Lexmark Printers

Matchless dlist at ubuntuforums.org
Sun Sep 18 16:26:17 CDT 2005


omegamike Wrote: 
> I packaged some .debs and tested them on my system. I would like to know
> if anyone else can use these to install the drivers for these lexmark
> printers. I built them from the .sh and the rpm's that were available
> on lexmark's site:

> 

> http://www.missouri.edu/~mrb6d9/linux/z600cups_1.0-2_all.deb

> and 

> http://www.missouri.edu/~mrb6d9/linux/z600llpddk_2.0-2_all.deb 

> 

> Installation instructions:

> 

> open terminal and cd into the directory where they were saved

> then:

> 

> $ sudo dpkg -i z600cups_1.0-2_all.deb

> $ sudo dpkg -i z600llpddk_2.0-2_all.deb

> $ sudo ldconfig

> $ /etc/rc2.d/S19cupsys restart

> $ cd /usr/lib/cups/backend

> $ ./z600

> 

> You should get output verifying the printer and its location

> 

> One should be able to go to System>Administration>Printing and install
> a new printer using drivers listed under Lexmark and z600 v1.0-1

> 

> If there are any difficulties, check out the cups server using a
> browser by pointing to this address: http://localhost:631/ 

> 

> I hope this helps; please feel free to give feedback :)



Hi,

Has anyone tried this with the Lexmark x6150 printer? So far I have
had no joy, but I may be doing something wrong as my printer sits on a
XP box and I was trying to print from kubuntu.

Thanks

Matchless


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