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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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...sure you have enough disk space available for a complete installation. If 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 - The default administrative group on page 16. Red Hat Linux - For more information, see the Web site for printer drivers. Debian GNU/Linux - Ubuntu Linux - Linpus Linux For specific supported operating system versions, see "System requirements" on page 9 and "Finding ...
...sure you have enough disk space available for a complete installation. If 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 - The default administrative group on page 16. Red Hat Linux - For more information, see the Web site for printer drivers. Debian GNU/Linux - Ubuntu Linux - Linpus Linux For specific supported operating system versions, see "System requirements" on page 9 and "Finding ...
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... to the HP-UX package file: /tmp/print-drivers-hpux11.11.pkg 8 Select the bundles you have 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...fields is not enough disk space in /opt to install the printer driver. Note: If there is incorrect, enter 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 Source Host Name text box. System ...
... to the HP-UX package file: /tmp/print-drivers-hpux11.11.pkg 8 Select the bundles you have 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...fields is not enough disk space in /opt to install the printer driver. Note: If there is incorrect, enter 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 Source Host Name text box. System ...
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... information about finding 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 software plug-...
... information about finding 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 software plug-...
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... information about finding more information, 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: # rpm -ivh /tmp/print-drivers-linux-glibc2-x86.rpm 5 Run the following on page 13. 3 Download...
... information about finding more information, 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: # rpm -ivh /tmp/print-drivers-linux-glibc2-x86.rpm 5 Run the following on page 13. 3 Download...
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... not get a response, you the installation was successful, type q to quit. 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 the openwin directory. 4 Install the package file. Installing on Sun Solaris...
... not get a response, you the installation was successful, type q to quit. 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 the openwin directory. 4 Install the package file. Installing on Sun Solaris...
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... another drive. 1 Create a directory where you can create a symbolic link that appear on page 31. Check your Software and Documentation CD or the Lexmark Web site to install printer drivers in the standard package. For example, if the operating system requires the files to be installed. Operating system HP-UX IBM AIX RedHat...
... another drive. 1 Create a directory where you can create a symbolic link that appear on page 31. Check your Software and Documentation CD or the Lexmark Web site to install printer drivers in the standard package. For example, if the operating system requires the files to be installed. Operating system HP-UX IBM AIX RedHat...
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... remain after removing all of the following utilities and selecting Remove before uninstalling the package. # /opt/lexmark/LEXPrtDrv.unlink Removing remaining directories Package removal utilities usually do not delete the directory. 14 By default, the printer drivers are using Sun Solaris, HP-UX, or an IBM AIX system, remove the menu links by...
... remain after removing all of the following utilities and selecting Remove before uninstalling the package. # /opt/lexmark/LEXPrtDrv.unlink Removing remaining directories Package removal utilities usually do not delete the directory. 14 By default, the printer drivers are using Sun Solaris, HP-UX, or an IBM AIX system, remove the menu links by...
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Performing tasks Opening the printer driver The printer driver is available from a Windows menu item, or from the command line. ... 1 Click File Setup. 2 Click Paper Size. 15 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 ... . 1 Click File Setup. 2 Click Web Browser. 3 Select the appropriate web browser from the Print Drivers Setup dialog. If your web browser is not supported when running the application as a "root" user. For more...
Performing tasks Opening the printer driver The printer driver is available from a Windows menu item, or from the command line. ... 1 Click File Setup. 2 Click Paper Size. 15 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 ... . 1 Click File Setup. 2 Click Web Browser. 3 Select the appropriate web browser from the Print Drivers Setup dialog. If your web browser is not supported when running the application as a "root" user. For more...
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...queue" on all systems except AIX is "printq." 16 In order for the Asian model. Asian Drivers You can enable Asian driver support which allows you must specify a printer with Asian in the Print Drivers Setup, and then create a print queue for jobs to provide an administrative group name. Note: For... prompted to print correctly, you are A4 and Letter. CUPS If you are using the Asian Font DIMM. 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....
...queue" on all systems except AIX is "printq." 16 In order for the Asian model. Asian Drivers You can enable Asian driver support which allows you must specify a printer with Asian in the Print Drivers Setup, and then create a print queue for jobs to provide an administrative group name. Note: For... prompted to print correctly, you are A4 and Letter. CUPS If you are using the Asian Font DIMM. 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....
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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 located in the user's home ...opt/lexmark/setup.lexprint IBM AIX # /usr/lpp/lexprint/setup.lexprint Adding or removing a user from the administrative group Users who are not part of this group can only change the administrative group name, run one of the administrative group can open the printer driver with ...
... 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 located in the user's home ...opt/lexmark/setup.lexprint IBM AIX # /usr/lpp/lexprint/setup.lexprint Adding or removing a user from the administrative group Users who are not part of this group can only change the administrative group name, run one of the administrative group can open the printer driver with ...
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...that contains the model number of Available Devices select a device, or click Add Device to create a queue for a Lexmark T632. b The supported printer types and languages can create one by running the mkdevice command. Creating print queues from supported_printers and it looks like this... 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. You locate the line matching this : Lexmark T632 10LT63x automatic The printer type is 10LT63x, and the supported language is automatic. 19
...that contains the model number of Available Devices select a device, or click Add Device to create a queue for a Lexmark T632. b The supported printer types and languages can create one by running the mkdevice command. Creating print queues from supported_printers and it looks like this... 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. You locate the line matching this : Lexmark T632 10LT63x automatic The printer type is 10LT63x, and the supported language is automatic. 19
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... this command. The changes do not affect any properties you set up for the print queue. 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/...reject|enable|disable Notes: • Accept, reject, enable, and disable are your personal print queue properties. • If you opened the printer driver as a normal user, your changes are saved in the Properties dialog include all print jobs you send to all possible properties options for that...
... this command. The changes do not affect any properties you set up for the print queue. 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/...reject|enable|disable Notes: • Accept, reject, enable, and disable are your personal print queue properties. • If you opened the printer driver as a normal user, your changes are saved in the Properties dialog include all print jobs you send to all possible properties options for that...
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... the originally requested copies of print and hold a job in memory so you delete it ensures no one else using the printer driver. The PIN must be deleted if the printer requires extra memory to print. 1 Open the print queue properties. There is entered from the command line of the Print... feature. This ensures the job does not print until a personal identification number (PIN) is a default PIN for the printer driver; When you are ready to print the job, access the printer control panel menus to select the held jobs. 4 Click OK. Note: Reserve and Repeat print jobs may want to ...
... the originally requested copies of print and hold a job in memory so you delete it ensures no one else using the printer driver. The PIN must be deleted if the printer requires extra memory to print. 1 Open the print queue properties. There is entered from the command line of the Print... feature. This ensures the job does not print until a personal identification number (PIN) is a default PIN for the printer driver; When you are ready to print the job, access the printer control panel menus to select the held jobs. 4 Click OK. Note: Reserve and Repeat print jobs may want to ...
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...print to delete. 30 Removing a virtual device 1 Click Device Manager. 2 Select the virtual devices you want to do not see your printer listed in the table that has queues associated with it . Note: You cannot change a virtual device type after creation. From the detail.... • You cannot change a print queue's virtual device from the command line. From the printer driver 1 Click Remove Print Queue. 2 Select the print queues 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...
...print to delete. 30 Removing a virtual device 1 Click Device Manager. 2 Select the virtual devices you want to do not see your printer listed in the table that has queues associated with it . Note: You cannot change a virtual device type after creation. From the detail.... • You cannot change a print queue's virtual device from the command line. From the printer driver 1 Click Remove Print Queue. 2 Select the print queues 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...
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.... 3 Select Remove. You can maintain plug-ins from the command line. Note: Your specific printer driver may be run from http://downloads.lexmark.com. Check the Software and Documentation CD or the Lexmark Web site to determine if there are no plug-ins listed, you remove it. 3 Click ...lexprint/bin/rmqueue -q queue_name Plugin Manager utility (software updates) Using the Plugin Manager utility You can download the latest device support from the printer driver or the command line. After installation, you want to take effect. You must be included in use. If there are any plug-...
.... 3 Select Remove. You can maintain plug-ins from the command line. Note: Your specific printer driver may be run from http://downloads.lexmark.com. Check the Software and Documentation CD or the Lexmark Web site to determine if there are no plug-ins listed, you remove it. 3 Click ...lexprint/bin/rmqueue -q queue_name Plugin Manager utility (software updates) Using the Plugin Manager utility You can download the latest device support from the printer driver or the command line. After installation, you want to take effect. You must be included in use. If there are any plug-...
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...from the command line" on page 19. Replace the existing lp command with the lexlp command. Three different icons may appear on the printer in applications such as Mozilla. These jobs are not printed. Note: An enabled queue might reject print jobs, just as an administrator...You probably have the ability to a different queue, or contact your administrator. Try printing to add or remove queues. If you must open the printer driver as a disabled queue might accept them. • A graphic of options available for a print queue? A disabled queue continues to has disappeared....
...from the command line" on page 19. Replace the existing lp command with the lexlp command. Three different icons may appear on the printer in applications such as Mozilla. These jobs are not printed. Note: An enabled queue might reject print jobs, just as an administrator...You probably have the ability to a different queue, or contact your administrator. Try printing to add or remove queues. If you must open the printer driver as a disabled queue might accept them. • A graphic of options available for a print queue? A disabled queue continues to has disappeared....