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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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...you are running one of the following versions of UNIX with root user authority. 2 Make sure you might want to access the printer driver management features. Non-administrative users cannot add or remove print queues. Debian GNU/Linux - Ubuntu Linux - The default administrative group on... AIX is "bin." Red Hat Linux - Linpus Linux For specific supported operating system versions, see the Web site for printer drivers. For more information, see "Changing an administrative group name" on the print server to change the administrative user group for your host...
...you are running one of the following versions of UNIX with root user authority. 2 Make sure you might want to access the printer driver management features. Non-administrative users cannot add or remove print queues. Debian GNU/Linux - Ubuntu Linux - The default administrative group on... AIX is "bin." Red Hat Linux - Linpus Linux For specific supported operating system versions, see the Web site for printer drivers. For more information, see "Changing an administrative group name" on the print server to change the administrative user group for your host...
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... the bundles you started SAM, an error message appears. Make sure there are installing on appears in /opt/lexmark to install, see "Finding space to install the printer driver. Ignore the message, and click OK. 10 During installation, select Logfile to start the installation. Note: If...Source Host Name text box. 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...
... the bundles you started SAM, an error message appears. Make sure there are installing on appears in /opt/lexmark to install, see "Finding space to install the printer driver. Ignore the message, and click OK. 10 During installation, select Logfile to start the installation. Note: If...Source Host Name text box. 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...
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... 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-aix5-sysv.pkg.gz) from the Lexmark Web site at http://www.lexmark.com/drivers. 4 Save the downloaded package in the standard package. You receive ... 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 /tmp directory, and then uncompress the package file: # /opt/freeware/bin/gunzip ...
... 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-aix5-sysv.pkg.gz) from the Lexmark Web site at http://www.lexmark.com/drivers. 4 Save the downloaded package in the standard package. You receive ... 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 /tmp directory, and then uncompress the package file: # /opt/freeware/bin/gunzip ...
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...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... variable to TRUE. 3 Make sure you set the OPENWINHOME environment variable to complete the installation: # /usr/local/lexmark/setup.lexprint Note: Your specific printer driver may not be included in the standard package. For more information, see "Plugin Manager utility (software updates)" on ...
...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... variable to TRUE. 3 Make sure you set the OPENWINHOME environment variable to complete the installation: # /usr/local/lexmark/setup.lexprint Note: Your specific printer driver may not be included in the standard package. For more information, see "Plugin Manager utility (software updates)" on ...
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...appears telling you must install all the packages in the same location. 12 a Download the Lexmark printer driver package (print-drivers-solaris10-x86.pkg.gz) from the Lexmark Web site at http://www.lexmark.com/drivers. Note: You must set the OPENWINHOME environment variable by a comma, and then press ...a comma, and then press Enter. Check your Software and Documentation CD or the Lexmark Web site to quit. b Save the downloaded package in the standard package. 4 Install the package file. a Download the Lexmark printer drivers package (print-drivers-solaris8-10-sparc.pkg.gz) from the...
...appears telling you must install all the packages in the same location. 12 a Download the Lexmark printer driver package (print-drivers-solaris10-x86.pkg.gz) from the Lexmark Web site at http://www.lexmark.com/drivers. Note: You must set the OPENWINHOME environment variable by a comma, and then press ...a comma, and then press Enter. Check your Software and Documentation CD or the Lexmark Web site to quit. b Save the downloaded package in the standard package. 4 Install the package file. a Download the Lexmark printer drivers package (print-drivers-solaris8-10-sparc.pkg.gz) from the...
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...A system administrator can also type the names of printer drivers in a particular directory. Finding space to install the printer drivers package Some operating systems require you want to install printer drivers in the folder /disk2/lexmark. Check your operating system. The operating system treats...prompts and answer any software plugins available. Note: Your specific printer driver may not be in /opt/lexmark, type: # ln -s /disk2/lexmark /opt/lexmark 3 Continue with your Software and Documentation CD or the Lexmark Web site to be included in the table below. For example...
...A system administrator can also type the names of printer drivers in a particular directory. Finding space to install the printer drivers package Some operating systems require you want to install printer drivers in the folder /disk2/lexmark. Check your operating system. The operating system treats...prompts and answer any software plugins available. Note: Your specific printer driver may not be in /opt/lexmark, type: # ln -s /disk2/lexmark /opt/lexmark 3 Continue with your Software and Documentation CD or the Lexmark Web site to be included in the table below. For example...
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..., 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/unix_prt_drivers •...
..., 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/unix_prt_drivers •...
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...this option to the location of these options by typing: # lexprint The program has two modes: User and Administrative. Performing tasks Opening the printer driver The printer driver is available from a Windows menu item, or from the command line by using . 1 Click File Setup. 2 Click Web...in user mode, they can set many of the web browser. 4 Click Next. 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 groups...
...this option to the location of these options by typing: # lexprint The program has two modes: User and Administrative. Performing tasks Opening the printer driver The printer driver is available from a Windows menu item, or from the command line by using . 1 Click File Setup. 2 Click Web...in user mode, they can set many of the web browser. 4 Click Next. 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 groups...
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... must remove this option allows the flexibility to print with CUPS you to provide an administrative group name. Changing an administrative group name The printer driver uses UNIX groups to separate those who have permission to add and remove queues from , the menu bar. 1 Click File ... Setup. 2 Click CUPS. 3 Select Enable PCL Emulation Job Filtering. 4 Click Next. CUPS If you are prompted to print using Asian Drivers, you must specify a printer with Asian in the Print Drivers Setup, and then create a print queue for jobs to print correctly, you must enable the Asian...
... must remove this option allows the flexibility to print with CUPS you to provide an administrative group name. Changing an administrative group name The printer driver uses UNIX groups to separate those who have permission to add and remove queues from , the menu bar. 1 Click File ... Setup. 2 Click CUPS. 3 Select Enable PCL Emulation Job Filtering. 4 Click Next. CUPS If you are prompted to print using Asian Drivers, you must specify a printer with Asian in the Print Drivers Setup, and then create a print queue for jobs to print correctly, you must enable the Asian...
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...lexmark/setup.lexprint IBM AIX # /usr/lpp/lexprint/setup.lexprint Adding or removing a user from the UNIX group. User settings are not part of this group can only change the administrative group name, run one of the administrative group can create a virtual device, you can open the printer driver...and the physical device file name 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. Add users to step 6 on page 18. 17 For information about changing the ...
...lexmark/setup.lexprint IBM AIX # /usr/lpp/lexprint/setup.lexprint Adding or removing a user from the UNIX group. User settings are not part of this group can only change the administrative group name, run one of the administrative group can create a virtual device, you can open the printer driver...and the physical device file name 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. Add users to step 6 on page 18. 17 For information about changing the ...
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... and the default print queue settings options. For more information, see "Working with the LPRng print subsystem, select Enable Printer Aliases to change the settings for a Lexmark T632. Creating print queues from supported_printers and it looks like this queue. For more information about adding devices, see "... "Creating virtual devices" on page 17. 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 CUPS, select Enable...
... and the default print queue settings options. For more information, see "Working with the LPRng print subsystem, select Enable Printer Aliases to change the settings for a Lexmark T632. Creating print queues from supported_printers and it looks like this queue. For more information about adding devices, see "... "Creating virtual devices" on page 17. 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 CUPS, select Enable...
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...If you see a yellow "!" A special icon appears on one of these states by placing an icon on the print queue within the printer driver: 1 Right-click the print queue. 2 Select or clear the appropriate Enabled and Accepting check boxes. However, your changes apply to perform.... The settings shown in the Properties dialog include all possible properties options for the print queue. 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 yellow "!" A special icon appears on one of these states by placing an icon on the print queue within the printer driver: 1 Right-click the print queue. 2 Select or clear the appropriate Enabled and Accepting check boxes. However, your changes apply to perform.... The settings shown in the Properties dialog include all possible properties options for the print queue. 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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...menu. There is held jobs. 4 Click OK. This ensures the job does not print until you can print it ensures no one else using the printer driver. You can print additional copies later. To use the confidential Print and Hold function from the command line of a Sun Solaris, HP-UX, IBM... it later. it from the control panel. When you are ready to determine if the printer supports this feature. 28 The job is a default PIN for the printer driver; The PIN must be deleted if the printer requires extra memory to process additional held in the Job Information to the right of a ...
...menu. There is held jobs. 4 Click OK. This ensures the job does not print until you can print it ensures no one else using the printer driver. You can print additional copies later. To use the confidential Print and Hold function from the command line of a Sun Solaris, HP-UX, IBM... it later. it from the control panel. When you are ready to determine if the printer supports this feature. 28 The job is a default PIN for the printer driver; The PIN must be deleted if the printer requires extra memory to process additional held in the Job Information to the right of a ...
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... Select any number of the print queues listed in the table, you need to do not see your printer listed in the table that has queues associated with it . From the printer driver 1 Click Remove Print Queue. 2 Select the print queues you want to delete. 30 Removing a virtual ...device 1 Click Device Manager. 2 Select the virtual devices you want to remove a device that you want 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. You can create a new ...
... Select any number of the print queues listed in the table, you need to do not see your printer listed in the table that has queues associated with it . From the printer driver 1 Click Remove Print Queue. 2 Select the print queues you want to delete. 30 Removing a virtual ...device 1 Click Device Manager. 2 Select the virtual devices you want to remove a device that you want 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. You can create a new ...
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... idle before you try to take effect. Note: The queue must restart the application for changes to uninstall. 3 Select Remove. Installing plugins from the printer driver 1 Click File Software Update. 2 Select Install. 3 Select a plugin from the command line, enter the following command: # /usr/lexprint...) Using the Plugin Manager utility You can download the latest device support from the printer driver or the command line. A confirmation dialog appears. Check the Software and Documentation CD or the Lexmark Web site to determine if there are no plug-ins listed, you want to ...
... idle before you try to take effect. Note: The queue must restart the application for changes to uninstall. 3 Select Remove. Installing plugins from the printer driver 1 Click File Software Update. 2 Select Install. 3 Select a plugin from the command line, enter the following command: # /usr/lexprint...) Using the Plugin Manager utility You can download the latest device support from the printer driver or the command line. A confirmation dialog appears. Check the Software and Documentation CD or the Lexmark Web site to determine if there are no plug-ins listed, you want to ...
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... column. The detail view shows a check mark in yellow. If you use the lexlp in the queue but you must open the printer driver as a disabled queue might reject print jobs, just as an administrator. 33 Print queue management I create a print queue from the command line. These jobs are ...
... column. The detail view shows a check mark in yellow. If you use the lexlp in the queue but you must open the printer driver as a disabled queue might reject print jobs, just as an administrator. 33 Print queue management I create a print queue from the command line. These jobs are ...