_drivers /var/spool/lexmark/unix_prt_drivers • HP-UX /opt/lexmark/unix_prt_drivers /usr/spool/lp/lexmark/unix_prt_drivers • Linux /usr/local/lexmark/unix_prt_drivers /var/spool/lexmark/unix_prt_drivers • AIX /usr/lpp/lexprint /var/spool/lexmark/unix_prt_drivers Note: Other software may need to remove symbolic links created during installation. By default, the printer drivers are using Sun...
...: • Solaris /opt/lexmark/unix_prt_drivers /var/spool/lexmark/unix_prt_drivers • HP-UX /opt/lexmark/unix_prt_drivers /usr/spool/lp/lexmark/unix_prt_drivers • Linux /usr/local/lexmark/unix_prt_drivers /var/spool/lexmark/unix_prt_drivers • AIX /usr/lpp/lexprint /var/spool/lexmark/unix_prt_drivers Note: Other software may need to remove symbolic links created during installation. By default, the printer drivers are using Sun...
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... . 1 Click File Setup. 2 Click Web Browser. 3 Select the appropriate web browser from the command line. Note: The Print Drivers Setup is only available to set many of the web browser. 4 Click Next. Web Browser In order to view the help files for all... to the root user. Performing tasks Opening the printer driver The printer driver is available from a Windows menu item, or from the Print Drivers Setup dialog. Print Drivers Setup There are using the command line. • /usr/local/lexmark/setup.lexprint • /opt/lexmark/setup.lexprint • /usr/lpp/lexprint/setup....
... . 1 Click File Setup. 2 Click Web Browser. 3 Select the appropriate web browser from the command line. Note: The Print Drivers Setup is only available to set many of the web browser. 4 Click Next. Web Browser In order to view the help files for all... to the root user. Performing tasks Opening the printer driver The printer driver is available from a Windows menu item, or from the Print Drivers Setup dialog. Print Drivers Setup There are using the command line. • /usr/local/lexmark/setup.lexprint • /opt/lexmark/setup.lexprint • /usr/lpp/lexprint/setup....
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... group name. For more information about creating print queues, see "Creating a print queue" on AIX is "bin." Changing an administrative group name The printer driver uses UNIX groups to filter properly. 1 Click File Setup. 2 Click CUPS. 3 Select Enable PCL Emulation Job Filtering. 4 Click Next....19. Desktop Integration The Desktop Integration option allows you must specify a printer with or without the Asian Font DIMM. In order for the Asian model. In order to print with Asian in the Print Drivers Setup, and then create a print queue for jobs to print correctly...
... group name. For more information about creating print queues, see "Creating a print queue" on AIX is "bin." Changing an administrative group name The printer driver uses UNIX groups to filter properly. 1 Click File Setup. 2 Click CUPS. 3 Select Enable PCL Emulation Job Filtering. 4 Click Next....19. Desktop Integration The Desktop Integration option allows you must specify a printer with or without the Asian Font DIMM. In order for the Asian model. In order to print with Asian in the Print Drivers Setup, and then create a print queue for jobs to print correctly...
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...who are part of the administrative group can open the printer driver with step 5 on page 16. Remove a user from the administrative group by adding the user's name to the Administrative group located in the user's home directory. If the printer is attached to a network, go to the administrative... are not part of this group can create a virtual device, you must gather the following scripts: Linux # /usr/local/lexmark/setup.lexprint Solaris and HP-UX # /opt/lexmark/setup.lexprint IBM AIX # /usr/lpp/lexprint/setup.lexprint Adding or removing a user from the UNIX group. Add users to...
...who are part of the administrative group can open the printer driver with step 5 on page 16. Remove a user from the administrative group by adding the user's name to the Administrative group located in the user's home directory. If the printer is attached to a network, go to the administrative... are not part of this group can create a virtual device, you must gather the following scripts: Linux # /usr/local/lexmark/setup.lexprint Solaris and HP-UX # /opt/lexmark/setup.lexprint IBM AIX # /usr/lpp/lexprint/setup.lexprint Adding or removing a user from the UNIX group. Add users to...
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... using Linux with the LPRng print subsystem, select Enable Printer Aliases to create a queue for a Lexmark T632. You locate the line matching this printer from supported_printers and it looks like this queue. For more information about printer aliases, see "Creating virtual devices" on page 22....print queues using the Add Print Queue Wizard 1 From the printer driver, click Add Print Queue Wizard. 2 From the list of your printer. For more information about adding devices, see "Working with CUPS, select Enable Printer Classes to create a new device. Creating print queues from the...
... using Linux with the LPRng print subsystem, select Enable Printer Aliases to create a queue for a Lexmark T632. You locate the line matching this printer from supported_printers and it looks like this queue. For more information about printer aliases, see "Creating virtual devices" on page 22....print queues using the Add Print Queue Wizard 1 From the printer driver, click Add Print Queue Wizard. 2 From the list of your printer. For more information about adding devices, see "Working with CUPS, select Enable Printer Classes to create a new device. Creating print queues from the...
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...If you see a red "X" on a print queue, the print queue is not connected to perform. Changing the print queue properties 1 Open the printer driver. 2 Right-click the print queue icon. 3 Select the appropriate Properties menu item. 4 Change the settings. 5 Click OK. The settings shown ...properties options for that specific print job. The changes do not affect any properties you set up for more details regarding this command. The printer driver shows these actions when typing the command. • Type chqueue -h from the command line, type the following command: # /usr/lexprint...
...If you see a red "X" on a print queue, the print queue is not connected to perform. Changing the print queue properties 1 Open the printer driver. 2 Right-click the print queue icon. 3 Select the appropriate Properties menu item. 4 Change the settings. 5 Click OK. The settings shown ...properties options for that specific print job. The changes do not affect any properties you set up for more details regarding this command. The printer driver shows these actions when typing the command. • Type chqueue -h from the command line, type the following command: # /usr/lexprint...
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.... Note: Reserve and Repeat print jobs may want to hold your print jobs. • Select Confidential if you want to print one else using the printer driver. When you can print additional copies later. For more information, see "Changing the print queue properties" on page 21. 2 Click Print and Hold. .... For example, you may be four digits. There is held jobs. 4 Click OK. The job is a default PIN for the printer driver; This ensures the job does not print until a personal identification number (PIN) is satisfactory before printing the remaining copies. To use the ...
.... Note: Reserve and Repeat print jobs may want to hold your print jobs. • Select Confidential if you want to print one else using the printer driver. When you can print additional copies later. For more information, see "Changing the print queue properties" on page 21. 2 Click Print and Hold. .... For example, you may be four digits. There is held jobs. 4 Click OK. The job is a default PIN for the printer driver; This ensures the job does not print until a personal identification number (PIN) is satisfactory before printing the remaining copies. To use the ...
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... from the command line using the following command: # /usr/lexprint/bin/rmdevice -d device_name Changing a print queue to print to a different printer 1 Open the printer driver. 2 Right-click the print queue icon. 3 Select Change Device. 4 Select a device from the Device Manager table. If you do this... a virtual device type after creation. Removing a print queue From the icon view 1 Right-click the icon for the printer you want to delete. 30 From the printer driver 1 Click Remove Print Queue. 2 Select the print queues you want to delete. 2 Select Delete. A notification message ...
... from the command line using the following command: # /usr/lexprint/bin/rmdevice -d device_name Changing a print queue to print to a different printer 1 Open the printer driver. 2 Right-click the print queue icon. 3 Select Change Device. 4 Select a device from the Device Manager table. If you do this... a virtual device type after creation. Removing a print queue From the icon view 1 Right-click the icon for the printer you want to delete. 30 From the printer driver 1 Click Remove Print Queue. 2 Select the print queues you want to delete. 2 Select Delete. A notification message ...
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Note: Your specific printer driver may be run from the command line Installing, listing, and removing plug-ins is in the standard package. Check the Software and Documentation CD or the Lexmark Web site to complete installation. If there are any plug-ins available for ...maintain plug-ins from http://downloads.lexmark.com. You can download and install new plug-ins for changes to take effect. 3 Click Remove. Installing plugins from the printer driver 1 Click File Software Update. 2 Select Install. 3 Select a plugin from the printer driver The Remove option allows you ...
Note: Your specific printer driver may be run from the command line Installing, listing, and removing plug-ins is in the standard package. Check the Software and Documentation CD or the Lexmark Web site to complete installation. If there are any plug-ins available for ...maintain plug-ins from http://downloads.lexmark.com. You can download and install new plug-ins for changes to take effect. 3 Click Remove. Installing plugins from the printer driver 1 Click File Software Update. 2 Select Install. 3 Select a plugin from the printer driver The Remove option allows you ...
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For more information, see special icons on the printer in applications such as Mozilla. What do the icons mean? Note: An enabled queue might reject print jobs, just as an administrator. 33 Note: You ... lp command when you can customize the print properties for a print queue? Can I create a print queue from the command line. If you must open the printer driver as a disabled queue might accept them. • A graphic of options available for this queue. means the print queue is accessed by an administrator. No, but...
For more information, see special icons on the printer in applications such as Mozilla. What do the icons mean? Note: An enabled queue might reject print jobs, just as an administrator. 33 Note: You ... lp command when you can customize the print properties for a print queue? Can I create a print queue from the command line. If you must open the printer driver as a disabled queue might accept them. • A graphic of options available for this queue. means the print queue is accessed by an administrator. No, but...