On Mon, 2003-09-08 at 11:04, Lanny Marcus wrote: > Hello: > > RE: Lexmark Z25-Z35 Printer Driver - how to configure Printer > Configuration file(s), so 3rd party Printer Driver is used? > > I'm a Newbie and I believe I have done 99% of the work and properly. The > last step(s) are a complete mystery to me. I Downloaded the Lexmark > Printer Driver (a .tar.gz file) for the Lexmark Z25 - Z35 printers (ours > is a Z25) on 30 August. I installed it, correctly, after installing two > (2) RPMS, to resolve dependencies. At the end of the Lexmark Printer > Driver installation, I was given the option to Register or Print a Test > Page. I selected "Test Page", but nothing happened. That's when the fun > began. > > In /usr/local/lexmark/z25-z35/ is the Z35 driver > > Printer configuration utility and GNOME Print Manager show the > Lexmark_Z25 (my name for the printer). > > kudzu detected the printer, after I connected it. > > It is listed as /dev/usb/lp0/Lexmark Inkjet Color Printer > > PROBLEM: The Printer Utilities (GUI), in their dropdown list for Lexmark > printers, do not show an option for Z25 or Z35 printers. Worse, I > cannot find an option to specify where a 3rd party Printer Driver is > located on the hard drive. > > QUESTION: How do I specify the 3rd party Lexmark Printer Driver is to be > used? If someone can tell me what configuration file(s) I need to > modify, and what I need to change, I will be very greatful! > > TIA, for your time and help. > > Lanny in Cali, Colombia > > P.S. > My wife, a "Power" user of MS Word, just changed her major in the > university. She is taking an IT course she believes will be 95% Linux. > The printer is on her box, so I need to get it working, so she can print > with OpenOffice. > Lanny: There are a couple of things you can try. In the printer config dialog, try several other Lexmark drivers (I am guessing, but you could try a Z23 and something else numerically close) just to see what kind of result you get. Also, you can do a Google search on Linux printing (www.linuxprinting.org????) and look for dricer recommendations there. None of these soggestions is a sure fix, of course - just something you can try Hope this helps. Regards, Glenn - n0hn@xxxxxxxxxx -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list
