On Friday July 21 2006 23:20, Ashley M. Kirchner wrote:
> Has anyone had any luck with the driver for this printer? If I try
> to install it through the Control Center, I don't get very far because
> this model isn't listed. The list only goes up to Z32... So I went to
> Lexmark's website and they have a download for it though they say it's
> for Linux Mandrake 7.0 (even though the previous link states RedHat.)
>
> I downloaded that, and ran the file. It unpacks the rpm together
> with some install scripts then runs the installer, which installs the
> printer at /dev/usb/lp0 (that's where the printer is located on the usb
> bus...) However, towards the end of the installer, this error pops up:
>
> /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.39413: line 16: [: too many arguments while
> executing "close $io"
>
> I can choose to continue or cancel the installation. Cancelling
> will simply quit. Continuing seems to go just fine and I get the
> cartridge alignment program. However, when I get to print anything (the
> cartridge alignment, or the test page), another message pops up:
>
> Error: lpr: The printer or class was not found.
>
> When I look in the stack trace, I see this:
>
> lpr: The printer or class was not found.
> while executing
> "exec lpr -P$printqueue $installpath/$testpagefile"
> invoked from within
> ".top21.can24.can27.but37 invoke"
> ("uplevel" body line 1)
> invoked from within
> "uplevel #0 [list $w invoke]"
> (procedure "tkButtonUp" line 7)
> invoked from within
> "tkButtonUp .top21.can24.can27.but37
> "
> (command bound to event)
>
>
> Now what? When I look in /proc/bus/usb/devices, the relevant part
> says:
>
>
> T: Bus=01 Lev=01 Prnt=01 Port=01 Cnt=02 Dev#= 3 Spd=12 MxCh= 0
> D: Ver= 1.10 Cls=00(>ifc ) Sub=00 Prot=00 MxPS= 8 #Cfgs= 1
> P: Vendor=043d ProdID=0021 Rev= 1.00
> S: Manufacturer=Lexmark
> S: Product=Inkjet color printer
> C:* #Ifs= 1 Cfg#= 1 Atr=c0 MxPwr= 4mA
> I: If#= 0 Alt= 0 #EPs= 2 Cls=07(print) Sub=01 Prot=02 Driver=usblp
> E: Ad=05(O) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 64 Ivl=0ms
> E: Ad=81(I) Atr=02(Bulk) MxPS= 16 Ivl=0ms
>
>
> So, I'm stuck. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to get this
> printer working?
If it isn't listed on http://www.linuxprinting.org you are going to have to
use a manufacturer supplied driver Lexmark isn't exactly Linux friendly in my
experience.
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