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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 on Red Hat, Red Flag, Linpus, or SUSE Linux 11 Installing on Linspire, Debian, or Ubuntu Linux...11 Installing on Sun Solaris SPARC...11 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 ...
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 on Red Hat, Red Flag, Linpus, or SUSE Linux 11 Installing on Linspire, Debian, or Ubuntu Linux...11 Installing on Sun Solaris SPARC...11 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 ...
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Changing the print queue properties...21 Working with printer aliases...22 Introduction to printer aliases...22 Creating a print queue with an alias...22 Displaying the alias of a print queue ...22 Working with printer classes...22 Introduction to printer classes...22 Creating a 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 page...25 Printing a...
Changing the print queue properties...21 Working with printer aliases...22 Introduction to printer aliases...22 Creating a print queue with an alias...22 Displaying the alias of a print queue ...22 Working with printer classes...22 Introduction to printer classes...22 Creating a 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 page...25 Printing a...
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Normal user or administrator...34 Default settings for the program or queue...34 Related topics...35 Troubleshooting 36 The print queue is empty but my document did not print 36 Jobs appear in the print queue for an extended time 36 The print queue does not receive print jobs...37 The print queue is disabled or 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 ...
Normal user or administrator...34 Default settings for the program or queue...34 Related topics...35 Troubleshooting 36 The print queue is empty but my document did not print 36 Jobs appear in the print queue for an extended time 36 The print queue does not receive print jobs...37 The print queue is disabled or 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 ...
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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. • Print queue and device wizards-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 ...
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. • Print queue and device wizards-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 ...
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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 SPARC • Sun Solaris x86 • Linux Systems - If you want to change the administrative user group for a complete installation. For more information, see the Web site for your host, you might want to use that group as the printer driver administrative group. Note: If you are running one of the following versions of UNIX with root user authority. 2 Make sure you have an ...
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 SPARC • Sun Solaris x86 • Linux Systems - If you want to change the administrative user group for a complete installation. For more information, see the Web site for your host, you might want to use that group as the printer driver administrative group. Note: If you are running one of the following versions of UNIX with root user authority. 2 Make sure you have an ...
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...If there is Network Directory/CDROM and the hostname of these fields 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 /tmp directory, and then uncompress the package file: # /usr/...no errors or warnings during installation 70MB in /usr/local Installing on HP-UX 1 Read "Before installing the printer drivers" on appears in /opt/lexmark to install, see "Finding space to install the printer driver. Make sure there are installing on page 8. 2 Make sure you started SAM, an...
...If there is Network Directory/CDROM and the hostname of these fields 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 /tmp directory, and then uncompress the package file: # /usr/...no errors or warnings during installation 70MB in /usr/local Installing on HP-UX 1 Read "Before installing the printer drivers" on appears in /opt/lexmark to install, see "Finding space to install the printer driver. Make sure there are installing on page 8. 2 Make sure you started SAM, an...
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...For more information, see "Plugin Manager utility (software updates)" on page 8. 2 Make sure you want to complete the installation: # /opt/lexmark/setup.lexprint Note: Your specific printer driver may not be included in /usr/lpp to determine if there are installed by default. Check the Software..., select List. a On the Software to determine if there are any software plug-ins available. Check the Software and Documentation CD or the Lexmark Web site to install the printer driver. Installing on IBM AIX 1 Read "Before installing the printer drivers" on page 31. c Click OK...
...For more information, see "Plugin Manager utility (software updates)" on page 8. 2 Make sure you want to complete the installation: # /opt/lexmark/setup.lexprint Note: Your specific printer driver may not be included in /usr/lpp to determine if there are installed by default. Check the Software..., select List. a On the Software to determine if there are any software plug-ins available. Check the Software and Documentation CD or the Lexmark Web site to install the printer driver. Installing on IBM AIX 1 Read "Before installing the printer drivers" on page 31. c Click OK...
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...: # rpm -ivh /tmp/print-drivers-linux-glibc2-x86.rpm 5 Run the following setup script to complete the installation: # /usr/local/lexmark/setup.lexprint Note: Your specific printer driver may not be included in the standard package. For more space, see "Finding space to install the... 3 Make sure you must set the OPENWINHOME environment variable by typing the following setup script 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 information, see...
...: # rpm -ivh /tmp/print-drivers-linux-glibc2-x86.rpm 5 Run the following setup script to complete the installation: # /usr/local/lexmark/setup.lexprint Note: Your specific printer driver may not be included in the standard package. For more space, see "Finding space to install the... 3 Make sure you must set the OPENWINHOME environment variable by typing the following setup script 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 information, see...
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...install individual packages, type each package number separated by a comma, and then press Enter. Check your Software and Documentation CD or the Lexmark Web site to determine if there are any questions that appear on page 31. b Save the downloaded package in the same location.... 6 Follow the prompts and answer any software plugins available. 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. For more information, see "Plugin Manager utility (software updates)" on the...
...install individual packages, type each package number separated by a comma, and then press Enter. Check your Software and Documentation CD or the Lexmark Web site to determine if there are any questions that appear on page 31. b Save the downloaded package in the same location.... 6 Follow the prompts and answer any software plugins available. 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. For more information, see "Plugin Manager utility (software updates)" on the...
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... packages to quit. Removing the printer drivers package A system administrator can also type the names of printer drivers in the folder /disk2/lexmark. Note: Your specific printer driver may not be installed. If the file system containing the directory is full, you the installation was ...successful, type q to actually be included in a particular directory. For example, to install in the /disk2 file system, type: # mkdir /disk2/lexmark 2 Create a symbolic link that points to the real directory in the table below. The operating system treats the symbolic link as a real directory, ...
... packages to quit. Removing the printer drivers package A system administrator can also type the names of printer drivers in the folder /disk2/lexmark. Note: Your specific printer driver may not be installed. If the file system containing the directory is full, you the installation was ...successful, type q to actually be included in a particular directory. For example, to install in the /disk2 file system, type: # mkdir /disk2/lexmark 2 Create a symbolic link that points to the real directory in the table below. The operating system treats the symbolic link as a real directory, ...
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...printer drivers packages, you installed the printer drivers. If there is additional software residing in the /opt/lexmark, /usr/local/lexmark, /usr/spool/lp/lexmark, or /var/spool/lexmark directories. 1 If you are using Sun Solaris, run the uninstall script to remove some directories manually.... Note: You must unlink the files before uninstalling the package. # /opt/lexmark/LEXPrtDrv.unlink Removing remaining directories Package removal utilities usually do not delete the directory. 14 After you remove all the packages, ...
...printer drivers packages, you installed the printer drivers. If there is additional software residing in the /opt/lexmark, /usr/local/lexmark, /usr/spool/lp/lexmark, or /var/spool/lexmark directories. 1 If you are using Sun Solaris, run the uninstall script to remove some directories manually.... Note: You must unlink the files before uninstalling the package. # /opt/lexmark/LEXPrtDrv.unlink Removing remaining directories Package removal utilities usually do not delete the directory. 14 After you remove all the packages, ...
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... existing print queues. 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 information about administrative groups, see "Changing an administrative group name" on page...
... existing print queues. 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 information about administrative groups, see "Changing an administrative group name" on page...
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Asian Drivers You can enable Asian driver support which allows you to print using Asian Drivers, you must enable the Asian Drivers in the model name. In order to use . 4 Click Next. Note: The only options available are using Linux with CUPS you may encounter printing problems due to mime types controlling how to print correctly, you create print queues using the Asian Font DIMM. Note: For Linux, this mime type, allowing the print jobs to use the Asian Drivers you must remove this option allows the flexibility to print with Asian in the Print Drivers Setup, and then ...
Asian Drivers You can enable Asian driver support which allows you to print using Asian Drivers, you must enable the Asian Drivers in the model name. In order to use . 4 Click Next. Note: The only options available are using Linux with CUPS you may encounter printing problems due to mime types controlling how to print correctly, you create print queues using the Asian Font DIMM. Note: For Linux, this mime type, allowing the print jobs to use the Asian Drivers you must remove this option allows the flexibility to print with Asian in the Print Drivers Setup, and then ...
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... name" on page 18. 17 Creating virtual devices Before creating virtual devices Before 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. Remove a user from the...
... name" on page 18. 17 Creating virtual devices Before creating virtual devices Before 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. Remove a user from the...
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d Click Finish. 6 If the printer is attached locally: a Select Parallel, Serial, or USB. g Click OK. i Click Next. k Verify the information that appears. Note: Not all options may be available for printers on page 18. d Enter the appropriate IP Address or Subnet. Creating virtual devices from the command line 1 Select a recognizable, but unique, virtual device name. 2 To create a virtual device, type the following from the command line: For physical devices: # /usr/lexprint/bin/mkdevice -d name -f device -t type For network devices: # /usr/lexprint/bin/mkdevice -d name -i ...
d Click Finish. 6 If the printer is attached locally: a Select Parallel, Serial, or USB. g Click OK. i Click Next. k Verify the information that appears. Note: Not all options may be available for printers on page 18. d Enter the appropriate IP Address or Subnet. Creating virtual devices from the command line 1 Select a recognizable, but unique, virtual device name. 2 To create a virtual device, type the following from the command line: For physical devices: # /usr/lexprint/bin/mkdevice -d name -f device -t type For network devices: # /usr/lexprint/bin/mkdevice -d name -i ...
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.... 2 From the list of your printer. Creating print queues from supported_printers and it looks like this queue. Example: You want 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 "Changing the print queue properties" on... does not exist, you can create the queue, you are using Linux with the LPRng print subsystem, select Enable Printer Aliases to create aliases for a Lexmark T632.
.... 2 From the list of your printer. Creating print queues from supported_printers and it looks like this queue. Example: You want 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 "Changing the print queue properties" on... does not exist, you can create the queue, you are using Linux with the LPRng print subsystem, select Enable Printer Aliases to create aliases for a Lexmark T632.
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The printer type is 10LT63x and the language selection is used and jobs are duplexed against the long edge of the operation. Specify additional printer options so that paper from the command line for more details regarding this queue. If you select automatic, you can only send ASCII text or PPDS emulation jobs through queue. These states are actively processed. • Disabled-Print job processing stops. Supported language notes • All printer types support "raw" as determined in step b on page 19, create a new print queue ("myqueue"), for a virtual device ("mydevice...
The printer type is 10LT63x and the language selection is used and jobs are duplexed against the long edge of the operation. Specify additional printer options so that paper from the command line for more details regarding this queue. If you select automatic, you can only send ASCII text or PPDS emulation jobs through queue. These states are actively processed. • Disabled-Print job processing stops. Supported language notes • All printer types support "raw" as determined in step b on page 19, create a new print queue ("myqueue"), for a virtual device ("mydevice...
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on a print queue, the print queue is rejecting jobs. • If you change the properties determines which print jobs are affected. • If you open the printer driver as an administrator, your changes apply to perform. Specify only one side of the paper. 21 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. How you change the settings through Print File or lexlp, your home directory and apply to all print jobs you want to every user who has not...
on a print queue, the print queue is rejecting jobs. • If you change the properties determines which print jobs are affected. • If you open the printer driver as an administrator, your changes apply to perform. Specify only one side of the paper. 21 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. How you change the settings through Print File or lexlp, your home directory and apply to all print jobs you want to every user who has not...
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Note: Printer classes are optional and should be "Bldg_4_Room1," but the alias describes it as the print queue name when printing. Printer classes are only available when you need to recreate the print queue. To add a queue to a new or existing class, type the following command: 22 Creating a print queue with an alias 1 Access the Printer Aliases screen of the Add Print Queue Wizard. 2 Select Enable Printer Aliases. 3 Enter the name of a print queue Right-click the print queue, and select Printer Aliases. Displaying the alias of the alias in the Alias Name field. You can ...
Note: Printer classes are optional and should be "Bldg_4_Room1," but the alias describes it as the print queue name when printing. Printer classes are only available when you need to recreate the print queue. To add a queue to a new or existing class, type the following command: 22 Creating a print queue with an alias 1 Access the Printer Aliases screen of the Add Print Queue Wizard. 2 Select Enable Printer Aliases. 3 Enter the name of a print queue Right-click the print queue, and select Printer Aliases. Displaying the alias of the alias in the Alias Name field. You can ...
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You can add a print queue to My Printers or another printer group You can access the New Group Manager dialog box by using the Group Manager tool. Adding a print queue to My Printers or another printer group either by dragging a printer from the main window onto a printer group or by right-clicking All Printers and selecting New Group. 1 Enter the group name in groups. Note: To remove a print queue from a class, the class is removed automatically. Note: A class exists as long as it contains queues. You can create a printer group using the Group Manager tool. 1 Right-click a ...
You can add a print queue to My Printers or another printer group You can access the New Group Manager dialog box by using the Group Manager tool. Adding a print queue to My Printers or another printer group either by dragging a printer from the main window onto a printer group or by right-clicking All Printers and selecting New Group. 1 Enter the group name in groups. Note: To remove a print queue from a class, the class is removed automatically. Note: A class exists as long as it contains queues. You can create a printer group using the Group Manager tool. 1 Right-click a ...