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... 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... Desktop Integration...16 Asian Drivers...16 CUPS ...16 Changing an administrative group name...16 Adding or removing a user...
... 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... Desktop Integration...16 Asian Drivers...16 CUPS ...16 Changing an administrative group name...16 Adding or removing a user...
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... 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 command line 31 Frequently asked questions 33 Command line...33 Print queue management...33 4
... 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 command line 31 Frequently asked questions 33 Command line...33 Print queue management...33 4
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... 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...
... 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...
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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. • ... 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. • Frequently used options-System administrators can create queues with the...
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. • ... 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. • Frequently used options-System administrators can create queues with the...
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...all systems except AIX is "printq." If you have enough disk space available for your host, you might want to install the printer drivers package" on page 13. 3 Set up an administrative user group. Note: If you are running one of the following versions of ... For more information, see "System requirements" on page 9 and "Finding space to change the administrative user group for printer drivers. Ubuntu Linux - 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 •...
...all systems except AIX is "printq." If you have enough disk space available for your host, you might want to install the printer drivers package" on page 13. 3 Set up an administrative user group. Note: If you are running one of the following versions of ... For more information, see "System requirements" on page 9 and "Finding space to change the administrative user group for printer drivers. Ubuntu Linux - 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 •...
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...HOME variable was not set for root when 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 In the Source Depot Path field...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/contrib...
...HOME variable was not set for root when 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 In the Source Depot Path field...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/contrib...
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... 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 standard package. 11 When the installation is complete. 10 Run the following setup script ... package file: # /opt/freeware/bin/gunzip /tmp/print-drivers-aix5-sysv.pkg.gz 5 Type the following 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 /usr/lpp to install...
... 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 standard package. 11 When the installation is complete. 10 Run the following setup script ... package file: # /opt/freeware/bin/gunzip /tmp/print-drivers-aix5-sysv.pkg.gz 5 Type the following 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 /usr/lpp to install...
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..."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 ...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...
..."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 ...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...
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... all the packages in the standard package. 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. 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 install all , and then press...
... all the packages in the standard package. 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. 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 install all , and then press...
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...is full, you can also type the names of printer drivers in the /disk2 file system, type: # mkdir /disk2/lexmark 2 Create a symbolic link that points to actually be included in the table below. Note: Your specific printer driver may not be installed. For more information, see the...real directory, but the files are any questions that came with the installation of the printer drivers package you want the packages to the real directory in /opt/lexmark, type: # ln -s /disk2/lexmark /opt/lexmark 3 Continue with your operating system. Operating system HP-UX IBM AIX RedHat Linux SuSe ...
...is full, you can also type the names of printer drivers in the /disk2 file system, type: # mkdir /disk2/lexmark 2 Create a symbolic link that points to actually be included in the table below. Note: Your specific printer driver may not be installed. For more information, see the...real directory, but the files are any questions that came with the installation of the printer drivers package you want the packages to the real directory in /opt/lexmark, type: # ln -s /disk2/lexmark /opt/lexmark 3 Continue with your operating system. Operating system HP-UX IBM AIX RedHat Linux SuSe ...
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.../bin/cde_menu_utility.sh 2 If you are installed in either of the printer drivers packages, you installed the printer drivers. To see if any directories 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...
.../bin/cde_menu_utility.sh 2 If you are installed in either of the printer drivers packages, you installed the printer drivers. To see if any directories 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...
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If an administrator starts the program, it opens in user mode, they can type lexprint -n. 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,... the web browser you can browse to set the default paper size for all print jobs. Performing tasks Opening the printer driver The printer driver is available from a Windows menu item, or from the command line. For more details regarding this option to the location...
If an administrator starts the program, it opens in user mode, they can type lexprint -n. 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,... the web browser you can browse to set the default paper size for all print jobs. Performing tasks Opening the printer driver The printer driver is available from a Windows menu item, or from the command line. For more details regarding this option to the location...
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... Next. The default administrative group name on all systems except AIX is "printq." 16 Asian Drivers You can enable Asian driver support which allows you to print using Asian Drivers, you may encounter printing problems due to mime types controlling how to , or remove them from those who do not ...Select Enable PCL Emulation Job Filtering. 4 Click Next. Note: For Linux, this mime type, allowing the print jobs to print with Asian in the Print Drivers Setup, and then create a print queue for jobs to print correctly, you are prompted to use . 4 Click Next. When you are A4 and ...
... Next. The default administrative group name on all systems except AIX is "printq." 16 Asian Drivers You can enable Asian driver support which allows you to print using Asian Drivers, you may encounter printing problems due to mime types controlling how to , or remove them from those who do not ...Select Enable PCL Emulation Job Filtering. 4 Click Next. Note: For Linux, this mime type, allowing the print jobs to print with Asian in the Print Drivers Setup, and then create a print queue for jobs to print correctly, you are prompted to use . 4 Click Next. When you are A4 and ...
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... 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. Remove... connection type (parallel, serial, or USB) 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. For information about changing the Administrative UNIX...
... 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. Remove... connection type (parallel, serial, or USB) 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. For information about changing the Administrative UNIX...
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... be found by running the following command: # /usr/lexprint/bin/supported_printers Locate the line listed from supported_printers and it looks like this: Lexmark T632 10LT63x automatic The printer type is 10LT63x, and the supported language is automatic. 19 For more information, see "Creating virtual devices"...adding devices, see "Creating virtual devices" on page 22. • If you are 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 queue. a The device name associated ...
... be found by running the following command: # /usr/lexprint/bin/supported_printers Locate the line listed from supported_printers and it looks like this: Lexmark T632 10LT63x automatic The printer type is 10LT63x, and the supported language is automatic. 19 For more information, see "Creating virtual devices"...adding devices, see "Creating virtual devices" on page 22. • If you are 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 queue. a The device name associated ...
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... you change the status of a print queue from the command line for more details regarding this command. 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 settings override ...for the action you set up for that print queue. • If you open the printer driver as an administrator, your print job prints on one of these states by changing the color of the paper. 21 The changes do not affect any properties you want to the printer, ...
... you change the status of a print queue from the command line for more details regarding this command. 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 settings override ...for the action you set up for that print queue. • If you open the printer driver as an administrator, your print job prints on one of these states by changing the color of the paper. 21 The changes do not affect any properties you want to the printer, ...
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...immediately, but want to process additional held jobs. 4 Click OK. See the printer documentation to hold your jobs in the printer memory using the printer driver. When you are ready to retrieve it, and it later. The PIN must be deleted if the printer requires extra memory to print. 1 Open ...confidential -o pin_no=pin file_name To use the confidential Print and Hold function from the Held Jobs menu. The job is a default PIN for the printer driver; To use the confidential Print and Hold function from the command line of a Sun Solaris, HP-UX, IBM AIX, or Linux with the LPRng ...
...immediately, but want to process additional held jobs. 4 Click OK. See the printer documentation to hold your jobs in the printer memory using the printer driver. When you are ready to retrieve it, and it later. The PIN must be deleted if the printer requires extra memory to print. 1 Open ...confidential -o pin_no=pin file_name To use the confidential Print and Hold function from the Held Jobs menu. The job is a default PIN for the printer driver; To use the confidential Print and Hold function from the command line of a Sun Solaris, HP-UX, IBM AIX, or Linux with the LPRng ...
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...device_name Changing a print queue to print to remove. 3 Click Remove. 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 want to do not see your printer listed in the table that has queues associated... 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 Device Manager table. If you want to delete. 2 ...
...device_name Changing a print queue to print to remove. 3 Click Remove. 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 want to do not see your printer listed in the table that has queues associated... 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 Device Manager table. If you want to delete. 2 ...
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... command line Installing, listing, and removing plug-ins is in the standard package. Removing plugins from http://downloads.lexmark.com. 3 Click Remove. Note: Your specific printer driver may be included in use. It contains more specific information about the plugin you selected, and gives you want...are no plug-ins listed, you remove it. Check the Software and Documentation CD or the Lexmark Web site to take effect. You can download the latest device support from the printer driver The Remove option allows you to uninstall a selected plugin. 1 Click File Software ...
... command line Installing, listing, and removing plug-ins is in the standard package. Removing plugins from http://downloads.lexmark.com. 3 Click Remove. Note: Your specific printer driver may be included in use. It contains more specific information about the plugin you selected, and gives you want...are no plug-ins listed, you remove it. Check the Software and Documentation CD or the Lexmark Web site to take effect. You can download the latest device support from the printer driver The Remove option allows you to uninstall a selected plugin. 1 Click File Software ...
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... also use lexlp, the Print Queue Properties dialog appears. The detail view shows a check mark in yellow. From this dialog, you must open the printer driver as an administrator. 33 Print queue management I see "Creating virtual devices" on page 17 and "Creating a print queue" on the printer in the queue but...
... also use lexlp, the Print Queue Properties dialog appears. The detail view shows a check mark in yellow. From this dialog, you must open the printer driver as an administrator. 33 Print queue management I see "Creating virtual devices" on page 17 and "Creating a print queue" on the printer in the queue but...