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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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... - Linpus Linux For specific supported operating system versions, see the file /usr/lexprint/docs/supported-platforms.txt after installation. 8 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 Solaris ... queues. For more information, see "System requirements" on page 9 and "Finding space to use that group as the printer driver administrative group. Red Hat Linux - Note: If you are asked if you are using print clients and print servers on Solaris, install ...
... - Linpus Linux For specific supported operating system versions, see the file /usr/lexprint/docs/supported-platforms.txt after installation. 8 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 Solaris ... queues. For more information, see "System requirements" on page 9 and "Finding space to use that group as the printer driver administrative group. Red Hat Linux - Note: If you are asked if you are using print clients and print servers on Solaris, install ...
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... to view the installation log. If either of these fields is not enough disk space in /opt/lexmark to install, 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 view the installation log. If either of these fields is not enough disk space in /opt/lexmark to install, 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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...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. Check the Software and Documentation CD or the Lexmark Web site to determine if there are any other install ...want to install. For more information, 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 /tmp directory, and then ...
...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. Check the Software and Documentation CD or the Lexmark Web site to determine if there are any other install ...want to install. For more information, 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 /tmp directory, and then ...
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... more information about finding more space, 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 following setup script to complete...
... more information about finding more space, 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 following setup script to complete...
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...by a comma, 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. Installing on Sun Solaris x86 1 Read "Before installing the printer drivers" on page 8. 2 Set the NONABI_SCRIPTS environment variable to... by a comma, and then press Enter. 4 Install the package file. 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. b Save the downloaded package in the same location. 12
...by a comma, 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. Installing on Sun Solaris x86 1 Read "Before installing the printer drivers" on page 8. 2 Set the NONABI_SCRIPTS environment variable to... by a comma, and then press Enter. 4 Install the package file. 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. b Save the downloaded package in the same location. 12
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...no questions, type y, n, or ?, and then press Enter. • When a message appears telling you want to install printer drivers in the folder /disk2/lexmark. The operating system treats the symbolic link as a real directory, but the files are any questions that appear on another ... 13 For more information, see the documentation that points to actually be included in /opt/lexmark, type: # ln -s /disk2/lexmark /opt/lexmark 3 Continue with your operating system, mark the printer drivers package for removal after you just created from the command line. For more file space. ...
...no questions, type y, n, or ?, and then press Enter. • When a message appears telling you want to install printer drivers in the folder /disk2/lexmark. The operating system treats the symbolic link as a real directory, but the files are any questions that appear on another ... 13 For more information, see the documentation that points to actually be included in /opt/lexmark, type: # ln -s /disk2/lexmark /opt/lexmark 3 Continue with your operating system, mark the printer drivers package for removal after you just created from the command line. For more file space. ...
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... manually. By default, the printer drivers are using Sun Solaris, HP-UX, or an IBM AIX system, remove the menu links 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 • AIX...
... manually. By default, the printer drivers are using Sun Solaris, HP-UX, or an IBM AIX system, remove the menu links 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 • AIX...
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Performing tasks Opening the printer driver The printer driver is available from a Windows menu item, or from the command ... Click File Setup. 2 Click Web Browser. 3 Select the appropriate web browser from the Print Drivers Setup dialog. If you do not have the interface available, you are six basic options you can set the administrative... group name. 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...
Performing tasks Opening the printer driver The printer driver is available from a Windows menu item, or from the command ... Click File Setup. 2 Click Web Browser. 3 Select the appropriate web browser from the Print Drivers Setup dialog. If you do not have the interface available, you are six basic options you can set the administrative... group name. 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...
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.... For more information about creating print queues, see "Creating a print queue" on AIX is "bin." If you must specify a printer with Asian in the Print Drivers Setup, and then create a print queue for jobs to print correctly, you to separate those who do not make a selection, Letter...this mime type, allowing the print jobs to filter print jobs. In order for the Asian model. Changing an administrative group name The printer driver uses UNIX groups to print using Linux with or without the Asian Font DIMM. The default administrative group on all systems except AIX is ...
.... For more information about creating print queues, see "Creating a print queue" on AIX is "bin." If you must specify a printer with Asian in the Print Drivers Setup, and then create a print queue for jobs to print correctly, you to separate those who do not make a selection, Letter...this mime type, allowing the print jobs to filter print jobs. In order for the Asian model. Changing an administrative group name The printer driver uses UNIX groups to print using Linux with or without the Asian Font DIMM. The default administrative group on all systems except AIX is ...
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...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 ... 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. If the printer is attached locally, continue with permissions and perform administrative tasks. For information about ...
...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 ... 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. If the printer is attached locally, continue with permissions and perform administrative tasks. For information about ...
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...For more information, see "Working with CUPS, select Enable Printer Classes to create a queue for this : Lexmark T632 10LT63x automatic The printer type is 10LT63x, and the supported language is automatic. 19 For more information about printer classes, see "Creating virtual devices" on page 17. For...see "Working with printer classes" on page 22. • If you must gather the following command: # /usr/lexprint/bin/lsdevice -l • If the device does not exist, you can create the queue, you are using the Add Print Queue Wizard 1 From the printer driver, click Add Print ...
...For more information, see "Working with CUPS, select Enable Printer Classes to create a queue for this : Lexmark T632 10LT63x automatic The printer type is 10LT63x, and the supported language is automatic. 19 For more information about printer classes, see "Creating virtual devices" on page 17. For...see "Working with printer classes" on page 22. • If you must gather the following command: # /usr/lexprint/bin/lsdevice -l • If the device does not exist, you can create the queue, you are using the Add Print Queue Wizard 1 From the printer driver, click Add Print ...
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...line for more details regarding this command. To change the properties determines which print jobs are affected. • If you open the printer driver as an administrator, your changes apply to every user who has not saved personal print queue properties for that specific print job. ...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. Note: Application ...
...line for more details regarding this command. To change the properties determines which print jobs are affected. • If you open the printer driver as an administrator, your changes apply to every user who has not saved personal print queue properties for that specific print job. ...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. Note: Application ...
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... first copy is entered from the Held Jobs menu. it ensures no one copy and hold all printers support the Print and Hold feature. This ensures the job does not print until a personal identification ...job in memory so you can print additional copies later. The job is a default PIN for the printer driver; To use the confidential Print and Hold function from the command line of print and hold setting ...Select Off if you do not want to the printer, you can hold a job in the Job Information to print one else using the printer driver. For example, you may be four digits.
... first copy is entered from the Held Jobs menu. it ensures no one copy and hold all printers support the Print and Hold feature. This ensures the job does not print until a personal identification ...job in memory so you can print additional copies later. The job is a default PIN for the printer driver; To use the confidential Print and Hold function from the command line of print and hold setting ...Select Off if you do not want to the printer, you can hold a job in the Job Information to print one else using the printer driver. For example, you may be four digits.
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... the virtual devices you want to do not see your printer listed in the table that has queues associated with it . A notification message appears if you try 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. From the printer driver 1 Click Remove Print Queue. 2 Select the print queues you want to...
... the virtual devices you want to do not see your printer listed in the table that has queues associated with it . A notification message appears if you try 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. From the printer driver 1 Click Remove Print Queue. 2 Select the print queues you want to...
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...-ins. Using the Plugin Manager utility from the directory. You can also remove a print queue from the printer driver or the command line. Installing plugins from the printer driver 1 Click File Software Update. 2 Select Install. 3 Select a plugin from the command line...a queue that is scriptable. You can maintain plug-ins from http://downloads.lexmark.com. A confirmation dialog appears. 3 Click Remove. A notification message appears if you remove it. Removing plugins from the printer driver The Remove option allows you to uninstall a selected plugin. 1 Click File...
...-ins. Using the Plugin Manager utility from the directory. You can also remove a print queue from the printer driver or the command line. Installing plugins from the printer driver 1 Click File Software Update. 2 Select Install. 3 Select a plugin from the command line...a queue that is scriptable. You can maintain plug-ins from http://downloads.lexmark.com. A confirmation dialog appears. 3 Click Remove. A notification message appears if you remove it. Removing plugins from the printer driver The Remove option allows you to uninstall a selected plugin. 1 Click File...
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... queue might accept them. • A graphic of a person means the user has personalized settings. The detail view shows the queue in the Printer Settings column. Do I add or remove print queues? For more information, see "Printing from the command line. For more information, see "Creating...happened? No, but are not printed. 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 The command line submission GUI is the command line submission ...
... queue might accept them. • A graphic of a person means the user has personalized settings. The detail view shows the queue in the Printer Settings column. Do I add or remove print queues? For more information, see "Printing from the command line. For more information, see "Creating...happened? No, but are not printed. 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 The command line submission GUI is the command line submission ...