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Printer Drivers for UNIX & Linux Systems 2008 www.lexmark.com - Lexmark Optra S 1255 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 2
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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 Hat - Lexmark Optra S 1255 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 4
(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 - Lexmark Optra S 1255 | 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 S 1255 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 6
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Network printer search-The search function makes it easier to find printers in an IP Subnet or Range. • Print subsystem integration-Printer drivers 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 S 1255 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 8
servers on Solaris, install the printer drivers on the print server to access the printer driver management features. Supported operating systems Make - Linspire Linux - Ubuntu Linux - Linpus Linux For specific supported operating system versions, see the Web site for your operating system, or - Lexmark Optra S 1255 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 9
. Ignore the message, and click OK. 10 During installation, select Logfile to view the installation log. Make sure there are no errors or warnings during installation. Note: If there is not enough disk space in /opt/lexmark to install, see "Finding space to install the printer drivers package" on - Lexmark Optra S 1255 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 10
. 8 Specify any other install options. 9 Click OK to begin installing the printer driver. You receive a message 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 - Lexmark Optra S 1255 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 11
to install the printer driver. For 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 - Lexmark Optra S 1255 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 12
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. b Save the downloaded package in the /tmp directory, and then uncompress the package file. # gunzip /tmp/print-drivers- - Lexmark Optra S 1255 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 13
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 names of the printer drivers package you want to remove from the command line. For more - Lexmark Optra S 1255 | 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 S 1255 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 15
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 have the interface available, you can set many of these options by using the command line. • /usr/local/lexmark/setup.lexprint • /opt/lexmark/setup.lexprint • /usr/lpp - Lexmark Optra S 1255 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 16
option you want to use. 4 Click Next. Asian Drivers You can enable Asian driver support which allows you to print using the Asian Font DIMM. Note: For Linux, this option . 4 Click Next. Changing an administrative group name The printer driver uses UNIX groups to separate those who have permission to - Lexmark Optra S 1255 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 17
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. If the printer is attached locally, continue with step 5 on page 18. If the printer is attached to a network, go to step 6 on page 18. 17 - Lexmark Optra S 1255 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 18
for printers on an IPv4 network. f Select the device from the list. g Click OK. h Make any necessary changes to the available options. i type the following from the command line: For physical devices: # /usr/lexprint/bin/mkdevice -d name -f device -t type For network devices: # /usr/lexprint/ - Lexmark Optra S 1255 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 19
Queue Wizard 1 From the printer driver, click Add Print Queue Wizard printer. Example: You want to create a queue for a Lexmark T632. You locate the line matching this printer from supported_printers and it looks like this: Lexmark T632 10LT63x automatic The printer type is 10LT63x, and the supported - Lexmark Optra S 1255 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 20
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 you select - Lexmark Optra S 1255 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 21
possible properties options for that specific printer type. However, your printer may not have all of the available options installed. If you select an option the printer does not support, the printer ignores the unsupported settings. For example, the Printer Type may support an optional duplex unit - Lexmark Optra S 1255 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 22
the print queue name when printing. Note: Printer aliases are supported only on Linux platforms with the LPRng print specific printer. Because printing resources are pooled within a class, the first available printer completes your job, providing faster turnaround. Note: Printer classes are optional - Lexmark Optra S 1255 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 23
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 - Lexmark Optra S 1255 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 24
a specific group: 1 Right-click the group name. 2 Click Delete. To delete multiple groups: 1 Right-click All Printers. 2 Select Delete Group. 3 Select the groups you want to delete. 4 Click Remove. Note: You cannot remove the My Printers or All Printers groups. Printing from the command line There - Lexmark Optra S 1255 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 25
=long_edge" my_report.ps Printing a file 1 Right-click the print queue, and then select Print File from the menu. 2 From the 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 - Lexmark Optra S 1255 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 26
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 from the Duplex - Lexmark Optra S 1255 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 27
. 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 - Lexmark Optra S 1255 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 28
a personal identification number (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. The PIN must be four digits. This ensures the job does not print until you are ready to retrieve - Lexmark Optra S 1255 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 29
message • paper • locale All the arguments are strings and should be enclosed in double quotes (" ") if they contain spaces. The data output by your banner program should be readable by the selected printer Make any additional changes to the banner page options, such as Paper Size, Paper Source, and - Lexmark Optra S 1255 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 30
message appears if you try to remove a device that has queues associated with it. You can also remove a virtual 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 - Lexmark Optra S 1255 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 31
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 - Lexmark Optra S 1255 | 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 S 1255 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 33
line options for a print queue? The command line program lsqueue_opts provides a list of options available for this queue. For more information, see "Printing from the command line" on page 24. Can I create a print queue from the command line you must open the printer driver as an administrator. 33 - Lexmark Optra S 1255 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 34
: 1 Open the printer driver as an administrator. 2 From the main window, right-click the print queue icon. 3 Clear the Enabled check box. Normal user or administrator Why are some toolbar icons unavailable and some options missing when I start the printer driver? The printer driver has two levels of - Lexmark Optra S 1255 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 35
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 connected to a large network. What is the difference between All Printers and My Printers in the tree - Lexmark Optra S 1255 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 36
Check the Printer message when this situation occurs. • Check the print queue status. Make sure the queue is enabled. • Check the printer connection. If you are connected to the printer over a network - Verify the proper device is selected in the virtual device. - See "The printer driver is unable - Lexmark Optra S 1255 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 37
sure the print server is properly installed and enabled. To check this, print a setup page for the printer. The print server should appear in the list of attachments on the setup page. - If a network-related message appears on the control panel, see "Additional problems" on page 40. - Make sure TCP - Lexmark Optra S 1255 | 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 queues work only with printers that support PDF data. If you use an Automatic PDF queue with a printer that does not support PDF data, the - Lexmark Optra S 1255 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 39
sure the print server is properly installed and enabled. To check this, print a setup page for the printer. The print server should appear in the list of attachments on the setup page. • If a network-related message appears on the control panel, see "Additional problems" on page 40. • Make sure TCP - Lexmark Optra S 1255 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 40
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 - Lexmark Optra S 1255 | 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 S 1255 | 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 S 1255 | 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 S 1255 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 44
called microcode. The version of the firmware. The connection device between the LAN and other equipment, such as computers. Name used to identify a network printer or computer. A card installed inside a printer to connect the printer to the network. A standard protocol that specifies how packets - Lexmark Optra S 1255 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 45
line options. A command line program that creates a virtual device. A command line program that creates a print queue. A subgroup of printers set aside by a user to simplify printing options. A DNS server that resolves hostnames to addresses. A bit mask that specifies the local network portion - Lexmark Optra S 1255 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 46
the printer. Linux packaging manager, which can be used to install, network printer. A command line program that sends data to a printer connected to a parallel port. A command line program that sends data to a printer connected to a serial port. A command line program that sends data to a printer - Lexmark Optra S 1255 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 47
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 basis. In order to prevent others from using your network printer, change the community name for the printer from the standard word - Lexmark Optra S 1255 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 48
printing from 24 CUPS 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 - Lexmark Optra S 1255 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 49
empty but document did not print 36 printer driver is unable to find network printer 39 U UNIX using 7 UNIX system requirements 35 user mode 34 V virtual devices changing 29 creating from the command line 18 creating using the Device Manager 17 network options 35 removing 30 required information 17
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