Lexmark Optra S 1855 Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems
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Printer Drivers for UNIX & Linux Systems 2008 www.lexmark.com - Lexmark Optra S 1855 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 2
- Lexmark Optra S 1855 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 3
12 Finding space to install the printer drivers package 13 Removing the printer drivers package...13 Removing remaining directories...14 Performing tasks 15 Opening the printer driver...15 Print Drivers Setup...15 Administrative Group...15 Web Browser...15 Paper Size ...15 Desktop Integration...16 - Lexmark Optra S 1855 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 4
23 Managing printer groups...23 Creating a printer group ...23 Adding a print queue to My Printers or another printer group 23 Removing a printer group ...24 Printing from the command line...24 Printing a file...25 Printing a test page...25 Printing a duplex job...26 Printing multiple pages on one - Lexmark Optra S 1855 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 5
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 - Lexmark Optra S 1855 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 6
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default, such as duplex or no banner 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 printing, print and hold, duplex, or paper size. • Job submission graphical interface-Users can - Lexmark Optra S 1855 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 8
add or remove print queues. For more information, see "Changing an administrative group 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 - Lexmark Optra S 1855 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 9
" 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, and then uncompress the package file: # /usr/contrib/bin/gunzip /tmp/print - Lexmark Optra S 1855 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 10
" 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 uncompress the package file: # /opt/freeware/bin/gunzip /tmp/print-drivers-aix5-sysv - Lexmark Optra S 1855 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 11
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-drivers-linux-glibc2-x86.rpm 5 Run the following setup script to - Lexmark Optra S 1855 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 12
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 - Lexmark Optra S 1855 | 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 Web site to determine if there are any software plugins available. For more information - Lexmark Optra S 1855 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 14
uninstalling the package. # /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. To see if any - Lexmark Optra S 1855 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 15
Performing tasks Opening the printer driver The printer driver is available from a Windows menu item, or from the 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 - Lexmark Optra S 1855 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 16
option allows you to add Print Drivers to, or remove them from, the menu bar. 1 Click File Setup. 2 Click Desktop Integration. 3 Select the menu integration 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 - Lexmark Optra S 1855 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 17
: 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 and perform - Lexmark Optra S 1855 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 18
to step h on page 18. If you clicked "Search to locate an IP address," continue with step c on page 18. c From the Search Network Printer dialog box, search by physical devices: # /usr/lexprint/bin/mkdevice -d name -f device -t type For network devices: # /usr/lexprint/bin/mkdevice -d name -i host - Lexmark Optra S 1855 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 19
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 on page 17. b The supported printer types and languages can be found by running the following command: # /usr/lexprint/bin/supported_printers - Lexmark Optra S 1855 | 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 1855 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 21
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. However, if a duplex unit is not connected to the printer, your print job prints on one side of the paper. 21 - Lexmark Optra S 1855 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 22
print queue name when printing. Note: Printer aliases are supported only on Linux platforms with the LPRng print printer queue class from the command line. To add a queue to a new or existing class, type the following command: # /usr/lexprint/bin/chqueue -q myqueue -c -a class1,class2 To remove - Lexmark Optra S 1855 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 23
: To remove a print queue from the Select Print Queue column, select the print 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 - Lexmark Optra S 1855 | 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 S 1855 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 25
.ps If you are printing from Linux using the LPRng print 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 File. Printing a test page Printing a test page sends a job through the print - Lexmark Optra S 1855 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 26
of the option changes to show how the printed page will look. 1 From the Properties dialog box, click Setup. 2 Choose the number of page images you want to print on the same sheet of paper. 3 Click OK. Note: Not all printers support the multiple-page feature. Check the documentation that came with - Lexmark Optra S 1855 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 27
. Note: These settings are only supported by the PCL emulation printer language. Changing the Lines Per Page setting Some applications do not have page settings or print settings capability, or they do not let you change the number of printed lines on a sheet of paper. You can adjust the number of - Lexmark Optra S 1855 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 28
in the printer memory using the printer driver. When you are ready to print the job, access the printer control panel menus to select the held job you want to print. 1 Open the print queue properties. For more information, see "Changing the print queue properties" on page 21. 2 Click Print and Hold - Lexmark Optra S 1855 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 29
the printer. Writing a banner program You can create custom banner pages for your queues by writing a program that takes seven positional arguments and prints the banner page on the standard out (stdout). The seven banner program arguments are: • file • user • host • queue • message • paper • locale - Lexmark Optra S 1855 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 30
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. 2 Right-click the print queue icon. 3 Select Change Device - Lexmark Optra S 1855 | 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 1855 | 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 1855 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 33
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 - Lexmark Optra S 1855 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 34
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 - Lexmark Optra S 1855 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 35
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 connected to a large network. What - Lexmark Optra S 1855 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 36
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 the printer. If this prints, recreate the virtual - Lexmark Optra S 1855 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 37
setup page. - If a network-related 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 - Lexmark Optra S 1855 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 38
page prints, the connection between the print server and the printer 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 - Lexmark Optra S 1855 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 39
setup page. • If a network-related 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 for the print server and printer driver and Documentation CD or the Lexmark Web site to determine if - Lexmark Optra S 1855 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 40
is attached to the system - How the queue is configured - What applications, if any, are involved • If this is a network printer, and the problem is sending data to the printer, determine the print server firmware level. Enter the following on the command line, and then press Enter: # finger info - Lexmark Optra S 1855 | 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 1855 | 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 S 1855 | 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 S 1855 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 44
in the print server; also 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 - Lexmark Optra S 1855 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 45
how much of the paper will be covered with text. A function of the printer driver that allows the user to specify the number of lines to be printed on a page. This number works with the lines per inch setting to increase or decrease the font size. A computer network located on a user's premises - Lexmark Optra S 1855 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 46
, such as network print servers) that takes information from a print queue and sends it to a printer. See internal print server and external print 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 - Lexmark Optra S 1855 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 47
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 "public." This breaks many tools used to print and manage the printer and should be done only if absolutely necessary. The SNMP community name - Lexmark Optra S 1855 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 48
line 24 from the printer driver 25 multiple copies 26 multiple-pages on one sheet 26 Print and Hold 28 specifying orientation 27 test page 25 text files 27 R removing remaining directories 14 S Setup Administrative Group 15 Asian Drivers 16 CUPS 16 Desktop Integration 16 Paper Size 15 Web Browser - Lexmark Optra S 1855 | Print Drivers for UNIX and LINUX Systems - Page 49
T test page, printing 25 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
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Printer Drivers for UNIX & Linux Systems
2008
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