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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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...on your operating system, or see the Web site for your host, you are using print clients and print servers on Solaris, install the printer drivers on with the latest available patches: • HP-UX • IBM AIX • Sun Solaris SPARC • Sun Solaris x86 ...; Linux Systems - SUSE Linux - The default administrative group on page 16. Supported operating systems Make sure you might want to access the printer driver management features. For more information, see "Changing an administrative group name" on all systems except AIX is "printq." Ubuntu Linux - Non-...
...on your operating system, or see the Web site for your host, you are using print clients and print servers on Solaris, install the printer drivers on with the latest available patches: • HP-UX • IBM AIX • Sun Solaris SPARC • Sun Solaris x86 ...; Linux Systems - SUSE Linux - The default administrative group on page 16. Supported operating systems Make sure you might want to access the printer driver management features. For more information, see "Changing an administrative group name" on all systems except AIX is "printq." Ubuntu Linux - Non-...
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... the correct value, or select it from the Lexmark Web site at http://www.lexmark.com/drivers. 4 Save the downloaded printer software package in the /tmp directory, and then uncompress the package file: # /usr/contrib/bin/gunzip /tmp/print-drivers-hpux11.11.pkg.gz 5 Start the Software Depot.../sbin/swinstall 6 Make sure the Source Depot type 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 correct value, or select it from the Lexmark Web site at http://www.lexmark.com/drivers. 4 Save the downloaded printer software package in the /tmp directory, and then uncompress the package file: # /usr/contrib/bin/gunzip /tmp/print-drivers-hpux11.11.pkg.gz 5 Start the Software Depot.../sbin/swinstall 6 Make sure the Source Depot type 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...
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...ins available. All packages are any other install options. 9 Click OK 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... by default. 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 ...
...ins available. All packages are any other install options. 9 Click OK 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... by default. 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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...see "Finding space to install the printer drivers package" 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... do not get a response, you must 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 about finding more space, see "Plugin Manager utility ...
...see "Finding space to install the printer drivers package" 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... do not get a response, you must 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 about finding more space, see "Plugin Manager utility ...
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...each package number separated by typing the following on page 31. 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 to TRUE. 3 Make sure... 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. Check your Software and Documentation CD or the Lexmark Web site to determine if there are any questions that ...
...each package number separated by typing the following on page 31. 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 to TRUE. 3 Make sure... 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. Check your Software and Documentation CD or the Lexmark Web site to determine if there are any questions that ...
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... operating system requires the files to 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 install printer drivers in the standard package. You can also type the names of printer drivers in the folder /disk2/lexmark. For example, to install in the /disk2 file system...
... operating system requires the files to 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 install printer drivers in the standard package. You can also type the names of printer drivers in the folder /disk2/lexmark. For example, to install in the /disk2 file system...
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... to remove symbolic links created during installation. If there is additional software residing in either of the printer drivers packages, you may be located in the /opt/lexmark, /usr/local/lexmark, /usr/spool/lp/lexmark, or /var/spool/lexmark directories. Note: You must unlink the files before uninstalling the package. # /usr/lexprint/bin/cde_menu_utility.sh 2 If...
... to remove symbolic links created during installation. If there is additional software residing in either of the printer drivers packages, you may be located in the /opt/lexmark, /usr/local/lexmark, /usr/spool/lp/lexmark, or /var/spool/lexmark directories. Note: You must unlink the files before uninstalling the package. # /usr/lexprint/bin/cde_menu_utility.sh 2 If...
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... wants to set from the command line. Note: User mode is not supported when running the application as a "root" user. Print Drivers Setup There are using. 1 Click File Setup. 2 Click Web Browser. 3 Select the appropriate web browser from the command .../local/lexmark/setup.lexprint • /opt/lexmark/setup.lexprint • /usr/lpp/lexprint/setup.lexprint Note: For more information about administrative groups, see "Changing an administrative group name" on page 16. Web Browser In order to the root user. Performing tasks Opening the printer driver The printer driver is...
... wants to set from the command line. Note: User mode is not supported when running the application as a "root" user. Print Drivers Setup There are using. 1 Click File Setup. 2 Click Web Browser. 3 Select the appropriate web browser from the command .../local/lexmark/setup.lexprint • /opt/lexmark/setup.lexprint • /usr/lpp/lexprint/setup.lexprint Note: For more information about administrative groups, see "Changing an administrative group name" on page 16. Web Browser In order to the root user. Performing tasks Opening the printer driver The printer driver is...
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... an administrative group name The printer driver uses UNIX groups to separate those who do not make a selection, Letter is "bin." Note: The only options available are using the Asian Font DIMM. If you do not. Asian Drivers You can enable Asian driver support which allows you to ...4 Click Next. Desktop Integration The Desktop Integration option allows you must specify a printer with or without the Asian Font DIMM. To enable Asian Drivers: 1 Click File Setup. 2 Click Asian Drivers. 3 Select Enable Asian Drivers. 4 Click Next. CUPS If you are prompted to print with Asian in...
... an administrative group name The printer driver uses UNIX groups to separate those who do not make a selection, Letter is "bin." Note: The only options available are using the Asian Font DIMM. If you do not. Asian Drivers You can enable Asian driver support which allows you to ...4 Click Next. Desktop Integration The Desktop Integration option allows you must specify a printer with or without the Asian Font DIMM. To enable Asian Drivers: 1 Click File Setup. 2 Click Asian Drivers. 3 Select Enable Asian Drivers. 4 Click Next. CUPS If you are prompted to print with Asian in...
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...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. If the printer is attached to a network, go to the administrative group by removing the username from ...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. Add...
...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. If the printer is attached to a network, go to the administrative group by removing the username from ...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. Add...
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... in a class. 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. Creating print queues from the command line 1 Before you must exist before you create the queue. •...Next. 10 Finish creating the print queue. • If you are using Linux 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, see "Creating virtual devices"...
... in a class. 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. Creating print queues from the command line 1 Before you must exist before you create the queue. •...Next. 10 Finish creating the print queue. • If you are using Linux 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, see "Creating virtual devices"...
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... on a print queue, the print queue is rejecting jobs. • If you want 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...8226; If you see a yellow "!" How you change the status of the available options installed. However, if a duplex unit is disabled. The printer driver shows these actions when typing the command. • Type chqueue -h from the command line, type the following command: # /usr/lexprint/bin/...
... on a print queue, the print queue is rejecting jobs. • If you want 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...8226; If you see a yellow "!" How you change the status of the available options installed. However, if a duplex unit is disabled. The printer driver shows these actions when typing the command. • Type chqueue -h from the command line, type the following command: # /usr/lexprint/bin/...
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.... Note: Reserve and Repeat print jobs may want to print one else using the printer driver. The PIN must be deleted if the printer requires extra memory to process additional held job you want to hold setting you want to...following command: # lpr -P queue_name -C "lexopts:print_hold=confidential pin_no=pin" file_name Note: Not all remaining copies in the printer memory using the printer can print additional copies later. For more information, see "Changing the print queue properties" on page 21. 2 Click ... you may be four digits. There is a default PIN for the printer driver;
.... Note: Reserve and Repeat print jobs may want to print one else using the printer driver. The PIN must be deleted if the printer requires extra memory to process additional held job you want to hold setting you want to...following command: # lpr -P queue_name -C "lexopts:print_hold=confidential pin_no=pin" file_name Note: Not all remaining copies in the printer memory using the printer can print additional copies later. For more information, see "Changing the print queue properties" on page 21. 2 Click ... you may be four digits. There is a default PIN for the printer driver;
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...then re-create it. From the detail view 1 Select any number of the print queues listed in the table, 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 command line. Note: A virtual device cannot... be removed if a print queue is currently associated with it . Note: You cannot change a virtual device type after creation. From the printer driver 1 Click Remove Print Queue. 2 Select the print queues you try to remove a device that you can also remove a virtual device from the...
...then re-create it. From the detail view 1 Select any number of the print queues listed in the table, 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 command line. Note: A virtual device cannot... be removed if a print queue is currently associated with it . Note: You cannot change a virtual device type after creation. From the printer driver 1 Click Remove Print Queue. 2 Select the print queues you try to remove a device that you can also remove a virtual device from the...
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...plugin you selected, and gives you the option to proceed with the installation. 4 Follow the instructions on your printer. • To access the utility from the printer driver, click File Software Update. • To access the utility from the command line, enter the...idle before you can maintain plug-ins from the printer driver or the command line. Check the Software and Documentation CD or the Lexmark Web site to uninstall. 3 Select Remove. Removing plugins from http://downloads.lexmark.com. Installing plugins from the printer driver 1 Click File Software Update. 2...
...plugin you selected, and gives you the option to proceed with the installation. 4 Follow the instructions on your printer. • To access the utility from the printer driver, click File Software Update. • To access the utility from the command line, enter the...idle before you can maintain plug-ins from the printer driver or the command line. Check the Software and Documentation CD or the Lexmark Web site to uninstall. 3 Select Remove. Removing plugins from http://downloads.lexmark.com. Installing plugins from the printer driver 1 Click File Software Update. 2...
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...devices" on page 17 and "Creating a print queue" on page 24. No, but are stored in the Printer Settings column. For more information, see special icons on the printer in applications such as Mozilla. What do the icons mean? The detail view shows the queue in yellow. A...queue I used to print to a different queue, or contact your administrator. What is rejecting print jobs. From this dialog, you must open the printer driver as a disabled queue might accept them. • A graphic of options available for a print queue? Note: An enabled queue might reject print jobs...
...devices" on page 17 and "Creating a print queue" on page 24. No, but are stored in the Printer Settings column. For more information, see special icons on the printer in applications such as Mozilla. What do the icons mean? The detail view shows the queue in yellow. A...queue I used to print to a different queue, or contact your administrator. What is rejecting print jobs. From this dialog, you must open the printer driver as a disabled queue might accept them. • A graphic of options available for a print queue? Note: An enabled queue might reject print jobs...