Lexmark Optra N model 240 Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems
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Printer Drivers for UNIX & Linux Systems 2008 www.lexmark.com - Lexmark Optra N model 240 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 2
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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 - Lexmark Optra N model 240 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 4
print job...27 Changing the Lines Per Page setting...27 Defining the printable area when printing text files 27 Using the Print and Hold setting...28 utility ...31 Installing plugins from the printer driver...31 Removing plugins from the printer driver...31 Using the Plugin Manager utility from - Lexmark Optra N model 240 | 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 N model 240 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 6
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an IP Subnet or Range. • Print subsystem integration-Printer drivers integrate with the native Print subsystem to work with existing 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 - Lexmark Optra N model 240 | 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 N model 240 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 9
uncompress the package file: # /usr/contrib/bin/gunzip /tmp/print-drivers-hpux11.11.pkg.gz 5 Start the Software Depot Install dialog by following to specify the full path to the HP-UX package file: /tmp/print-drivers-hpux11.11.pkg 8 Select the bundles you want to install: a Click the LexPrtDrvs - Lexmark Optra N model 240 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 10
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. Check the Software and Documentation CD or the Lexmark Web site to determine if there are - Lexmark Optra N model 240 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 11
installation: # /usr/local/lexmark/setup.lexprint Note: Your specific printer driver may not be included in the standard package. Check the Software installation: # /usr/local/lexmark/setup.lexprint Note: Your specific printer driver may not be included in the standard package. Check the Software - Lexmark Optra N model 240 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 12
type y, n, or ?, and then press Enter. • When a message appears telling you the 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 - Lexmark Optra N model 240 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 13
type y, n, or ?, and then press Enter. • When a message appears telling you the 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 - Lexmark Optra N model 240 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 14
utilities usually do not remove directories shared by more than one package. After you remove all of the printer drivers packages, you may need to remove some directories manually. To see if any directories remain after removing all the packages, check the directory where you installed the printer - Lexmark Optra N model 240 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 15
a session with their own personal settings. Note: User mode is 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 is only available to the root user. If you do not - Lexmark Optra N model 240 | 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 N model 240 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 17
who are part of the administrative group can open the printer driver with permissions and perform administrative tasks. Users who are not part 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 - Lexmark Optra N model 240 | 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 N model 240 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 19
Print Queue Wizard 1 From the printer driver, click Add Print Queue Wizard. 2 "Creating virtual devices" on page 17. b The supported printer types and languages can be found by running listed from the supported_printers command that contains the model number of your printer. Example: You want to - Lexmark Optra N model 240 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 20
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 - Lexmark Optra N model 240 | 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 N model 240 | 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 N model 240 | 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 N model 240 | 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 N model 240 | 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 N model 240 | 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 N model 240 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 27
and prints 66 lines on a letter-size piece of paper. Defining the printable area when printing text files 1 Open the print queue properties. 2 Click Page 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 - Lexmark Optra N model 240 | 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 N model 240 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 29
Creating custom banner pages 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 - Lexmark Optra N model 240 | 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 N model 240 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 31
the Plugin Manager utility 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 - Lexmark Optra N model 240 | 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 N model 240 | 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 N model 240 | 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 N model 240 | 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 N model 240 | 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 N model 240 | 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 N model 240 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 38
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 print HTML, graphics, or PDFs on a printer that does not support these formats, you need to print them through an application that converts - Lexmark Optra N model 240 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 39
sure the SNMP community name you supplied to the printer driver is the same as the one set in the print and routers are functioning properly. My printer model is not listed • Make sure you have using Linux with CUPS you may encounter printing problems due to mime types controlling how to filter - Lexmark Optra N model 240 | 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 N model 240 | 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 , KY 40550 References in this publication to products, programs, or services do not imply that the manufacturer intends to make these available in - Lexmark Optra N model 240 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 42
provided that the following conditions are met: 1 Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER - Lexmark Optra N model 240 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 43
provided that the following conditions are met: 1 Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions, and DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER - Lexmark Optra N model 240 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 44
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 on a network using TCP/IP protocol. See Local Area Network. Any portion of a LAN that operates independently of, but is connected to - Lexmark Optra N model 240 | 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 user's premises within a limited geographical area. A command line program that lists print , typically 12 characters long. A UNIX service that lets administrators configure users, groups, - Lexmark Optra N model 240 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 46
send_serial send_usb SMIT A "staging area" used to store print is printed from within the printer driver to test the communication between the the next available printer. The model name of the printer connected the print queue. Raw data can contain coding that is interpreted by the printer. Linux - Lexmark Optra N model 240 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 47
virtual device must match the community name selected in the print server. A segment of a network that is connected to a larger network. A local area network is sometimes referred to as a local subnet. The administration tool used on the AIX operating system. A UNIX program used for archiving files - Lexmark Optra N model 240 | 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 33 removing 30 removing from a class 23 troubleshooting 36, 37, 38 printable area, defining 27 printer aliases 22 creating 22 displaying - Lexmark Optra N model 240 | 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
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