Lexmark Optra Lxn plus Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems
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Printer Drivers for UNIX & Linux Systems 2008 www.lexmark.com - Lexmark Optra Lxn plus | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 2
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drivers 7 Using the printer drivers with UNIX and Linux...7 Installing the printer drivers 8 Before installing the printer drivers...8 Supported printer driver...15 Print Drivers Setup...15 Administrative Group...15 Web Browser...15 Paper Size ...15 Desktop Integration...16 Asian Drivers...16 - Lexmark Optra Lxn plus | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 4
...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 - Lexmark Optra Lxn plus | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 5
settings for the program or queue...34 Related topics...35 Troubleshooting 36 The print queue is empty but my document did 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 - Lexmark Optra Lxn plus | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 6
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Range. • Print subsystem integration-Printer drivers integrate with the native Print subsystem specify those options. • Printer options support-Users have the ability to access several printer-specific options printing, print and hold, duplex, or paper size. • Job submission graphical interface-Users can use - Lexmark Optra Lxn plus | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 8
name" on page 16. Note: If you are using print clients and print servers on Solaris, install the 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 - Lexmark Optra Lxn plus | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 9
finding more space, 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 Lexmark Web site at http://www.lexmark.com/drivers. 4 Save the downloaded printer software package in the /tmp directory - Lexmark Optra Lxn plus | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 10
about finding more space, 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 - Lexmark Optra Lxn plus | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 11
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.rpm) from the Lexmark Web site at http://www.lexmark.com/drivers. 4 Install the package file: # rpm -ivh /tmp/print - Lexmark Optra Lxn plus | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 12
environment variable to the openwin directory. 4 Install the package file. a Download the Lexmark printer driver package (print-drivers-solaris10-x86.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 - Lexmark Optra Lxn plus | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 13
requires the files to be in /opt/lexmark, type: # ln -s /disk2/lexmark /opt/lexmark 3 Continue with the installation of printer drivers in the folder /disk2/lexmark. Removing the printer drivers package A system administrator can remove the printer drivers package using the utilities in the table - Lexmark Optra Lxn plus | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 14
to remove some directories manually. To see if any directories remain after removing all the packages, check the directory 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 Optra Lxn plus | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 15
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 Next. Paper Size You can set the default paper size for all print jobs. Note: Changing the default paper size does not - Lexmark Optra Lxn plus | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 16
Next. Asian Drivers You can enable Asian driver support which allows 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 - Lexmark Optra Lxn plus | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 17
/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 and perform administrative tasks. Users who - Lexmark Optra Lxn plus | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 18
5 If the printer is attached locally: a Select Parallel, Serial, or USB. If you are using a parallel connection, specify if the virtual device is a BPP Device. If you are using a serial connection, specify the exact Serial Port Options. Note: Not all options may be available for your system. b Enter - Lexmark Optra Lxn plus | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 19
the Add Print Queue Wizard 1 From the printer driver, click Add Print Queue Wizard. 2 From the , see "Creating virtual devices" on page 17. b The supported printer types and languages can be found by running the following create a queue for a Lexmark T632. You locate the line matching this printer from supported_printers - Lexmark Optra Lxn plus | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 20
language notes • All printer types support "raw" as the language type. This makes the print you can send both PCL emulation/ASCII and PostScript emulation print jobs to the print queue. • The Automatic Plus language type lets you set the language type to be automatic_plus, pcl, ps, or iq. If you - Lexmark Optra Lxn plus | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 21
queue is disabled. To change the status of a print queue within the printer driver: 1 Right-click the print queue. 2 Select or clear the appropriate Enabled the printer does not support, the printer ignores the unsupported settings. For example, the Printer Type may support an optional duplex unit. - Lexmark Optra Lxn plus | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 22
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 print - Lexmark Optra Lxn plus | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 23
# /usr/lexprint/bin/chqueue -q myqueue -c -r class1 Note: After the last queue has been removed from a class, the class is removed automatically. Creating a class 1 Access Printer Classes. 2 Select Create a New Class. 3 Enter the name of the new class. Adding to a class 1 Access Printer Classes. 2 - Lexmark Optra Lxn plus | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 24
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 - Lexmark Optra Lxn plus | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 25
browser dialog, select the file. 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, only PostScript emulation, PCL emulation, and ASCII text files can be printed in this manner. 4 Click - Lexmark Optra Lxn plus | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 26
installed in order to print on both sides of the paper. Check the documentation that came with the printer to determine if this option is supported. If you have an optional duplex unit installed in your printer, you can specify duplex printing by indicating the binding edge you want to use - Lexmark Optra Lxn plus | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 27
Inch. 5 Click OK. Notes: • This feature is only supported by the PCL emulation printer language. • The lines per page click next to the text boxes to select the margin size, indentation, and page width. 4 Select Text Wrap if users to fix problems with ASCII text printing. 6 Select the orientation for - Lexmark Optra Lxn plus | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 28
PIN) is entered from the control panel. There is a default PIN for the printer driver; it appears in the Job Information to the right of the Print and Hold options confidential pin_no=pin" file_name Note: Not all printers support the Print and Hold feature. See the printer documentation to determine if - Lexmark Optra Lxn plus | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 29
banner program, or click Browse to search for the file name. 5 Make any additional changes to the banner page options, such as Paper Size, Paper Source, and Paper Type. 6 Click OK. Changing a virtual device 1 Click Device Manager. 2 Select the virtual device you want to change. 3 Click Properties - Lexmark Optra Lxn plus | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 30
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 do not see your - Lexmark Optra Lxn plus | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 31
latest device support from http://downloads.lexmark.com. Installing plugins from the printer driver 1 Click instructions on your screen to complete installation. After installation, you may be required to restart the application for changes to take effect. Removing plugins from the printer driver - Lexmark Optra Lxn plus | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 32
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 - Lexmark Optra Lxn plus | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 33
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 - Lexmark Optra Lxn plus | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 34
. If you need administrative permission, see your administrator. What are user and system settings, and how do they work? When you open the print driver as a normal user, and you change the settings of a particular queue, you are creating new settings for that queue. Those settings are stored in - Lexmark Optra Lxn plus | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 35
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 volume of printers available on a system - Lexmark Optra Lxn plus | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 36
Troubleshooting The print queue is empty but my document did not print Make to the printer over a network - 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 - Lexmark Optra Lxn plus | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 37
and print queue. - Try printing directly to the device to see if the problem is with the communication of the server to the printer or the print queue. . 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 - Lexmark Optra Lxn plus | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 38
Enabled and Accepting jobs after you correct the problem. - Re-enable the queue with the printer drivers. - Remove all print jobs from the Plus data queues work only with printers that support Direct Image or ImageQuick data. If you use an Automatic Plus queue with a printer that does not support - Lexmark Optra Lxn plus | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 39
the SNMP community name you supplied to the printer driver is the same as the one set in the , check the Software and Documentation CD or the Lexmark Web site to determine if there are any software using Linux with CUPS you may encounter printing problems due to mime types controlling how to filter - Lexmark Optra Lxn plus | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 40
make sure you read through 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 - Lexmark Optra Lxn plus | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 41
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 - Lexmark Optra Lxn plus | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 42
LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT - Lexmark Optra Lxn plus | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 43
LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT - Lexmark Optra Lxn plus | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 44
part of the BSD printer subsystem, aliases let you 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 - Lexmark Optra Lxn plus | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 45
for a particular job. A function of the printer driver that allows the user to specify the number of lines per inch setting to increase or decrease the font size. A computer network located on a user's , typically 12 characters long. A UNIX service that lets administrators configure users, groups, - Lexmark Optra Lxn plus | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 46
server. A page stored on the print server that contains information about that server. A page that is printed from within the printer driver to test the communication between the software and the printer. A pool of printers containing similar characteristics and capabilities. When one printer is - Lexmark Optra Lxn plus | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 47
SNMP community name subnet System Management Interface Tool (SMIT) tar TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) virtual device X client X server X Window System XON/XOFF A plain-text password mechanism used to authenticate queries to agents of managed network devices on a weekly - Lexmark Optra Lxn plus | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 48
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 14 S Setup Administrative Group 15 Asian Drivers 16 CUPS 16 Desktop Integration 16 Paper Size 15 Web Browser 15 software updates - Lexmark Optra Lxn plus | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 49
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 down 37 print queue is empty but document did not print 36 printer driver is unable to find network printer 39 U UNIX using 7 UNIX system
Printer Drivers for UNIX & Linux Systems
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