Lexmark Printer - Z715

[Bob Nielsen]

On Mon, Jan 10, 2005 at 04:31:16PM +0000, Baza wrote:
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> On 10/1/05 8:01 am, "Ed Fletcher" <ed at fletcher.ca> wrote:
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> > Hi All:
> > 
> > I installed Ubuntu Warty on a friends computer tonight.  Went through
> > the whole install and the last thing I did was to set up the printer.
> > And, as luck would have it, there are no linux drivers for it.  The
> > printer is a Lexmark Z715 USB colour inkjet printer.  I checked the
> > Lexmark site.  No linux drivers for that model.  Tried faking it by
> > selecting different Lexmark models in the printer configuration but none
> > of them worked.
> > 
> > Anyone know of a possible solution?  She needs to be able to print and
> > she is not about to buy a new printer.
> > 
> > I know that Lexmark isn't supported well under Linux but that's what
> > she's got so I either come up with a way for her to print to it or leave
> > her using WinXP Home.  :-(
> > 
> > Ed
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> 
> Hi, it's a total nightmare trying to get Lexmark printers running under any
> flavour of Linux. In the end I gave up an got a £50 HP Deskjet from PC
> World, and that was working out of the box.
> 
> I know that's not much help, but you can spend weeks trying to get a Lexmark
> working; life's too short :)
> 
> 

That's true for many Lexmark inkjets.  Lexmark laser printers are
another story.  My Optra E312 work flawlessly. 

Before buying any printer for use on a Linux system, I recommend 
checking <http://www.linuxprinting.org> for information on 
compatibility, drivers, etc.