Here is another option for printing with the z33 is here that works with CUPS. http://home.online.no/~enrio/ On Fri, 2006-07-21 at 21:20 -0600, 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? >
