Lexmark MX826 Printer Drivers for UNIX & Linux Systems

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    Printer Drivers for UNIX & Linux Systems September 2008 www.lexmark.com
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    Contents Learning about the printer drivers 5 Using the printer drivers with UNIX and Linux 5 Installing the printer drivers 6 Before installing the printer drivers...6 Supported operating systems...6 System requirements...7 Installing on HP-UX...7 Installing on IBM AIX...8 Installing on Red Hat,
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    queue...28 Plugin Manager utility (software updates 29 Using the Plugin Manager utility...29 Installing plugins from the printer driver...29 Removing plugins from the printer driver ...29 Using the Plugin Manager utility from the command line 29 Frequently asked questions 31 Command line...31
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    for the program or queue 32 Related topics...33 Troubleshooting 34 The print queue is empty but my printer driver is unable to find the network printer 37 My printer model is not listed...37 Jobs are not printing...38 Additional problems...38 Edition and Trademarks 39 Edition notice...39 UNITED
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    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 printing,
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    name" on page 15. 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
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    more space, see "Finding space to install the printer drivers package" on page 11. 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, and
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    about finding more space, see "Finding space to install the printer drivers package" on page 11. 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
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    environment variable 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. b Save the downloaded package in the /tmp directory, and then uncompress the
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    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
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    . # /opt/lexmark/LEXPrtDrv.unlink Removing remaining directories Package removal 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. Installing the printer drivers 11
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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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    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
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    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 17. CUPS If you are using Linux with CUPS you may encounter printing problems
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    /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
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    virtual 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 16. If the printer is attached to a network, go to step 6 on
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    regarding this command, type mkdevice -h from the command line. Creating a print queue Creating print queues using the Add Print Queue Wizard 1 From the printer driver, click Add Print Queue Wizard. 2 From the list of Available Devices select a device, or click Add Device to create a new device. For
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    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 language is automatic. Supported language notes • All printer types support "raw" as the language type. This makes the print
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    , an enabled queue may reject jobs. The printer driver shows these states by placing an icon on the printer does not support, the printer ignores the unsupported settings. For example, the Printer Type may support an optional duplex unit. However, if a duplex unit is not connected to the printer
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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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    the check box next to the class from which you want to remove the queue. Note: A class exists as long as it contains queues. Managing printer groups Printer groups help you select a small group of print queues from the available print queues on a UNIX system. You can use the Group Manager tool
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    . 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 are multiple ways to print from the command line: • You can print using the print queue defaults. If
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    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 Print
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    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 lets you print images of multiple pages on one sheet. You can specify the direction the multiple images fit on the page and whether images are separated
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    area margins. 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
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    job to the printer, you can hold a job in the printer memory using the printer driver. When you are ready to print the job, access the printer control panel menus file_name Note: Not all printers support the Print and Hold feature. To check, see the printer documentation. Creating custom banner
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    should be enclosed in double quotes (" ") if they contain spaces. The data output by your banner program should be readable by the selected printer emulation. For example, PCL emulation banner programs should create valid PCL emulation data. Using a banner program When you have written your custom
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    view 1 Select any number of the print queues listed in the table that you want to delete. 2 Right-click, and then select Delete. From the printer driver 1 Click Remove Print Queue. 2 Select the print queues you want to delete. 3 Click Remove. Note: The queue must be idle before you remove it
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    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
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    Removing plug-ins # /usr/lexprint/bin/plugin_manager -r plugin_name Performing tasks 30
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    the existing lp command with the lexlp command. Print queue management I see special icons on the printer in the icon view. What do the icons mean? Three different icons may appear on the print a print queue? No, but you must open the printer driver as an administrator. Frequently asked questions 31
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    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 access: user mode and administrator mode. The unavailable and missing icons represent administrative options that regular
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    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 connected to a large network. What is the difference
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    the virtual device. - See "The printer driver is unable to find the network printer" on page 37. - Try using the Print utilities to print directly to the printer. Example: send_network -f /etc/hosts serial cable, verify the serial setting in the virtual device matches the printer. Troubleshooting 34
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    to the printer. Example: problem is with the communication of the server to the printer problem is with the device, cable, or printer for the printer. The print "Additional problems" on page Drivers to work. You can activate TCP/IP from the printer If the printer is connected . Turn the printer off and PING
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    after you correct the problem. - Re-enable the queue with the printer drivers. - Remove all print en.opensuse.org/Xlib.lock for troubleshooting information. The file I sent printers that support Direct Image or ImageQuick data. If you use an Automatic Plus queue with a printer that does not support
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    printer driver is unable to find the network printer • Make sure the printer the printer. printer. problems" on page 38. • Make sure TCP/IP is activated on the print server. The protocol must be active for the print server and printer driver to work. You can do this from the printer printer Lexmark
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    page 14. Additional problems • Before you call Customer Support, 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
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    of operation in conjunction with other products, programs, or services, except those expressly designated by the manufacturer, are the user's responsibility. © 2008 Lexmark International, Inc. All rights reserved. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT RIGHTS This software and any accompanying documentation
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    commands used in various application programs, and that the printer emulates the functions corresponding to the commands. Sun, CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED
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    acknowledgment may be graphical using the logos available at http://www.jdom.org/images/logos. THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESSED OR DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER
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    version of the UNIX operating system. A 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
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    that opens the Print Properties for a particular job. A function of the printer driver that allows the user to specify the number of lines to be printed on where a device, such as a printer, is located, typically 12 characters long. A UNIX service that lets administrators configure users, groups
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    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 busy, the job is then submitted to the next available
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    . Virtual devices, however, are not system devices located in the /dev directory, and other 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 graphical X client output on a display as well as
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    queues 17 creating virtual devices 16 printing from 22 CUPS 38 Customer Support, contacting 38 D default settings 32 Device Manager 16 duplex printing 24 H holding print jobs 26 hostname troubleshooting 37 I installing printer drivers before installing 6 finding space 11 on HP-UX 7 on Linpus Linux
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    troubleshooting file sent to print queue came out as garbage 36 hostname does not resolve 37 jobs appear in print queue for extended time 34 my printer driver is not listed 37 print queue does not receive print jobs 35 print queue is disabled or down 35 print queue is empty but document
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Printer Drivers for UNIX & Linux Systems
September 2008
www.lexmark.com