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    Printer Drivers for UNIX & Linux Systems 2008 www.lexmark.com
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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
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    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 printer driver...31 Removing plugins from the printer driver...31 Using the Plugin
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    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 STATES GOVERNMENT RIGHTS...41
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    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 Printer options support-Users have the ability to access several printer-specific options such as multiple-page printing, print
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    printer drivers on the print server to access the printer driver management features. Supported operating systems Make sure you are running one of the following versions of UNIX with the latest available patches: • HP-UX • IBM AIX • Sun Solaris SPARC • Sun Solaris x86 • Linux Systems - Red Hat Linux
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    install the printer driver. System IBM AIX HP-UX Sun Solaris Linux Installation printer drivers package" 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
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    when the installation is complete. 10 Run the following setup script to complete the installation: # /usr/lpp/lexprint/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
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    the package file: # 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. Check the Software and Documentation CD or the
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    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. b Save the downloaded package in the /tmp directory, and then uncompress the package file. # gunzip /tmp/print-drivers-solaris8-10-sparc.pkg.gz
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    installation was successful, type q to quit. Note: Your specific printer driver may not be included in the standard package. Check your Software and Documentation CD or the Lexmark Web site to determine if there are any software plugins available. For more information, see "Plugin Manager utility
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    where you installed the printer drivers. By default, the printer drivers are installed in either of 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
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    Performing tasks Opening the printer driver The printer driver is available from a Windows menu item, or from the not supported when running the application as a "root" user. Print Drivers Setup There are six basic options you can set from the Print Drivers Setup dialog. Note: The Print Drivers Setup
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    Next. When you create print queues using Asian Drivers, you must specify a printer with Asian in the model name. For more information about creating print queues, see "Creating a print queue" on page 19. CUPS If you are using Linux with CUPS you may encounter printing problems due to mime types
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    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 administrative group Users who are part of the administrative group can open the printer driver with permissions
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    OK. h Make any necessary changes to the available options. i Click Next. j If you entered an external print server IP Address or Host Name, select the appropriate port for the printer. k Verify the information that appears. l Click Finish. Creating virtual devices from the command line 1 Select
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    properties" on page 21. 9 Click Next. 10 Finish creating the print queue. • If you are using Sun Solaris, HP-UX, IBM AIX, or Linux with CUPS, select Enable Printer Classes to put a queue in a class. For more information about printer classes, see "Working with printer classes" on page 22. • If you
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    language notes • All printer types support "raw" as the language type. This makes the print queue a pass-through queue. This means the print job is sent to the printer without any queue modification. • The Automatic language type lets you set the language type to be automatic, pcl, or ps. If
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    . • If you opened the printer driver as an administrator, your changes apply to every user who has not saved personal print queue properties for that print queue. • If you change the settings through Print File or lexlp, your changes affect the properties for that specific print job. The changes do
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    ," but the alias describes it as "duplex." Users can then use "Bldg_4_Room1" or "duplex" as the print queue name when printing. Note: Printer aliases are supported only on Linux platforms with the LPRng print subsystem enabled. If you want to modify the aliases of a queue, you need to recreate the
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    queues to be removed, and then click . Adding a print queue to My Printers or another printer group You can add 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 using the Group Manager tool. 1 Right-click a group name
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    3 Click to add the print queues to the group. Note: To remove a print queue from the Selected Print Queue column, select the print queues to be removed, and then click . Removing a printer group To delete a specific group: 1 Right-click the group name. 2 Click Delete. To delete multiple groups: 1
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    -o property_name=property_value file_name If you are printing from Linux with the LPRng print subsystem, use the following command to . 3 If you want to change the printing preferences for this job only, click Preferences. Note: Unless your printer supports Direct Image or an ImageQuick card SIMM,
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    sheet of paper. 3 Click OK. Note: Not all printers support the multiple-page feature. Check the documentation that came with the printer to determine if the printer supports this feature. Printing multiple copies of a document Use the Copies option to print more than one copy of a document at a time
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    . 5 Select Auto CR if you want carriage returns when a line feed is encountered. This is commonly used by UNIX users to fix problems with ASCII text printing. 6 Select the orientation for the print job. 7 Click OK. Note: These settings are only supported by the PCL emulation printer language. 27
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    the command line of a Linux with the LPRng system, enter the following command: # lpr -P queue_name -C "lexopts:print_hold=confidential pin_no=pin" file_name Note: Not all printers support the Print and Hold feature. See the printer documentation to determine if the printer supports this feature. 28
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    You can write a program that generates customized banner pages from your print queues. Creating customer banner pages does not automate any printer administration, but it can make it easier to find your print jobs at the printer. Writing a banner program You can create custom banner pages for your
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    device from the command line using the following command: # /usr/lexprint/bin/rmdevice -d device_name Changing a print queue to print 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
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    You can download and install new plug-ins for added device support. The Plugin Manager utility can be run from the printer driver or the command line. Note: Your specific printer driver may not be included in the standard package. Check the Software and Documentation CD or the Lexmark Web site
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    Installing plug-ins # /usr/lexprint/bin/plugin_manager -i plugin_file Listing installed plug-ins # /usr/lexprint/bin/plugin_manager -l Removing plug-ins # /usr/lexprint/bin/plugin_manager -r plugin_name 32
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    or contact your administrator. Why can't I add or remove print queues? You probably have normal user permissions. Only administrators have the ability to add or remove queues. Do I need the root password to add or remove a print queue? No, but you must open the printer driver as an administrator. 33
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    To enable a print queue: 1 Open the printer driver as an administrator. 2 From the main window, right-click the print queue icon. 3 Select the Enabled check box. To disable a print queue: 1 Open the printer driver as an administrator. 2 From the main window, right-click the print queue icon. 3 Clear
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    classes" on page 22. What are printer groups? Printer groups are ways of organizing print queues to make them manageable for a user. There are two default printer groups in the printer driver: All Printers and My Printers. My Printers is a subset of All Printers the user selects to organize the
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    - Verify the proper device is selected in the virtual device. - See "The printer driver is unable to find the network printer" on page 39. - Try using the Print utilities to print directly to the printer. Example: send_network -f /etc/hosts hostname Replace hostname with the appropriate hostname of
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    message appears on the control panel, see "Additional problems" on page 40. - Make sure TCP/IP is activated on the print server. The protocol must be active in order for the print server and Print Drivers to work. You can activate TCP/IP from the printer control panel. For more information, see the
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    is working correctly. - If the page does not print, check all physical connections. - Make sure the print queue is Enabled and Accepting jobs after you correct the problem. - Re-enable the queue with the printer drivers. - Remove all print jobs from the queue, and then re-enable the queue. - Verify
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    or the Lexmark Web site to determine if there are any software plug-ins available. • Make sure any plug-ins are installed. For more information, see "Plugin Manager utility (software updates)" on page 31. Jobs are not printing If you are using Linux with CUPS you may encounter printing problems due
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    the symptoms covered in this troubleshooting section to help you diagnose the problem. • Before calling Customer Support, gather the following information: - What version of the printer driver is being used - What operating system and version is being used - What printers are involved - How the
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    programs described may be made at any time. For Lexmark technical support, visit support.lexmark.com. For information on supplies and downloads, visit www.lexmark.com. If you don't have access to the Internet, you can contact Lexmark by mail: Lexmark International, Inc. Bldg 004-2/CSC 740 New Circle
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    Software Foundation. All rights reserved. Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: 1 Redistributions of source code TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS
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    following conditions are met: 1 Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this at http://www.jdom.org/images/logos. THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESSED OR BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR
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    create multiple names for the same print queue. A printer language option for printers that support both PostScript and PCL emulation printer languages. This option gives users the ability to print PostScript, PCL emulation, and ASCII text files to the same print queue. The transmission speed of the
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    V software package removal utility. The physical opening on the computer or external print server into which the printer cable connects. A function of the printer driver that allows you to store a job in the buffer of the printer and print from the control panel. A method of selecting a specific
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    or plain text data that requires no interpretation by the print queue. Raw data can contain coding that is interpreted by the printer. Linux packaging manager, which can be used to install, query, verify, and uninstall software packages. The state of a print queue when the user is not able to use
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    printer, change the community name for the printer from the standard word "public." This breaks many tools used to print and manage the printer applications cannot send information to a printer using a virtual device. A program that runs using the X Window System. A program that handles displaying
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    39 Customer Support, contacting 40 D default settings 34 Device Manager 17 duplex printing 26 H holding print jobs 28 hostname troubleshooting 38 I installing printer drivers before installing 8 finding space 13 on Debian Linux 11 on HP-UX 9 on IBM AIX 10 on Linpus Linux 11 on Linspire Linux 11 on
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    text files, printing 27 troubleshooting file sent to print queue came out as garbage 38 hostname does not resolve 38 jobs appear in print queue for extended time 36 my printer driver is not listed 39 print queue does not receive print jobs 37 print queue is disabled or down 37 print queue is empty
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Printer Drivers for UNIX & Linux Systems
2008
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