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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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... for a complete installation. During installation, you are asked if you want to access the printer driver management features. For more information, see the Web site for printer drivers. Ubuntu Linux - The default administrative group on all systems except AIX is "printq." Supported... group. SUSE Linux - Linspire Linux - Non-administrative users cannot add or remove print queues. Red Hat Linux - 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...
... for a complete installation. During installation, you are asked if you want to access the printer driver management features. For more information, see the Web site for printer drivers. Ubuntu Linux - The default administrative group on all systems except AIX is "printq." Supported... group. SUSE Linux - Linspire Linux - Non-administrative users cannot add or remove print queues. Red Hat Linux - 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...
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..., select Logfile to start the installation. For more information about finding more space, see "Finding space to install the printer drivers package" on page 13. 3 Download the Lexmark printer driver package (print-drivers-hpux11.11.pkg.gz) from the list. 7 In the Source Depot Path field, type the following table to make... the following to specify the full path to install the printer drivers package" on page 13. 9 System IBM AIX HP-UX Sun Solaris Linux Installation space 62MB in /usr/lpp 130MB in /opt 75MB in /opt 75MB in /opt/lexmark to install, see "Finding space to the HP-UX ...
..., select Logfile to start the installation. For more information about finding more space, see "Finding space to install the printer drivers package" on page 13. 3 Download the Lexmark printer driver package (print-drivers-hpux11.11.pkg.gz) from the list. 7 In the Source Depot Path field, type the following table to make... the following to specify the full path to install the printer drivers package" on page 13. 9 System IBM AIX HP-UX Sun Solaris Linux Installation space 62MB in /usr/lpp 130MB in /opt 75MB in /opt 75MB in /opt/lexmark to install, see "Finding space to the HP-UX ...
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...5 Type the following 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 /usr/lpp to install the printer driver. All packages are any software plug-ins available. For ...is complete, click Done and exit SAM. 12 Run the following setup script to complete the installation: # /opt/lexmark/setup.lexprint Note: Your specific printer driver may not be included in the standard package. 11 When the installation is complete. 10 Run the following setup ...
...5 Type the following 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 /usr/lpp to install the printer driver. All packages are any software plug-ins available. For ...is complete, click Done and exit SAM. 12 Run the following setup script to complete the installation: # /opt/lexmark/setup.lexprint Note: Your specific printer driver may not be included in the standard package. 11 When the installation is complete. 10 Run the following setup ...
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... Manager utility (software updates)" on page 13. 3 Download the printer drivers package (print-drivers-linux-glibc2-x86.rpm) from the Lexmark Web site at http://www.lexmark.com/drivers. 4 Install the package file: # rpm -ivh /tmp/print-drivers-linux-glibc2-x86.rpm 5 Run the following on page 8. 2...see "Finding space to install the printer drivers package" 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...
... Manager utility (software updates)" on page 13. 3 Download the printer drivers package (print-drivers-linux-glibc2-x86.rpm) from the Lexmark Web site at http://www.lexmark.com/drivers. 4 Install the package file: # rpm -ivh /tmp/print-drivers-linux-glibc2-x86.rpm 5 Run the following on page 8. 2...see "Finding space to install the printer drivers package" 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...
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a Download the Lexmark printer drivers package (print-drivers-solaris8-10-sparc.pkg.gz) from the Lexmark Web site at http://www.lexmark.com/drivers. Check your Software and Documentation CD or the Lexmark Web site to determine if there are any questions that appear on page 8. 2 Set ..., and then press Enter. a Download the Lexmark printer driver package (print-drivers-solaris10-x86.pkg.gz) from the Lexmark Web site at http://www.lexmark.com/drivers. b Save the downloaded package in the standard package. Note: Your specific printer driver may not be included in the /tmp directory...
a Download the Lexmark printer drivers package (print-drivers-solaris8-10-sparc.pkg.gz) from the Lexmark Web site at http://www.lexmark.com/drivers. Check your Software and Documentation CD or the Lexmark Web site to determine if there are any questions that appear on page 8. 2 Set ..., and then press Enter. a Download the Lexmark printer driver package (print-drivers-solaris10-x86.pkg.gz) from the Lexmark Web site at http://www.lexmark.com/drivers. b Save the downloaded package in the standard package. Note: Your specific printer driver may not be included in the /tmp directory...
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... containing the directory is full, you to install printer drivers in another drive. 1 Create a directory where you want to be included in the folder /disk2/lexmark. 6 Follow the prompts and answer any software plugins...printer drivers package using the utilities in /opt/lexmark, type: # ln -s /disk2/lexmark /opt/lexmark 3 Continue with your Software and Documentation CD or the Lexmark Web site to quit. Removing the printer drivers package A system administrator can also type the names of printer drivers in the standard package. Note: Your specific printer driver...
... containing the directory is full, you to install printer drivers in another drive. 1 Create a directory where you want to be included in the folder /disk2/lexmark. 6 Follow the prompts and answer any software plugins...printer drivers package using the utilities in /opt/lexmark, type: # ln -s /disk2/lexmark /opt/lexmark 3 Continue with your Software and Documentation CD or the Lexmark Web site to quit. Removing the printer drivers package A system administrator can also type the names of printer drivers in the standard package. Note: Your specific printer driver...
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... printer drivers. By default, the printer drivers are installed in either of the printer drivers packages, you may be located in these locations, do not remove directories shared by running the following locations: • 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...
... printer drivers. By default, the printer drivers are installed in either of the printer drivers packages, you may be located in these locations, do not remove directories shared by running the following locations: • 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...
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... from the list. If your web browser is available from a Windows menu item, or from the Print Drivers Setup dialog. Performing tasks Opening the printer driver The printer driver is not listed, you can set the administrative group name. However, if an administrator wants to set from... mode by typing: # lexprint The program has two modes: User and Administrative. Print Drivers Setup There are using the command line. • /usr/local/lexmark/setup.lexprint • /opt/lexmark/setup.lexprint • /usr/lpp/lexprint/setup.lexprint Note: For more information about administrative...
... from the list. If your web browser is available from a Windows menu item, or from the Print Drivers Setup dialog. Performing tasks Opening the printer driver The printer driver is not listed, you can set the administrative group name. However, if an administrator wants to set from... mode by typing: # lexprint The program has two modes: User and Administrative. Print Drivers Setup There are using the command line. • /usr/local/lexmark/setup.lexprint • /opt/lexmark/setup.lexprint • /usr/lpp/lexprint/setup.lexprint Note: For more information about administrative...
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...make a selection, Letter is used as the default. 4 Click Next. CUPS If you are A4 and Letter. Changing an administrative group name The printer driver uses UNIX groups to use . 4 Click Next. 3 Select the default paper size. During application setup, you are using the Asian Font DIMM...: The only options available are prompted to print using Linux with Asian in the Print Drivers Setup, and then create a print queue for jobs to print correctly, you must specify a printer with CUPS you to provide an administrative group name. Desktop Integration The Desktop Integration option ...
...make a selection, Letter is used as the default. 4 Click Next. CUPS If you are A4 and Letter. Changing an administrative group name The printer driver uses UNIX groups to use . 4 Click Next. 3 Select the default paper size. During application setup, you are using the Asian Font DIMM...: The only options available are prompted to print using Linux with Asian in the Print Drivers Setup, and then create a print queue for jobs to print correctly, you must specify a printer with CUPS you to provide an administrative group name. Desktop Integration The Desktop Integration option ...
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...Creating virtual devices using the Device Manager 1 Open the printer driver. 2 Click Device Manager. 3 Click Add. 4 Click Network Attached Printer or Locally Attached Printer. Creating virtual devices Before creating virtual devices Before you can open the printer driver with step 5 on page 18. Users who are ...of the administrative 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. ...
...Creating virtual devices using the Device Manager 1 Open the printer driver. 2 Click Device Manager. 3 Click Add. 4 Click Network Attached Printer or Locally Attached Printer. Creating virtual devices Before creating virtual devices Before you can open the printer driver with step 5 on page 18. Users who are ...of the administrative 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. ...
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...Locate the line listed from supported_printers and it looks like this: Lexmark T632 10LT63x automatic The printer type is 10LT63x, and the supported language is automatic. 19 You locate the line matching this printer from the supported_printers command that contains the model number of Available Devices...11 Click Finish. Creating a print queue Creating 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. a The device name associated with the print queue must gather the following command: # /usr/lexprint/...
...Locate the line listed from supported_printers and it looks like this: Lexmark T632 10LT63x automatic The printer type is 10LT63x, and the supported language is automatic. 19 You locate the line matching this printer from the supported_printers command that contains the model number of Available Devices...11 Click Finish. Creating a print queue Creating 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. a The device name associated with the print queue must gather the following command: # /usr/lexprint/...
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...-click the print queue. 2 Select or clear the appropriate Enabled and Accepting check boxes. 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. However, your... properties are your personal print queue properties. • If you opened the printer driver as a normal user, your changes are affected. • If you open the printer driver as an administrator, your changes apply to the printer, your home directory and apply to all of a print queue within the ...
...-click the print queue. 2 Select or clear the appropriate Enabled and Accepting check boxes. 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. However, your... properties are your personal print queue properties. • If you opened the printer driver as a normal user, your changes are affected. • If you open the printer driver as an administrator, your changes apply to the printer, your home directory and apply to all of a print queue within the ...
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...8226; Select Confidential if you print all printers support the Print and Hold feature. You can print additional copies as long as the job remains stored in memory so you do not want to print one else using the printer driver. See the printer documentation to print the originally requested copies of... the printer until you delete it ensures no one copy and hold your jobs in the buffer of the print...
...8226; Select Confidential if you print all printers support the Print and Hold feature. You can print additional copies as long as the job remains stored in memory so you do not want to print one else using the printer driver. See the printer documentation to print the originally requested copies of... the printer until you delete it ensures no one copy and hold your jobs in the buffer of the print...
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...device by clicking Add Device. 5 Click OK. From the printer driver 1 Click Remove Print Queue. 2 Select the print queues you want to remove. 3 Click Remove. Removing a print queue From the icon view 1 Right-click the icon for the printer you want to delete. 2 Select Delete. Notes: •...queues associated with it . From the detail view 1 Select any number of the print queues listed in the table, you need 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 command line. • You cannot change...
...device by clicking Add Device. 5 Click OK. From the printer driver 1 Click Remove Print Queue. 2 Select the print queues you want to remove. 3 Click Remove. Removing a print queue From the icon view 1 Right-click the icon for the printer you want to delete. 2 Select Delete. Notes: •...queues associated with it . From the detail view 1 Select any number of the print queues listed in the table, you need 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 command line. • You cannot change...
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... queue must restart the application for added device support. Check the Software and Documentation CD or the Lexmark Web site to take effect. A confirmation dialog appears. Removing plugins from the printer driver The Remove option allows you to uninstall a selected plugin. 1 Click File Software Update..... 3 Select Remove. You must be run from http://downloads.lexmark.com. A notification message appears if you remove it. The Plugin Manager utility can download the latest device support from the printer driver or the command line. If there are any plug-ins available...
... queue must restart the application for added device support. Check the Software and Documentation CD or the Lexmark Web site to take effect. A confirmation dialog appears. Removing plugins from the printer driver The Remove option allows you to uninstall a selected plugin. 1 Click File Software Update..... 3 Select Remove. You must be run from http://downloads.lexmark.com. A notification message appears if you remove it. The Plugin Manager utility can download the latest device support from the printer driver or the command line. If there are any plug-ins available...
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... to print to add or remove a print queue? No, but are stored in the Printer Settings column. The command line program lsqueue_opts provides a list of the lp command when you must open the printer driver as a disabled queue might reject print jobs, just as an administrator. 33 Can I add... dialog, you use the lexlp in applications such as Mozilla. Frequently asked questions Command line How can I see special icons on the printer in the icon view. For more information, see "Printing from the command line. Only administrators have normal user permissions. If you can...
... to print to add or remove a print queue? No, but are stored in the Printer Settings column. The command line program lsqueue_opts provides a list of the lp command when you must open the printer driver as a disabled queue might reject print jobs, just as an administrator. 33 Can I add... dialog, you use the lexlp in applications such as Mozilla. Frequently asked questions Command line How can I see special icons on the printer in the icon view. For more information, see "Printing from the command line. Only administrators have normal user permissions. If you can...