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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 ......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 Performing tasks 15 Opening the printer driver...15 Print Drivers Setup...15 Administrative Group...15 Web Browser...15 Paper...
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 ......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 Performing tasks 15 Opening the printer driver...15 Print Drivers Setup...15 Administrative Group...15 Web Browser...15 Paper...
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... 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... banner program ...29 Changing a virtual device...29 Removing a virtual device...30 Changing 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...
... 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... banner program ...29 Changing a virtual device...29 Removing a virtual device...30 Changing 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...
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......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...
......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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... such as duplex or no banner page, so users do not need to specify those options. • Printer options support-Users have the ability to access several printer-specific options such as multiple-page printing, print and hold, duplex, or paper size. • Job ... native Print subsystem and send data directly to the printer by using the transport utilities. • Printer groups (My Printers)-Users have the ability to group print queues. • Printer classes-System administrators have the ability to manage the standard printer classes from a graphical interface. • Enhanced security...
... such as duplex or no banner page, so users do not need to specify those options. • Printer options support-Users have the ability to access several printer-specific options such as multiple-page printing, print and hold, duplex, or paper size. • Job ... native Print subsystem and send data directly to the printer by using the transport utilities. • Printer groups (My Printers)-Users have the ability to group print queues. • Printer classes-System administrators have the ability to manage the standard printer classes from a graphical interface. • Enhanced security...
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...group. SUSE Linux - Linpus Linux For specific supported operating system versions, see the Web site for a complete installation. 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 •...usr/lexprint/docs/supported-platforms.txt after installation. 8 Supported operating systems Make sure you are asked if you want to access the printer driver management features. Linspire Linux - Ubuntu Linux - If you have enough disk space available for your host, you have an ...
...group. SUSE Linux - Linpus Linux For specific supported operating system versions, see the Web site for a complete installation. 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 •...usr/lexprint/docs/supported-platforms.txt after installation. 8 Supported operating systems Make sure you are asked if you want to access the printer driver management features. Linspire Linux - Ubuntu Linux - If you have enough disk space available for your host, you have an ...
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... /usr/local Installing on HP-UX 1 Read "Before installing the printer drivers" on page 13. 9 Note: If there is not enough disk space in /opt/lexmark to install, see "Finding space to install the printer drivers package" on appears in the /tmp directory, and then uncompress... started SAM, an error message appears. Make sure there are installing on page 13. 3 Download the Lexmark printer driver package (print-drivers-hpux11.11.pkg.gz) 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.
... /usr/local Installing on HP-UX 1 Read "Before installing the printer drivers" on page 13. 9 Note: If there is not enough disk space in /opt/lexmark to install, see "Finding space to install the printer drivers package" on appears in the /tmp directory, and then uncompress... started SAM, an error message appears. Make sure there are installing on page 13. 3 Download the Lexmark printer driver package (print-drivers-hpux11.11.pkg.gz) 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.
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...the installation 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. For more information about finding more space, see "Finding space to install... packages are any software plug-ins available. a On the Software to begin installing the printer driver. b Select the packages you want to install. Check the Software and Documentation CD or the Lexmark Web site to determine if there are any other install options. 9 Click OK to...
...the installation 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. For more information about finding more space, see "Finding space to install... packages are any software plug-ins available. a On the Software to begin installing the printer driver. b Select the packages you want to install. Check the Software and Documentation CD or the Lexmark Web site to determine if there are any other install options. 9 Click OK to...
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... -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. Installing on Red Hat, Red Flag, Linpus, or SUSE Linux 1 Read ...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...
... -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. Installing on Red Hat, Red Flag, Linpus, or SUSE Linux 1 Read ...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...
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...Check your Software and Documentation CD or the Lexmark Web site to the openwin directory. 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. Note: You must install all ... must set the OPENWINHOME environment variable 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. Note: You must install all , and then press Enter. • To install...
...Check your Software and Documentation CD or the Lexmark Web site to the openwin directory. 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. Note: You must install all ... must set the OPENWINHOME environment variable 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. Note: You must install all , and then press Enter. • To install...
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...be included in the /disk2 file system, type: # mkdir /disk2/lexmark 2 Create a symbolic link that points to quit. You can remove the printer drivers package using the utilities in the folder /disk2/lexmark. Operating system HP-UX IBM AIX RedHat Linux SuSe Linux Linspire Linux ... -e dpkg -r pkgrm 13 Check your Software and Documentation CD or the Lexmark Web site to install printer drivers 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...
...be included in the /disk2 file system, type: # mkdir /disk2/lexmark 2 Create a symbolic link that points to quit. You can remove the printer drivers package using the utilities in the folder /disk2/lexmark. Operating system HP-UX IBM AIX RedHat Linux SuSe Linux Linspire Linux ... -e dpkg -r pkgrm 13 Check your Software and Documentation CD or the Lexmark Web site to install printer drivers 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...
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...printer drivers. After you remove all the packages, check the directory where you may be located in these locations, do not remove directories shared 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... 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....
...printer drivers. After you remove all the packages, check the directory where you may be located in these locations, do not remove directories shared 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... 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....
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...lexprint -h from the command line by typing: # lexprint The program has two modes: User and Administrative. Performing tasks Opening the printer driver The printer driver is available from a Windows menu item, or from the command line. However, if an administrator wants to start a session...the location of these options by default. 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 ...
...lexprint -h from the command line by typing: # lexprint The program has two modes: User and Administrative. Performing tasks Opening the printer driver The printer driver is available from a Windows menu item, or from the command line. However, if an administrator wants to start a session...the location of these options by default. 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 ...
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CUPS If you are using Linux with CUPS you to print using Asian Drivers, you are A4 and Letter. 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. 2 Click ... from those who do not make a selection, Letter is "bin." If you to add Print Drivers to use the Asian Drivers you must specify a printer with or without the Asian Font DIMM. Asian Drivers You can enable Asian driver support which allows you may encounter printing problems due to mime...
CUPS If you are using Linux with CUPS you to print using Asian Drivers, you are A4 and Letter. 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. 2 Click ... from those who do not make a selection, Letter is "bin." If you to add Print Drivers to use the Asian Drivers you must specify a printer with or without the Asian Font DIMM. Asian Drivers You can enable Asian driver support which allows you may encounter printing problems due to mime...
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... of this group can only change the administrative group name, run one of the administrative group can create a virtual device, you can open the printer driver with step 5 on page 16. Remove a user from the administrative group by adding the user's name to step 6 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. Users who are...
... of this group can only change the administrative group name, run one of the administrative group can create a virtual device, you can open the printer driver with step 5 on page 16. Remove a user from the administrative group by adding the user's name to step 6 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. Users who are...
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...[-p port] [-t type] Note: For more details regarding this command, type mkdevice -h from the list. Note: Not all options may be available for printers on page 18. If you do not know the path, click Browse to step h on an IPv4 network. f Select the device from the command ... if the virtual device is a BPP Device. d Click Finish. 6 If the printer is attached locally: a Select Parallel, Serial, or USB. c From the Search Network Printer dialog box, search by Subnet or Range. 5 If the printer is a attached to the available options. d Enter the appropriate IP Address or Subnet...
...[-p port] [-t type] Note: For more details regarding this command, type mkdevice -h from the list. Note: Not all options may be available for printers on page 18. If you do not know the path, click Browse to step h on an IPv4 network. f Select the device from the command ... if the virtual device is a BPP Device. d Click Finish. 6 If the printer is attached locally: a Select Parallel, Serial, or USB. c From the Search Network Printer dialog box, search by Subnet or Range. 5 If the printer is a attached to the available options. d Enter the appropriate IP Address or Subnet...
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... click Add Device to create a queue for a Lexmark T632. a The device name associated with printer classes" on page 17. 3 Click Next. 4 Enter the printer name and description. 5 Select the printer type. 6 Click Next. 7 Select the printer languages the queue will accept. 8 Click Properties to...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 b The supported printer types and languages can create one by running the mkdevice command. Creating ...
... click Add Device to create a queue for a Lexmark T632. a The device name associated with printer classes" on page 17. 3 Click Next. 4 Enter the printer name and description. 5 Select the printer type. 6 Click Next. 7 Select the printer languages the queue will accept. 8 Click Properties to...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 b The supported printer types and languages can create one by running the mkdevice command. Creating ...
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... print queue. • The Automatic PDF language type lets you set the language type to be automatic, pcl, or ps. c Available printer settings options can only send ASCII text or PPDS emulation jobs through queue. This makes the print queue a pass-through the print queue. ...This means the print job is available. 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 more details regarding this queue. ...
... print queue. • The Automatic PDF language type lets you set the language type to be automatic, pcl, or ps. c Available printer settings options can only send ASCII text or PPDS emulation jobs through queue. This makes the print queue a pass-through the print queue. ...This means the print job is available. 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 more details regarding this queue. ...
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... is disabled. Specify only one side of a print queue from the command line 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. However, your changes...you change the status of the paper. 21 on one of these states by changing the color of the text in Detail View. • If you see a yellow "!" A special icon appears on the printer icon to indicate that the properties are your personal print queue properties. • If you ...
... is disabled. Specify only one side of a print queue from the command line 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. However, your changes...you change the status of the paper. 21 on one of these states by changing the color of the text in Detail View. • If you see a yellow "!" A special icon appears on the printer icon to indicate that the properties are your personal print queue properties. • If you ...
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...to modify the aliases of the Add Printer Queue Wizard • By right-clicking a printer queue and then selecting Printer Classes To add this printer to a class, select Enable Printer Classes. Once a printer class is set up, you can also change or modify a printer queue class from the command line. ... or "duplex" as "duplex." You can print to a class rather than a specific printer. 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 could be used only if they are...
...to modify the aliases of the Add Printer Queue Wizard • By right-clicking a printer queue and then selecting Printer Classes To add this printer to a class, select Enable Printer Classes. Once a printer class is set up, you can also change or modify a printer queue class from the command line. ... or "duplex" as "duplex." You can print to a class rather than a specific printer. 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 could be used only if they are...
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... the check box next to the existing class to the Select Print Queue column. 4 Click OK. Adding a print queue to My Printers or another printer group either by dragging a printer from the available print queues on a UNIX system. # /usr/lexprint/bin/chqueue -q myqueue -c -r class1 Note: After the last...box next to the class from which you select a small group of the new class. Creating a printer group You can add a print queue to My Printers or another printer group You can create a printer group using the Group Manager tool. 1 Right-click a group name, and then select Group Manager....
... the check box next to the existing class to the Select Print Queue column. 4 Click OK. Adding a print queue to My Printers or another printer group either by dragging a printer from the available print queues on a UNIX system. # /usr/lexprint/bin/chqueue -q myqueue -c -r class1 Note: After the last...box next to the class from which you select a small group of the new class. Creating a printer group You can add a print queue to My Printers or another printer group You can create a printer group using the Group Manager tool. 1 Right-click a group name, and then select Group Manager....