Re: Lexmark Z33 Printer

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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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